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 also a Costs Officer of the United Kingdom Supreme Court and of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council from 2010 to 2015. In private practice, he was a partner in a London Solicitors practice specialising in commercial litigation. In 2011, he was called to the Bar.
Colin sat as an assessor with Judges of the High Court in numerous 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 lectures extensively on costs and is a contributor to the Civil Court Practice (Green Book), joint editor of Costs Law Reports, general editor of Greenslade on Costs and contributed to Friston on Costs. 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) and sits as a Deputy Costs Judge at the Senior Courts Costs Office and at the Land Registration Division of the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber). |
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. |
OUR CONFIRMED CONFERENCE SPEAKERS (watch this space for updates!)
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 2017. 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.
Nicholas Bacon QC - 4 New Square Chambers
Nicholas Bacon QC is recognised as a leading silk by the Legal Directories in his specialised fields of costs and regulatory work.
He has appeared in practically all of the most important costs and funding cases in recent years. His costs practice is well juxtaposed to his regulatory work with particular emphasis on all legal sector regulatory law and procedure, litigation funding and in more recent years the sports sector.
Nicholas heads up the hugely successful 4 New Square costs team who are the leaders in the market.
Nicholas was a member of the Civil Procedure Rules Committee and has been appointed as an Assessor to Lord Justice Jackson’s Review of Fixed Costs. He has been a member of various Jackson Implementation Committees on various aspects of the current reforms.
He has appeared in practically all of the most important costs and funding cases in recent years. His costs practice is well juxtaposed to his regulatory work with particular emphasis on all legal sector regulatory law and procedure, litigation funding and in more recent years the sports sector.
Nicholas heads up the hugely successful 4 New Square costs team who are the leaders in the market.
Nicholas was a member of the Civil Procedure Rules Committee and has been appointed as an Assessor to Lord Justice Jackson’s Review of Fixed Costs. He has been a member of various Jackson Implementation Committees on various aspects of the current reforms.
Alexander Hutton QC - 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.
Alexander is an all-rounder with recognised strengths on paper, on mastering difficult medical and legal issues and in person with clients and in court, whether as a trial or appellate advocate. Alexander is instructed in cases involving all aspects of medicine and medical law, with particular emphasis on maximum value injury cases and those which involve complex medical and legal issues. He has always had a mixed practice of claimant and defendant work in both clinical negligence and 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.
Alexander is an all-rounder with recognised strengths on paper, on mastering difficult medical and legal issues and in person with clients and in court, whether as a trial or appellate advocate. Alexander is instructed in cases involving all aspects of medicine and medical law, with particular emphasis on maximum value injury cases and those which involve complex medical and legal issues. He has always had a mixed practice of claimant and defendant work in both clinical negligence and costs.
Roger Mallalieu QC - 4 New Square Chambers
Roger Mallalieu QC joined 4 New Square in 2008 after 10 years practice at 6 Pump Court and then Hailsham Chambers. 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.
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 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.
In addition, Roger also has a well-established practice in the fields of professional negligence (in particular clinical negligence), with a particular specialism in high value spinal injury cases. His particular skills and expertise also blend very well with his professional disciplinary work, particularly relating to solicitors. Roger also undertakes some general commercial contract law work.
Roger is particular attracted to complex technical issues and prides himself on his ability to work with his professional and lay clients to develop and then pursue a comprehensive strategy to deploy or respond to such issues at all levels.
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 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.
In addition, Roger also has a well-established practice in the fields of professional negligence (in particular clinical negligence), with a particular specialism in high value spinal injury cases. His particular skills and expertise also blend very well with his professional disciplinary work, particularly relating to solicitors. Roger also undertakes some general commercial contract law work.
Roger is particular attracted to complex technical issues and prides himself on his ability to work with his professional and lay clients to develop and then pursue a comprehensive strategy to deploy or respond to such issues at all levels.
Andrew Gordon-Saker - Senior Costs Judge
Andrew Gordon-Saker has been the Senior Costs Judge since 2014. He was called to the bar in 1981 and practised from Chambers in London and Cambridge, specialising in personal injury and professional negligence. He was appointed a Deputy Taxing Master in 1994, a Costs Judge in 2003 and a Costs Officer of the United Kingdom Supreme Court in 2010. He has been chairman or a member of sub-committees of all three rule committees (Civil, Family and Criminal) and of the Civil Justice Council. He was one of the assessors appointed to assist Lord Justice Jackson on his review of fixed recoverable costs in 2017 and was the vice-chair of the CJC working group on guideline hourly rates. He has sat regularly as an assessor on costs appeals in both the High Court and in the Court of Appeal. He was an editor of Butterworths Costs Service from 2006 to 2014. He has been an editor of the White Book since 2012 and a member of the senior editorial board since 2015.
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