The Costs Lawyer Standards Board (CLSB) has won a grant from the government’s Regulators Pioneer Fund to run projects encouraging innovation.
Responding to the award of £58,000 to the Costs Lawyer Standards Board from the Regulators’ Pioneer Fund for a project ‘How could Costs Lawyers reduce the costs of legal services?’, Claire Green, chair of the Association of Costs Lawyers, says: “The role of the Costs Lawyer has changed significantly in recent years, with the shift to budgeting developing project management and other skills. Our members are now playing a far greater role in the delivery of legal services and we hope that this project will show how they can support the public and help solicitors operate in a more cost-effective manner.”