£5m recovered as Clarion and Wrigleys celebrate 300th case

LAW firm Clarion has completed its 300th case on behalf of Wrigleys.

Leeds and Sheffield-based Clarion has estimated that it returned around £5m in costs, largely from Court of Protection cases.

The costs and litigation team of Clarion have been working with Wrigleys since 2011.

Wrigleys, established from a de-merger with DLA Piper in 1996 has has 175 staff including 21 partners at its offices in Sheffield and Leeds.

Andrew McAulay, costs lawyer and partner at Clarion who leads the firm’s growing team, said: “Over the last six years, our costs and litigation funding work for other law firms has become one of Clarion’s fastest expanding service areas and we now work on behalf of more than 100 law firms throughout the UK.

“We understand only too well the importance of maximising costs recovery.

“Our work with Wrigleys is a great example of the mutually beneficial relationships we enjoy – by helping the firm to swiftly recover costs, it has benefitted from better cash flow enabling it to continue to grow and, therefore, to bring more recovery work to us.”

Lynne Bradey, partner at Wrigleys, said: “We have enjoyed a very productive relationship with Clarion’s legal costs team. As part of a law firm, they are aware of how important it is for cash flow for costs work not to be delayed.

“Their expertise has added real value, enabling us to recover fees more quickly as our Court of Protection work has continued to grow and facilitating the firm’s continued expansion.”