Costs
"... a set that plays host to some notable names in the costs field... This rich seam of talent is skilled in all costs matters generally, and especially in those cases where there is a professional and medical negligence crossover." Chambers UK 2012
"Considered by many to be ‘the first port of call for all legal costs issues', Hailsham Chambers is ‘unparalleled in terms of response time and the level of detail that it undertakes" Legal 500 2011
"Hailsham Chambers continues to be one of the Bar's leading cost litigation sets. Commentators are keen to laud not just its stellar line-up of well- informed costs barristers, but also its 'utterly excellent and good-humoured clerks'." Chambers UK 2011
The role of specialist costs counsel is now firmly established. Key industry players are well aware of the importance of costs and are keen to avoid winning the case but losing the costs.
Increasingly, where costs issues arise, leading law firms appreciate the need for genuine specialists. Recommended by Legal 500 as a "first-tier practice" with "genuinely specialist costs practitioners handling many key cases", we have seen continuous growth in the demand for our services. Our costs group continues to achieve top-tier ranking in both Chambers UK and Legal 500.
Described by Chambers UK 2008 as possessing "substantial strength in depth" we continue to attract the highest calibre of work. Our practice covers all aspects of costs, including drafting of generic costs agreements; CFA compliance; solicitor/client costs; public funding; costs capping; inter-party costs; and issues such as security for costs and wasted costs orders. We regularly appear before the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeal, the High Court, as well as in the Senior Courts Costs Office, and district registries.
Andrew Post is Head of Hailsham's Costs Group.