Mark Friston is highlighted by sources for his academic prowess and outstanding knowledge of costs law. He handles a range of contentious and non-contentious matters with notable areas of expertise for him including CFAs, Part 36 offers and cost-sharing agreements. He recently published the fourth edition of his seminal work 'Friston on Costs'.
Strengths
He has an encyclopaedic knowledge of costs.
His written advocacy is really good and robust which is what you need in such a technical area.