Gatehouse Chambers’ members possess ‘a wealth of knowledge’ in costs and litigation funding matters, with the set providing expertise in complex appellate cases, drafting DBAs and Litigation Management Agreements, as well as assisting litigation teams on applications for security for costs. Specialising in Damages Based Agreements and Litigation Management Agreements, PJ Kirby KC has recently been instructed in a large group action, Aabar Holdings & Others v Glencore PLC & others, to give advice relating to costs sharing, security for costs, costs management and funding issues. Robin Dunne has acted for Coleen Rooney in Vardy v Rooney, a case concerning a £1.8m costs bill and novel issues regarding the relevance of a budget to an indemnity basis costs order. In Pan-NOx Litigation, Martyn Griffiths is acting as sole counsel for BMW and has been involved in costs budgeting, funding disclosure, and security for costs.
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Profile
Position
Martyn specialises in costs, professional liability and commercial disputes. He is recognised as a leading junior in both the Legal 500 and Chambers UK where he is complimented for his forensic approach and outstanding advocacy.
Martyn is sought out by clients because of his robust advocacy and his adept technical submissions in complicated areas of the law. He is an experienced trial advocate who advances his client’s case eloquently and determinedly.
Martyn prides himself on providing practical and commercially astute advice. He goes the extra mile to understand not only his client’s case but the broader implications and concerns involved.
Career
Call: 2011
Memberships
- Professional Negligence Bar Association
- London Common Law and Commercial Bar Association (LCLCBA)
- British Insurance Lawyers Association (BILA)
- Inner Temple
Education
- BPTC – City University
- Inner Temple BPTC Major Scholarship
- GDL – City University
- Inner Temple GDL Major Scholarship
- History MA, Cambridge University
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Testimonials
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- 'Their clerks - Nadia particularly - are really responsive and helpful.'
- 'The practice managers know their stuff.'
- 'The clerks are responsive and of a high standard.'
- 'The clerk team go out of their way to find a solution.'
- 'The costs team at Gatehouse has grown significantly in recent years and is now a real force to be reckoned with. There is indepth knowledge in particular of third party funding and long established links with funders.'
- 'There is a wealth of knowledge, skill set and availability at Gatehouse.'
- 'The costs team are really good.'