OUR CONFERENCE PRESENTERS/EDITORS OF THE COSTS LAW REPORTS
Colin Campbell - Conference Chairman |
Teresa Aitken - Partners in Costs |
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Colin Campbell was a Costs Judge at the Royal Courts of Justice from 1996 to 2015. Before that, he sat as a Deputy Taxing Master for three years. He was a Costs Officer of the United Kingdom Supreme Court and of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council from 2010 to 2015. He was also a member of the Judicial Disciplinary panel.
On his retirement in 2015 from his permanent post, Colin continued to sit as a Deputy Costs Judge and also at the Land Registration Division of the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber). In private practice, he was a partner in a central London Solicitors’ practice and in 2011, he was called to the Bar by Lincoln’s Inn. Colin sat as an assessor with Judges of the High Court in more than fifty costs appeals and also by invitation with the Court of Appeal. He was a member of Lord Justice Jackson’s working group on Insolvency fees. He also lectures extensively about costs, is on the Editorial Board of the Civil Court Practice and is a contributor to Friston on Costs. He is also a regular columnist on costs for Thomson Reuters Practical Law. On his retirement, Colin joined Kain Knight Costs Lawyers as a Consultant. He is also an accredited mediator in costs with Costs Alternative Dispute Resolution (CADR). As a panel member of CADR, he has conducted a large number of costs mediations, as well as having undertaken Expert Determinations and Early Neutral Evaluations in costs disputes. |
Teresa founded Partner In Costs in 1996, qualified as a Fellow of the Association of Law Costs Draftsmen in 2004 and was one of the first Costs Lawyers in 2007.
Teresa has been instrumental in the creation and streamlining of each department during PIC’s growth to increase efficiency and client service, obtaining Investors in People & QMS ISO:9001 accreditation, as well as championing work life balance. At the present time Teresa is involved in ensuring that PIC deliver the best service possible to clients. Teresa is delighted to work closely with Colin as the joint editor of the Costs Law Reports and delivers training sessions on costs issues to client firms. |
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Nicholas Bacon KC, 4 New Square Chambers
Nicholas Bacon KC is recognised as a leading silk by the Legal Directories in his specialised fields of costs and regulatory work.
For nearly 30 years he has been recognised as one of the best-known leading barristers in his specialised field of costs related and funding litigation. He is regularly instructed by insurers and funders to draft and advise on complex funding structures for use in multi-party litigation and in claims of substantial value, including in excess of £1 billion. Appeared in practically all of the most important costs funding cases in recent years and continues to be a leading Silk in the field. He dominates this market with a hugely impressive bank of leading cases to his name in all divisions of the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court.
For nearly 30 years he has been recognised as one of the best-known leading barristers in his specialised field of costs related and funding litigation. He is regularly instructed by insurers and funders to draft and advise on complex funding structures for use in multi-party litigation and in claims of substantial value, including in excess of £1 billion. Appeared in practically all of the most important costs funding cases in recent years and continues to be a leading Silk in the field. He dominates this market with a hugely impressive bank of leading cases to his name in all divisions of the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court.
Professor Dominic Regan - Dominic Regan Tailored Development
Dominic Regan qualified as a solicitor. He is the most prolific speaker on civil litigation issues in the country today. A lawyers’ lawyer, Dominic spends 95% of his working time delivering in-house training to law firms, Insurers, Costs Lawyers and Government Departments. He advised Sir Rupert Jackson on aspects of costs reform from 2009 until 2018. Dominic is a columnist for ‘The New Law Journal’, a contributor to ‘Litigation Funding’, is a peer reviewer for Oxford University Press and has contributed to the Channel 4 television series ‘Dispatches’. He has advised the Government on a variety of Costs matters. These include Damages Based Agreements in the Employment Tribunal and how legal Costs operate in respect of non- disclosure agreements.
His latest role is leading the Knowledge Hub at Frenkel Topping.
His latest role is leading the Knowledge Hub at Frenkel Topping.
