Clerked by: Harry Young
AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
Andrew is an expert in the the fields of costs and litigation funding, credit hire litigation and personal injury litigation.
He has a national practice in all these fields and has an established reputation both in the professional directories and the legal profession as an expert in his areas of practice. He is known as a problem solver, and has particular expertise in the field of civil procedure.
Year of Call: 1996
Andrew has considerable expertise in costs and litigation funding work. This includes undertaking detailed assessments, arguments on points of law and drafting retainers and other documents. He is also well known for his expertise on the aligned areas of law relating to solicitors including professional negligence disputes concerning costs matters, the law applicable to litigation funders, the regulation of claims management companies and consumer and regulatory law.
Moutarde v SIG Logistics & Anor [2021] EWHC 1670 (QB)
Serbian Orthodox Church v Kesar [2021] EWHC 1205 (QB)
Nicky Herbert v HH Law Limited [2019] EWCA Civ 527 CA
Jeffery Cartwright v Venduct Engineering [2018] EWCA Civ 1654
Corstorphine v Liverpool City Council [2018] EWCA Civ 270
Michael Dennis Dalton v British Telecommunications [2015] EWHC 616 (QB)
Various Claimants v Bryn Alyn Community Holdings and RSA [2003] EWCA Civ 783
Bradley Hollins v HS Russell and other appeals [2003] EWCA Civ 718
Andrew has worked for more than 20 years in the field of credit hire and accepts instructions from both claims handling organisations and insurance companies. He maintains a strong trial practice, is regularly instructed in appeals and undertakes drafting and advisory work in respect of credit hire agreements and terms and conditions.
Da Costa and another v Sargaco and another [2016] EWCA Civ 764
Stuart John Gentry v Lee Miller and UK Insurance [2016] EWCA Civ 141
Since pupillage Andrew has always worked in the field of personal injury work. At the current time his work includes catastrophic personal injury claims, fatal accidents claims, and large value industrial disease claims including mesothelioma and other asbestos related conditions. He accepts instructions both on behalf of injured people and insurance companies.
George Andrew Connor v Castle Cement and others [2016] EWHC 300 (QB)
Since being called to the Bar he has undertaken many cases in diverse areas of law, including substantial amounts of town and country planning and public law, disability discrimination work and education law as part of a broad common law practice: some of his cases have been reported in the Law Reports as set out below.
Nottinghamshire County Council v (1)SF (2) SD [2020] EWCA Civ 226 CA Savage v Mansfield District Council and Lindhurst Group [2015] EWCA Civ 4 Corus UK Limited v Erewash Borough Council [2006] EWCA Civ 1175
Paul David Cullen v John Coggins CA (Court of Appeal 8th March 2000)
John Ian Purdy v Philip John Cambran (Court of Appeal 17th December 1999)
Mansfield District Council v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government [2014] EWHC 2167 (Admin) Jade Hamnett v Essex County Council [2014] EWHC 246 (Admin)
R v Erewash Borough Council exp Richard Hayden [2013] EWHC 3527 (Admin) Dennis Rye Ltd v Bolsover District Council [2013] EWHC 1041 (Admin)
Allsop v Derbyshire Dales District Council [2012] EWHC 3562 (Admin)
White and White v South Derbyshire District Council [2012] EWHC 3495 (Admin)
Amber Valley Borough Council v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government [2009] EWHC 80 (Admin) Treharne v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2008] EWHC 3222 (QB)
R v Erewash Borough Council exp Corus UK Limited [2007] EWHC 2486 (Admin)
General Guarantee Finance Ltd v Ronald Krajczynski Ch D (Leslie Kosmin QC) 7/11/2001
Personal Injury Bar Association
Direct Access Qualified
LLB(Hons) Bristol, LLM Sussex, BVC, Member of the Inner Temple
Chambers UK 2023
"One of the best costs lawyers; a brilliant speaker and very knowledgeable."
"Andrew is extremely bright, personable, articulate and able to get to the crux of issues very quickly."
Chambers & Partners 2022
"A thoughtful and calm advocate who doesn't let the opposition rile him." "He's a powerful force in the region."
Chambers & Partners 2021
"Andrew is like a god when it comes to costs." "He's very articulate, very knowledgeable and someone who understands cases quickly. Approachable and committed to resolving problems, he looks at cases from all angles and produces strong arguments. His experience of costs cases is very wide."
Legal 500 2020
‘ A costs specialist. ’
Chambers & Partners 2020
'A man of deep experience who's very good at forecasting what might happen in court.'
Over 100 articles in various legal journals, including a regular column in Litigation Funding magazine.
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Harry Young
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