Costs and litigation funding

Leading Juniors
Rising stars

Meilleurs Juniors

'Robin's attention to detail is second to none. He regularly appears against leading counsel and more than holds his own. He provides realistic, commercial advice and is always willing to entertain new and innovative tactics.'

Mark Friston

Hailsham Chambers

Clearly an expert in his field. Mark has great technical knowledge and is a persuasive advocate with an excellent manner.'

George McDonald

4 New Square

‘George's costs knowledge is second to none. He is readily available to provide advice, which is invariably clear and concise and presented in a manner which enables the client to easily understand the strengths and weaknesses of their case. His advocacy skills are first class, he is quick on his feet and has an ability to forcibly argue his client's case in a persuasive and composed manner.’

Dan Stacey

Hailsham Chambers

‘Dan is exceptional at costs litigation, and takes a real commercial approach to the advice he gives.’

Imran Benson

Hailsham Chambers

‘Imran is an intelligent, eloquent and perceptive barrister who is good at getting the ear of the court. He focuses on his client's best arguments and expresses them with economy and strength. He is also a creative thinker, good at finding new perspectives to recurring and seemingly intractable problems.’

Martyn Griffiths

Gatehouse Chambers

Martyn has the ability to provide advice that is both technically sound but also is commercially pragmatic. He is able to see the bigger picture and come up with solutions that sometimes haven't even been considered by clients.’

Shaman Kapoor

39 Essex Chambers

'Shaman is incredible to work with. He is consistently impressive in all respects - advisory, advocacy, mediation, seminars - everything. He is practical, strategic, commercially astute, and, importantly, exceptionally approachable.'

James Laughland

Temple Garden Chambers

Pippa Manby

4 New Square

‘Pippa is excellent. Her written advice is clear and concise and her advocacy is excellent. She knows the factual details and relevant legal principles inside out, and is exceptionally well prepared.’

Joshua Munro

Hailsham Chambers

‘Joshua gives measured advice and is a very competent and assured advocate.’

Matthew Waszak

4 New Square

‘Matthew is one of a few leading junior counsel in relation to costs work. He is extremely knowledgeable in this area and understands his field well. He is very clear with his advice and a very strong advocate.’

Theo Barclay

4 New Square

‘Theo is lovely to work with and really knows costs and procedure. He is very responsive, which is want you need in costs counsel. You can helicopter him into a dispute and solicitors should not be afraid to do this as necessary. Costs is a whole new world - experts are needed, of which he is one.’

Stephen Innes

4 New Square

‘Stephen is incredibly knowledgeable when it comes to costs, particularly where there are difficult or unusual points to be taken. He is hard-working and methodical, making difficult points easy to understand. His advocacy is clear and very persuasive.’

Mark James

Temple Garden Chambers

‘Mark is a real expert on costs-related issues. He is remarkably easy to work with and is able to explain and address costs matters in a succinct and simple way.’

Ben Smiley

4 New Square

Ben is very thorough and a pleasure to work with. His drafting is excellent and he provides frank advice.'

Stephen Bailey

Hailsham Chambers

Stephen is excellent at advising on complex costs and procedural issues. He is very user friendly and his advice is clear and practical. He is a go-to for costs work, and in particular wasted costs cases.’

Dan’s knowledge is beyond his years of call. His work was always to a very high standard and he is able to turn around complex work in a very short time.’

Andrew Lyons

12 King's Bench Walk

Andrew is very approachable and always happy to have an informal chat, which is so helpful. He has excellent attention to detail and great knowledge of costs and litigation funding, which makes him an effective and successful advocate at costs hearings.’

Simon Teasdale

4 New Square

‘Simon is an outstanding junior costs counsel and a star of the future. Exceptionally bright and his technical knowledge is superb, born from his infectious enthusiasm for costs. ’

Alaric Watson

Gatehouse Chambers

'Alaric is very approachable and practical in his advice. He is responsive and a good sounding board for queries.'

Gordon Wignall

Six Pump Court

Richard Wilkinson

Temple Garden Chambers

‘Richard is very bright, commercial and hard working.’

Rising stars

Jeunes avocats collaborateurs ou counsels qui se distinguent régulièrement par leur présence dans des dossiers importants du marché, et qui sont identifiés par le marché comme de jeunes talents à suivre.

Thomas Mason

Hailsham Chambers

Thomas is meticulous in his preparation for any advice or hearing. He has impressive understanding of legal costs authorities and is a formidable advocate.’