Kevin Latham

Practice Areas

Having specialised in costs litigation throughout his career, Latham quickly established himself as a heavyweight in all aspects of costs law, and continues to command a busy practice, regularly instructed by both paying and receiving parties. He boasts significant experience in matters of complex law and fact and the frequency of his instructions in the Court of Appeal and High Court outweigh his year of call. In particular his costs practice focusses on clinical negligence and catastrophic personal injury claims, alongside high value commercial litigation and a niche in privacy/defamation claims. In addition to his broader legal practice, Latham’s experience in-house at a large international firm of Solicitors prior to joining the bar enable him to provide first class service in cases where an appreciation of the broader commercial picture is invaluable.

In 2021 Latham was appointed a Deputy Costs Judge of the Senior Courts Costs Office, and sits part-time in the Royal Courts of Justice alongside his busy practice at the bar.

As a qualified mediator, Latham’s practice is not limited to the courtroom and his clients regularly instruct him to either mediate or attend on their behalf at a mediation involving litigation costs.

Since 2017 Latham’s position as a leading practitioner in his field has been recognised in his appointment as co-editor of the costs sections of the Civil Court Service (“The Brown Book”).

Career

LL.B (Hons) 2006; BVC 2007; Called to the bar by the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple 2007.

Professional Memberships

Personal Injury Bar Association; Northern Circuit; Middle Temple (Call 2007).

Publications

Sub-Editor of the costs sections of the Civil Court Service (“The Brown Book”) 2017 to date.

Friston on Costs (2018, 3rd Edition, Oxford University Press) – Assistance to the author Dr Mark Friston in respect of the chapter on Fixed Costs. Similar assistance provided in respect of the first (2012) and second (2016) editions – Civil Costs: Law and Practice.

Patterson & Karim on Judicial Review (2019, 3rd Edition, LexisNexis) – Author of the section on costs.

Various articles published in the New Law Journal (N.J.L), Personal Injury Law Journal (P.I.L.J.), Litigation Funding etc.