Working with Practico facilitates informed decision-making from day one

Practico specialises in complex disputes. Prioritising collaboration over individual work, our strong team handles time-sensitive instructions efficiently.
We use custom court forms and advanced Excel skills to streamline processes and provide comprehensive reports. Our condensed summaries and partnership with costs counsel promote confident decision-making for law firms and their clients.

Clients

We have built long term relationships with law firms and general counsel because they value our expertise and cohesive way of working. Testament to this is the quality of clients we work with and our track record of repeat instructions from lawyers who know they can rely on us.  

Current and recent clients of Practico include:

Arnold & Porter
BBC Litigation Department
Baker McKenzie
DAC Beachcroft
DWF
Fladgate
Gowling WLG
Herbert Smith Freehills
Hugh James
Jones Day
Linklaters
Ofcom
Osborne Clarke
Quinn Emmanuel
RPC
Reach PLC
Shepherd & Wedderburn
Sheridans
Simons Muirhead Burton
TLT
Times Newspapers
White & Case

Legal directories

Practico has once again been ranked Band One in the Chambers 2025 Costs Lawyers rankings. In addition, two of our team members—Andy Ellis and James Heawood—have been individually ranked, Andy in Band 1 and James in Band 2. Our top tier status is a testament to the trust our clients place in us and the consistent results we deliver. We’re especially grateful to our clients and professional contacts who provided feedback as part of the directory’s research process.

Practico has excellent costs software, enabling them to crunch large volumes of data across multiple parties at short notice.”
Practico, Costs lawyers, UK-wide
They adapted well to what was a very large piece of work that needed to be dealt with quickly. As a business, I felt that they put us first and were bending over backwards to get a good team in place.”
Practico, Costs lawyers, UK-wide
Practico are the industry leaders and the best in the business. Their work is immaculate, they are strategic and practical and relentlessly client-focused. They are a pleasure to deal with.”
Practico, Costs lawyers, UK-wide
What sets Practico apart is their ability to give clear, considered and well-informed advice on tricky costs issues.”
Practico, Costs lawyers, UK-wide
Practico is set apart in being able to hand[le] large and sophisticated matters because of its experience of such matters and the size of its team.”
Practico, Costs lawyers, UK-wide

Competence

Our experience in high-value complex disputes means that we always have the right skills needed for the job.

We have developed our own versions of the court forms used in the costs dispute resolution process. This is important because of the size and scale of the work we take on.

Our advanced use of Excel allows us to produce a range of reports, summaries, and analysis both of our own work and the work of our opponents.

Collaboration

As an established team, our default method is collaborative rather than working as a collection of individuals.  Strong continuity within the firm has enabled us to minimise friction on internal co-ordination while maintaining consistency.

We have developed strong working relations with specialist costs counsel when the need arises, as it mostly does in high-value cases.

Capacity

Practico has the capability and experience to guide clients through the costs process and help them navigate the best route forward at each stage of the dispute. Our set-up enables us to move swiftly on time-sensitive instructions, so that our clients benefit from our advice at an early stage in the matter. 

Clarity

With our litigators’ instincts and experienced team of qualified costs lawyers, we get to the heart of the issues quickly.

Clients value the clarity of advice they get from working with Practico, which means they can quickly see the wood for the trees. We condense large and complex amounts of costs data into manageable and digestible summaries. Our clients tell us they value the reassurance this gives them.

Deep experience in all areas of costs litigation infused with forward thinking tailored solutions for their clients.”
Nicholas Bacon KC, 4 New Square
Practico is an invaluable member of a litigation team – really knowledgeable, responsive and helpful.”
Clare Reffin, One Essex Court
Market-leading costs lawyers who offer clients a Rolls-Royce service and are always at the cutting edge of developments in costs law.”
Matt Waszak, 4 New Square
Practico offer a commercially minded practical approach to costs disputes – what more would you want?”
P J Kirby KC, Gatehouse Chambers
Practico provide an excellent client service, achieve fantastic results and are the complete package when it comes to all things costs related. They are the go-to firm.”
George McDonald, 4 New Square
Practico are at the very top of their game, providing a quality of service which is second-to-none.”
Simon Teasdale, 4 New Square
Practico are at the cutting edge of costs. Their fee earners are clever, thoughtful, practical, highly efficient, with excellent judgment and they are simply a delight to work for.”
Alex Hutton KC, Hailsham Chambers
I regard Practico as market leaders in the field of commercial costs. All of their team combine in-depth knowledge of the law and practice of costs, with shrewd commercial sense, which enables them to really add value to their clients’ cases.”
Andrew Hogan, Kings Chambers
Practico is a forward-thinking specialist practice, which has the skill and resources to take on even the largest and most demanding costs cases.”
Benjamin Williams KC, 4 New Square