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Mark Friston

Mark Friston

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Hailsham Chambers

Hailsham Chambers

England - London Bar

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Costs and litigation funding

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

Dr Mark Friston is a leading expert on the law of costs and is the general editor of the leading textbook on the topic, Friston on Costs.  His book, published by Oxford University Press is frequently cited in court, both in this jurisdiction and elsewhere.  For further details or to order please see here.

Mark is now in full-time practice where he advises on all aspects of costs and litigation funding. Legal 500 2021 states that Mark ‘’has an encyclopaedic knowledge of the law and the costs judges respect him. He has a gentle manner and style but is not afraid to be persistent.”

Career

Memberships:

Former Vice Chair of the Bar Council’s Remuneration Committee (2012 – 2018)

Member of the Royal College of Physicians (1993)

Registered medical practitioner (non-practising) (1989)

Trustee of the Behçet’s  Syndrome Society

Memberships
Awards: Honorary Fellow of the International Institute of Legal Project Management (2018) Judicial appointments: Deputy Master, Senior Court Costs Office and Deputy Costs Judge, First-Tier Tribunal (2012)
Education

Qualifications:

Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge (Medical Science Tripos) (1986)

The Royal London Hospital Medical College (1989)

Member of the Royal College of Physicians (1993); University of Westminster (CPE) (1996)

Costs lawyer (non-practising) (2008)

Legal Project Practitioner (2018)

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