Alexander Hutton

Year of call: 1992

Specialist areas: clinical negligence, regulatory & disciplinary, costs and professional negligence.

Education: BSc University of Bristol (1990) – First Class Honours Degree in Politics; University of Westminster (CPE); Inns of Court School of Law (BVC - Very Competent).

Appointments: Assessor in High Court costs appeals 1999 onwards; Junior Counsel to the Crown (B Panel) 1999-2005

• Gloucestershire County Council v Evans [2008] EWCA Civ 21: the lawfulness of a discounted CFA with a success fee calculated as a percentage of the full base costs figure.
• Jenkins v Young Bros Transport [2006] 1 WLR 3189: the lawfulness of assigning a CFA between solicitors.

Publications and lectures

• Lecturing at CFA Conference 2008 (May 2008)

"Alexander Hutton is a 'real star for the future'... 'bright, hard-working and extremely knowledgeable on the medical side'." Chambers UK 2012

"...'always up to speed with the latest developments and at the cutting-edge of the law'. 'Very bright, very effective and well respected by judges,' he is popular with solicitors as 'he is not only thorough but highly perspicacious with it'." Chambers UK 2012 

"...‘bright, hardworking and extremely knowledgeable on medicine'; with him, ‘a first-class job is guaranteed'." Legal 500 2011

"...excellent at dealing with particularly complex claims. Clients choose him for his 'high level of knowledge and really good service'." Chambers UK 2011

"'An extremely effective costs advocate who combines great experience with cutting-edge knowledge'." Chambers UK 2011

"A bright future is predicted for Alexander Hutton. Hutton is expected to go from strength to strength, as he is 'bright, hard-working and extremely knowledgeable.' Sources comment that 'with him, a first-class job is guaranteed'." Chambers UK 2010 

"‘A formidable advocate'." Legal 500 2010