Litigation Support Guide 2026 : UK-wide
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Provided 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.
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Masters Legal Costs Services was instructed by Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner to prepare a costs budget for one of the claimant groups in Legal & General's legal action against Glencore concerning investor losses.
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Masters Legal Costs Services is one of the most responsive and proactive costs firms I have worked with.
Masters Legal Costs Services is unmatched in the resources which they can deploy to any costs matter, often at short notice. There are few firms with their level of experience in the most complex and heavy costs litigation.
Masters Legal Costs Services is great and definitely my personal go-to for costs work. It is quick and turns the work around.
Masters is a go-to firm for very complex international costs matters.
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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.
We work with Philip Daval-Bowden on a lot of the most complex matters. He's a go-to lead who offers great strategic advice.
Philip Daval-Bowden is outstanding across the board.
Philip Daval-Bowden is a standout individual. He is a very shrewd man.
Philip Daval-Bowden knows everything about costs and he masterminded the approach when he led on tactical negotiations.
Philip Daval-Bowden is probably the most sophisticated and experienced costs practitioner out there. He is just on another level.
James Foster is a media litigation partner as well as a costs lawyer. His work includes costs management and recovery of costs in certain group litigation matters.
James Foster is exceptional. I have worked with him for years and he never ceases to impress. His analysis is spot on and he is always on top of every detail.
James Foster at Masters is first-rate and able to stay on top of complex costs material and provide rapid, commercial and sensible advice.
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