Master Jennifer James, Costs Judge
Jennifer James qualified as a Solicitor in 1992 and throughout her professional career specialised in the field of legal Costs, becoming a Fellow of the Association of Law Costs Draftsmen in 1999 and being appointed as a Deputy Costs Judge in the Senior Court Costs Office (SCCO) in 2002. In 2007 Jennifer was admitted to the New York State Bar as an Attorney and Counselor-at-Law and later that same year she taught at the University of Law, teaching on the Bar Professional Training Course’s Civil Litigation team. Jennifer was accredited by the Advocacy Training Council to give feedback upon candidates’ Advocacy in 2007 and became a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy in 2010. Jennifer also undertook a great deal of work on the Education Sub[1]Committee of the Association of Costs Lawyers (ACL) and in particular set the final exams for trainee Costs Lawyers for several years. In September 2015, Jennifer was appointed as a full-time Costs Judge (Taxing Master of the Senior Courts) and was deployed to the Royal Courts of Justice with effect from 21 September 2015. She is the first-ever full-time female Master in the SCCO. In March 2016 Jennifer was called to the Bar and is a (non-practising) Member of Lincoln’s Inn.
Alexander Hutton KC - Hailsham Chambers
Alexander’s practice is focused in two fields: clinical negligence, for claimants and defendants, and all aspects of costs law.
In both these fields, Alexander is recommended in the highest band of leading silks in the directories and acts in connection with a range of clinical negligence cases, with special focus on those of the most serious nature and highest value. He has also appeared in many of the leading costs cases over the last 20 years, and was chair of the committee that introduced the now mandatory electronic bill of costs.
In both these fields, Alexander is recommended in the highest band of leading silks in the directories and acts in connection with a range of clinical negligence cases, with special focus on those of the most serious nature and highest value. He has also appeared in many of the leading costs cases over the last 20 years, and was chair of the committee that introduced the now mandatory electronic bill of costs.
Roger Mallalieu KC of 4 New Square Chambers
Roger Mallalieu KC has been a member of 4 New Square Chambers since 2008 and took silk in 2020. He is ranked as a leading practitioner in the field of costs law and has been involved in many of the leading cases in the area. Roger is nominated in the Legal 500 Bar Awards for Chancery Silk of the Year 2022.
Recognised by the directories as a “guru on costs” with a “formidable reputation”, he has been described in the directories as “absolutely smashing” and “simply the best when it comes to costs law.” “He really is something else. He knows the area so incredibly well but he’s never overbearing with that knowledge. His approach is really helpful and his strength is when he’s on his feet: he’s a fantastic advocate.” He “wins considerable market acclaim due to his broad knowledge base and restrained yet steely manner” with a particular comment made of his ability to “bringing clarity and depth to the case” and his ability then to “integrate that into a team approach to get the best result”. He regularly appears in the Court of Appeal on important costs cases and has been instructed in some of the few costs cases to have been heard in the Supreme Court, including successfully representing the Appellant in the Supreme Court case in Ho v Adelekun.
Recognised by the directories as a “guru on costs” with a “formidable reputation”, he has been described in the directories as “absolutely smashing” and “simply the best when it comes to costs law.” “He really is something else. He knows the area so incredibly well but he’s never overbearing with that knowledge. His approach is really helpful and his strength is when he’s on his feet: he’s a fantastic advocate.” He “wins considerable market acclaim due to his broad knowledge base and restrained yet steely manner” with a particular comment made of his ability to “bringing clarity and depth to the case” and his ability then to “integrate that into a team approach to get the best result”. He regularly appears in the Court of Appeal on important costs cases and has been instructed in some of the few costs cases to have been heard in the Supreme Court, including successfully representing the Appellant in the Supreme Court case in Ho v Adelekun.
Master Jason Rowley - Costs Judge
Jason Rowley has been a Costs Judge at the Senior Courts Costs Office based at the Royal Courts of Justice, since 2 April 2013. He is the SCCO leadership for CE file; chair of the SCCO's Costs Practitioners’ Group; editor of the SCCO Guide and a tutor at the Judicial College.
Before joining the bench full time, Jason was a solicitor in private practice for 18 years, before becoming chief executive of a barristers’ chambers in the Temple and then a senior underwriting manager at a legal expenses insurer.
Before joining the bench full time, Jason was a solicitor in private practice for 18 years, before becoming chief executive of a barristers’ chambers in the Temple and then a senior underwriting manager at a legal expenses insurer.
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