Hailsham Chambers ‘stands out as a pre-eminent set in the field of costs law, particularly across high-stakes and technically demanding matters.’ The members have been particularly active in the collective proceedings regime in the Competition Appeal Tribunal, Dieselgate and the fallout of the Russian and Ukrainian aircraft insurance claims. Alexander Hutton KC is acting in a proposed group action of potentially hundreds of thousands of PPI claimants, whilst Jamie Carpenter KC is representing Rebekah Vardy, wife of Premier League Golden Boot winner Jamie, in costs litigation after her unsuccessful libel claim (dubbed "Wagatha Christie" in the popular press) against Coleen Rooney, wife of former Plymouth Argyle manager Wayne. Dan Stacey represented Hyundai, Kia and Volvo in the Pan Nox Diesel Emissions Litigation, successfully reducing the claimants’ budget of around £250m to nearer to £50m. Acting in the major group litigation, Municipio de Mariana v BHP Group (UK) Ltd, Mark Friston represents the claimants. Following over 35 years at the bar, Andrew Post KC retired in April 2024, whilst the set welcomed Camilla Avery as the Head of Operations.
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Position
Dan Stacey is a senior junior barrister who specialises in professional indemnity and costs litigation. He has been rated in the main directories for many years for both professional negligence and costs and he has appeared in numerous reported cases in the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court (including Page v Hewetts and Grondona v Stoffel).
“Dan has a really good grasp of his subject area and is able to deliver advice in a really digestible way. He’s an excellent advocate who really knows his craft” Chambers UK 2021
“A pleasure to work with, he is very approachable, knowledgeable and professional.” Chambers UK, 2020
He is a co-editor of the latest (4th) 2019 edition of Friston on Costs and edited the Security for Costs chapter.
He also provides advice and advocacy in areas related to his main areas of practice, including insurance and banking disputes, and regulatory and SDT matters.
Career
Called 1996; Gray’s Inn; pupil Hailsham Chambers 1997-98; associate Allen & Overy (litigation) 1998-2003; tenant Hailsham Chambers 2004.
Languages
French.
Memberships
PNBA.
Education
Alleyns School, Dulwich; Magdalen College, Oxford (1994 BA (1:1)); City University (1995).
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- 'The service provided by Hailsham Chambers is consistently excellent. A notable feature of the Hailsham clerks’ room is their role in supporting and facilitating the set’s exceptional in-house training programme. The clerks and support staff are closely involved in organising bespoke seminars, briefing sessions, and more informal knowledge-sharing events, often tailoring these to client needs. This integrated approach between the barristers and clerking team adds real value and reinforces the set’s reputation for thought leadership and client service.'
- 'Clerks are professional, helpful and responsive. Stuart Paley has been of great assistance in helping us set up a training seminar on maximising costs recovery for our Dispute Resolution Division.'
- 'The Clerks and wider Chambers team are 'chefs kiss' superb. Jan Yogeswaran deserves a special mention, she is superb at what she does of course but also the most down to earth person who makes everyone feel special. Lee Reynolds, Stuart Paley, Lewis Merison, Leah Ashcroft, James Defries are all superb.'
- 'The service from the clerk's room is excellent.'
- 'Hailsham Chambers stands out as a pre-eminent set in the field of costs law, particularly across high-stakes and technically demanding matters. The set is unique in combining deep specialisation with broad commercial and litigation expertise, allowing its members to handle costs disputes with a sophisticated understanding of the wider legal and strategic contex.'
- 'Hailsham have the best reputation of all costs sets, in our view and from speaking with industry peers. Strength-in-depth is a strong point, but outcomes are what influence their reputation the most.'
- 'Hailsham Chambers Costs Team is incredibly strong with phenomenal expertise.'
- 'Hailsham Chambers has an excellent costs set with an absolute wealth of knowledge and experience. They are the go to set for any high profile/complex costs issues.'