Costs Litigation

Andrew Hogan is an experienced advocate who represents paying and receiving parties in the County Court, High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court. His expertise includes litigation funding, qualified one-way costs and Part 36 CPR. He is the author of an authoritative blog regarding the costs sector.

Erica Bedford is an experienced junior barrister with a strong costs practice who regularly appears before the SCCO and Regional Costs Judges, and has handled a number of costs appeals. She represents both paying and receiving parties in solicitor/own client actions, and is also a qualified mediator. She is appointed to sit as a Deputy Costs Judge, and spearheads the Women in Costs foundation.

Kevin Latham is an impressive senior junior who undertakes costs, personal injury and clinical negligence cases, and boasts extensive experience in the courtroom. He regularly appears in solicitor/own client disputes, and has handled a number of cases concerning wasted and third-party costs orders. He is recognised for his remarkable skills in the field of fixed costs, and is also an experienced mediator.

Craig Ralph handles costs and litigation funding cases, and has notable experience in costs budgeting, high-value claims and group litigation. Frequently acting in appeals, his varied practice further takes in retainer issues and Part 36 offers, among other areas. He is also a qualified mediator.

Matthew Smith has wide experience in costs law including costs appeals, group litigations, detailed assessments and cases regarding success fees and solicitor-client disputes. He additionally has significant knowledge of non-contentious costs and issues concerning retainers' contracts. He is also an experienced mediator in this area.

Paul Hughes is a costs and litigation funding practitioner who specialises in procedural law and the costs of actions based on negligence. He is regularly instructed in complex disputes relating to misconduct, wasted costs and non-party costs orders. He has experience of representing clients at all levels, and frequently appears before the Court of Appeal. He is also a CADR-qualified mediator.

Steven Turner has a wide-ranging costs practice, and represents both claimants and defendants, including property developers and solicitors, among many others. He has experience in personal injury costs cases, and his advice is frequently sought in matters involving complex and novel points of law.

As a former solicitor advocate, John Meehan is regularly called upon to appear in the Court of Appeal and the Senior Court Costs Office. He has a varied costs practice, handling detailed assessments, executor renumeration and in particular solicitor-client disputes, in which he specialises in aiding solicitors' firms with costs challenges.