Rupert Cohen
Landmark ChambersCosts and litigation funding
Leading Juniors
Leading juniors are those with significant experience of key cases, strong market recognition from both peers and clients, and are seen as future candidates for silk.
Robin Dunne
Gatehouse Chambers 'Robin's attention to detail is second to none. He regularly appears against leading counsel and more than holds his own. He provides realistic, commercial advice and is always willing to entertain new and innovative tactics.'
Mark Friston
Hailsham Chambers ‘Clearly an expert in his field. Mark has great technical knowledge and is a persuasive advocate with an excellent manner.'
George McDonald
4 New Square ‘George's costs knowledge is second to none. He is readily available to provide advice, which is invariably clear and concise and presented in a manner which enables the client to easily understand the strengths and weaknesses of their case. His advocacy skills are first class, he is quick on his feet and has an ability to forcibly argue his client's case in a persuasive and composed manner.’
Dan Stacey
Hailsham Chambers ‘Dan is exceptional at costs litigation, and takes a real commercial approach to the advice he gives.’
Imran Benson
Hailsham Chambers ‘Imran is an intelligent, eloquent and perceptive barrister who is good at getting the ear of the court. He focuses on his client's best arguments and expresses them with economy and strength. He is also a creative thinker, good at finding new perspectives to recurring and seemingly intractable problems.’
Martyn Griffiths
Gatehouse Chambers ‘Martyn has the ability to provide advice that is both technically sound but also is commercially pragmatic. He is able to see the bigger picture and come up with solutions that sometimes haven't even been considered by clients.’
Shaman Kapoor
39 Essex Chambers 'Shaman is incredible to work with. He is consistently impressive in all respects - advisory, advocacy, mediation, seminars - everything. He is practical, strategic, commercially astute, and, importantly, exceptionally approachable.'
James Laughland
Temple Garden Chambers
Pippa Manby
4 New Square ‘Pippa is excellent. Her written advice is clear and concise and her advocacy is excellent. She knows the factual details and relevant legal principles inside out, and is exceptionally well prepared.’
Joshua Munro
Hailsham Chambers ‘Joshua gives measured advice and is a very competent and assured advocate.’
Matthew Waszak
4 New Square ‘Matthew is one of a few leading junior counsel in relation to costs work. He is extremely knowledgeable in this area and understands his field well. He is very clear with his advice and a very strong advocate.’
Theo Barclay
4 New Square ‘Theo is lovely to work with and really knows costs and procedure. He is very responsive, which is want you need in costs counsel. You can helicopter him into a dispute and solicitors should not be afraid to do this as necessary. Costs is a whole new world - experts are needed, of which he is one.’
Stephen Innes
4 New Square ‘Stephen is incredibly knowledgeable when it comes to costs, particularly where there are difficult or unusual points to be taken. He is hard-working and methodical, making difficult points easy to understand. His advocacy is clear and very persuasive.’
Mark James
Temple Garden Chambers ‘Mark is a real expert on costs-related issues. He is remarkably easy to work with and is able to explain and address costs matters in a succinct and simple way.’
Ben Smiley
4 New Square 'Ben is very thorough and a pleasure to work with. His drafting is excellent and he provides frank advice.'
Stephen Bailey
Hailsham Chambers ‘Stephen is excellent at advising on complex costs and procedural issues. He is very user friendly and his advice is clear and practical. He is a go-to for costs work, and in particular wasted costs cases.’
Timothy Chelmick
4 New Square
Daniel Laking
39 Essex Chambers ‘Dan’s knowledge is beyond his years of call. His work was always to a very high standard and he is able to turn around complex work in a very short time.’
Andrew Lyons
12 King's Bench Walk ‘Andrew is very approachable and always happy to have an informal chat, which is so helpful. He has excellent attention to detail and great knowledge of costs and litigation funding, which makes him an effective and successful advocate at costs hearings.’
Simon Teasdale
4 New Square ‘Simon is an outstanding junior costs counsel and a star of the future. Exceptionally bright and his technical knowledge is superb, born from his infectious enthusiasm for costs. ’
Alaric Watson
Gatehouse Chambers 'Alaric is very approachable and practical in his advice. He is responsive and a good sounding board for queries.'
Gordon Wignall
Six Pump Court
Richard Wilkinson
Temple Garden Chambers ‘Richard is very bright, commercial and hard working.’
Rising stars
Rising stars at the Bar are defined as barristers between four and eight years’ call who are seen as up-and-coming members of the Bar in their respective practice areas by clients and peers alike. They will already be instructed in high-profile, complex, and high-value contentious and non-contentious matters, working with and opposite more experienced leading counsel.
Tom Morris
Landmark Chambers 
Charlotte Wilk
Gatehouse Chambers ‘Charlotte is highly intelligent and capable. Her knowledge of costs law and practice is significant and greater than juniors of similar call due to her involvement in multiple costs cases. Her written work as well as her advice to clients are both first class.’
Thomas Mason
Hailsham Chambers ‘Thomas is meticulous in his preparation for any advice or hearing. He has impressive understanding of legal costs authorities and is a formidable advocate.’
Henry King
12 King’s Bench Walk ‘Henry is a very good advocate and has a genuinely encyclopaedic knowledge of costs law, especially for a barrister of his call.’