'Costs' is used by solicitors in slightly different ways depending on the context.  It can mean specifically the fees charged by the solicitor, for example:  "I estimate that my costs will be £500 plus VAT and disbursements".  It can mean the overall cost of a case, for example:  "By the time the order was implemented, the husband's costs had mounted to £7,500".  In the second example, 'costs' is used in a general sense to mean the solicitor's costs and VAT as well as disbursements and poss...
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