Our Expertise

Costs & Litigation Funding

Offering a ‘costs team that is second to none’, 4 New Square offers formidable expertise across every aspect of the costs, litigation funding and legal expenses insurance market.  This, together with our unrivalled experience in professional liability, regulation and discipline, makes 4 New Square the natural stop for anyone seeking advice or representation on any aspect of the law relating to legal professionals, legal expenses insurers and litigation funders.

‘A set with “barristers devoted to costs work,” 4 New Square has expert practitioners at both silk and junior level. Its members handle the leading costs matters of the day.’ – Chambers & Partners

‘4 New Square Chambers continues to be the pre-eminent set in this area, offering an unparalleled depth of expertise at both silk and junior level and regularly appearing on significant Court of Appeal and Supreme Court cases.’ – Legal 500

The costs team comprises some of the country’s leading practitioners, and 4 New Square’s position as a leading costs set results from the combination of deep experience at the senior end, and the rise of new and prominent juniors.

Members of our costs team are instructed in most of the leading costs cases and it is a rare occurrence for a significant Court of Appeal or Supreme Court costs case to pass without the involvement of our members on at least one and often both sides. We appear in every court and tribunal in which costs issues and disputes arise including the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeal, the High Court and the Competition Appeals Tribunal, as well as the Senior Courts Costs Office and the County Court.  Members of chambers also appear and advise on costs issues connected to other common law jurisdictions, including the Channel Islands, Bermuda and the BVI.

Our range of work ensures that there is nothing within the costs field that we cannot advise upon and our expertise includes all areas of both litigious and non-contentious business.

4 New Square’s established reputation as a leading set in professional liability, professional discipline and insurance also enables us to offer a unique depth of service, with pre-eminent expertise in all these closely related fields of practice also being available.

The costs team has particular expertise in the following:

  • Advocacy and advice in all forms of inter partes costs disputes
  • Wasted and non-party costs
  • Drafting and advisory work on all forms of funding arrangements (CFAs, DBAs, commercial funding agreements, crowd-funding, and all forms of legal expenses insurance).
  • Non Contentious advisory work
  • Applications under the Solicitors Act 1974
  • Security for costs applications
  • Costs budgeting and estimates

Members of 4 New Square are also available for the full range of ADR services in connection with costs and litigation funding disputes, including arbitration, expert determination (e.g. under dispute resolution clauses), mediation and neutral evaluation.  Members of the costs team can also conduct paper or live assessments of bills of costs as an alternative to the delay and uncertainty that can result from court proceedings.

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Legal 500

“4 New Square are the go-to chambers in costs disputes. I have known the clerks and many of the barristers for a number of years and having them on your side is a massive boost in any case”

Legal 500

“4NS are simply the number one costs set in the country – bar none.”

Chambers & Partners

“A remarkable reputation for handling every aspect of costs litigation.”

Legal 500

“Seen as 'the go-to set on costs litigation', Supreme Court and Court of Appeal costs cases frequently see 4 New Square members at both the silk and junior level present.”

Chambers & Partners

“A set with "barristers devoted to costs work,” 4 New Square has expert practitioners at both silk and junior level. Its members handle the leading costs matters of the day.

Accreditations

Costs & Litigation Funding Barristers

Nicholas Bacon KC

Call: 1992 Silk: 2010

Patrick Lawrence KC

Call: 1985 Silk: 2002

Benjamin Williams KC

Call: 1994 Silk: 2015

Paul Mitchell KC

Call: 1999 Silk: 2016

Robert Marven KC

Call: 1994 Silk: 2018

Daniel Saoul KC

Call: 2008 Silk: 2019

Roger Mallalieu KC

Call: 1998 Silk: 2020

Richard Liddell KC

Call: 1999 Silk: 2020

Shail Patel KC

Call: 2006 Silk: 2024

Paul Parker

Call: 1986

Hugh Evans

Call: 1987

Andrew Nicol

Call: 1991

Nicola Shaldon

Call: 1994

Stephen Innes

Call: 2000

Carl Troman

Call: 2001

Tim Chelmick

Call: 2004

George McDonald

Call: 2007

Ben Smiley

Call: 2009

Pippa Manby

Call: 2010

Benjamin Fowler

Call: 2011

Matthew Waszak

Call: 2012

Theo Barclay

Call: 2013

Simon Teasdale

Call: 2015

John Williams

Call: 2017

Ed Grigg

Call: 2021

Teen Jui Chow

Call: 2023

Jonathan Mo

Call: 2023

If you would like to know more or have a question please talk to our clerks

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