Alexander Hutton KC
Hailsham Chambers ‘Alexander is the go to person for costs matters. He is knowledgeable, practical and very user friendly.’
Hailsham Chambers have established ‘an excellent reputation for costs’, having been highly active in the recent significant developments related to litigation funding following the PACCAR judgment, the fallout from the Belsner case concerning solicitor-client costs, and the extension of the fixed recoverable costs regime. Jamie Carpenter KC acted for Bugsby Property LLC in the first dispute between litigation funders and a successfully funded client to reach the courts since PACCAR, with the High Court rejecting the first attempt to use the judgment to invalidate a previously agreed litigation funding agreement. ’On the top of his game in this practice area’, Imran Benson successfully represented the respondent in Paper Mache Tiger v Mathews, an important High Court judgment on non-party costs orders in the situation of small businesses. Stephen Bailey was also successful for the respondents in Kindertons Ltd v Murtagh & Esure Services, with the decision of the High Court providing a significant win for insurers in relation to non-party costs orders.
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Testimonials
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- 'Clerks are incredibly helpful - Stuart Paley in particular.'
- 'The clerks are very helpful in advising on the suitable barrister for the task required.'
- 'The clerks are the best there is.'
- 'The Clerks are thorough, thoughtful and diligent.'
- 'Hailsham have an excellent reputation for costs and are one of the sets go-to for this type of work.'
- 'A very highly regarded set in the area of costs law - good range of middle juniors and experienced seniors and some leading KCs.'
- 'Hailsham Chambers is pre-eminent in costs litigation. It has some of the biggest hitters and most impressive advocates in the field.
- 'Members of the costs group are all genuine specialists'
Silks
Leading Silks
KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.
Jamie Carpenter KC
Hailsham Chambers ‘Absolutely at the top of his game. His advice is clear and unequivocal and his advocacy is extremely effective.’
Juniors
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.
Dan Stacey
Hailsham Chambers ‘Dan is exceptional at costs litigation, and takes a real commercial approach to the advice he gives.’
Mark Friston
Hailsham Chambers ‘Clearly an expert in his field. Mark has great technical knowledge and is a persuasive advocate with an excellent manner.'
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.’
Joshua Munro
Hailsham Chambers ‘Joshua gives measured advice and is a very competent and assured advocate.’
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.’
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.
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.’