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(020) 7929 4041Provided by Masters Legal Costs Services
Masters has extensive experience in dealing with legal costs issues arising in numerous jurisdictions, including in relation to significant global litigation spanning multiple territories.
In addition to dealing with the recovery and opposition of significant costs claims in many jurisdictions, Masters advises in relation to costs issues that can arise in substantive litigation, including in relation to the obtaining of security for costs and the provision of expert opinion in relation to English costs law.
Commercial Litigation - The Commercial Team at Masters provides costs services to a range of top 100 legal firms primarily in the City of London.
We also work on behalf of corporations, financial institutions, public companies and their lawyers, dealing with the costs arising from a variety of commercial litigation including intellectual property, construction, tax and employment law and international arbitration.
Media Litigation - The Media Team deals with heavyweight defamation and privacy media litigation concerning highly sensitive and confidential matters where costs are important and contentious.
We are regularly instructed to deal with the costs arising from litigation relating to public figures and in high profile cases where the quality of services and confidentiality of instructions are paramount. These cases often involve the recovery of costs in the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court.
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Masters Legal Costs Services is a well-respected costs firm based in London. The firm has a strong track record in high-end commercial as well as high net worth media-related litigation and is a prominent fixture on financial services matters.
Masters Legal Costs Services acted as costs experts on behalf of a claimant group who recovered damages as a result of the Grenfell Tower fire. A costs settlement was reached following mediation in October 2024.
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They give excellent strategic advice on offers, counter-offers and general strategy.
The Masters team is meticulous, well informed about the latest cost rules, approachable, and if they promise something, they deliver.
Masters are industry leaders in costs budgeting and specialist costs law in the City. They bring a wealth of experience that few other firms can match.
Masters has a deep bench of costs lawyers who know the costs regime inside and out. They are able to draw on their experience to advise on all issues of costs law.
No case is too large or complex for Masters. They can make the impossible happen. There really isn't anyone else with the same capacity as Masters to handle really heavy costs cases.
They give excellent strategic advice on offers, counter-offers and general strategy.
The Masters team is meticulous, well informed about the latest cost rules, approachable, and if they promise something, they deliver.
Masters are industry leaders in costs budgeting and specialist costs law in the City. They bring a wealth of experience that few other firms can match.
Masters has a deep bench of costs lawyers who know the costs regime inside and out. They are able to draw on their experience to advise on all issues of costs law.
No case is too large or complex for Masters. They can make the impossible happen. There really isn't anyone else with the same capacity as Masters to handle really heavy costs cases.
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Cayman Islands-based Philip Daval-Bowden is a senior managing partner who specialises in dealing with costs in high profile, cross-border disputes. He is regularly instructed as an expert on matters for clients in the UK.
Philip Daval-Bowden knows costs law inside out.
Phil is at the absolute top of his game. The team he has established at Masters is extremely impressive. Clients love him, he is always commercial and he always delivers.
Philip Daval-Bowden is the best costs lawyer in the media litigation field.
He is the absolute market leader in independent costs work.