Press Releases

There is very little enthusiasm among costs professionals for the new electronic format of the bill of costs, a survey by the Association of Costs Lawyers (ACL) has found. However, the ACL has launched its own, more workable version to intr... view

A poll of Costs Lawyers has found that just 2% worked with solicitors who always stuck to their budgets, according to the Association of Costs Lawyers (ACL). At a time when the success of costs management, or lack of it, is under scrutiny w... view

The Association of Costs Lawyers (ACL) has come out in support of a Bar Council call for a clamp-down on allowing those without rights of audience to appear at hearings. Following the Bar’s intervention, the Civil Procedure Rule Commi... view

The Association of Costs Lawyers (ACL) has welcomed 108 students to its three-year training course this year. This latest intake is the second cohort to the Association’s revamped training regime, which has been approved by the Legal... view

The Association of Costs Lawyers (ACL) has called for greater use of specialist costs judges in county courts and a role for Costs Lawyers as part of the new breed of case officers who will be supporting judges, in its response to the interim re... view