Year of call: 2024
Fraser’s practice spans the full spectrum of Costs and Litigation Funding to include advice, drafting and advocacy in respect of all inter-partes costs disputes and solicitor-client disputes.
In his time at the bar, Fraser has already been instructed in a number of multimillion-pound costs claims, has appeared in the Court of Appeal and has built up a considerable and impressive level experience of the following types of hearings:
Fraser has a busy paperwork practice, and is regularly instructed to drafts costs pleadings, which include Points of Dispute and Replies, advices and witness statements, and is well equipped to deal with advising in conference.
Fraser is currently seconded to work one day each week in the costs team of a major national law firm, advising on and drafting pleadings in relation to costs and litigation funding in high value clinical negligence and personal injury matters.
He completed a specialist costs and litigation funding pupillage under the supervision of Kevin Latham, Andrew Hogan and Erica Bedford in 2025.
Prior to beginning his career at the Bar, Fraser worked for over two years as a Senior Underwriter in the ATE legal expenses insurance and litigation funding industry. He remains a member of the Chartered Insurance Institute, having obtained a Level 3 Certificate in Insurance (CII) qualification in August 2024 and therefore is well positioned to deal with matters which straddle an insurance and litigation funding crossover.
Acted as junior counsel to Kevin Latham in the Court of Appeal on behalf of the appellant in a Part 36 related appeal.
Acted on behalf of a paying party in the High Court in a detailed assessment following a multi-million-pound serious injury claim. Dealt with the preliminary points of principle, achieving a substantial hourly rate reduction and successfully argued against budget departure.
Advised a receiving party on transitional provisions and procedure in relation to a Privy Council costs assessment, arising out of an unsuccessful permission to appeal application from the Court of Appeal of Trinidad and Tobago following a $100million commercial contract claim.
Acted on behalf of a receiving party in a 2-day detailed assessment hearing in the SCCO following a long running and highly contentious shareholder dispute, achieving a 90% recovery on the bill of costs.
Acted on behalf of a paying party in a detailed assessment following a housing disrepair claim, achieving an 87% reduction on the bill of costs.
Advised and drafted Replies for a receiving party in a multi-million-pound costs claim arising out of a pre-LASPO clinical negligence claim.
Acted on behalf of claimant clients in Solicitor Act 1974 assessment proceedings
Acted on behalf of a receiving party in an oral review, and successfully argued that it was reasonable to not issue in the RTA Portal, thus avoiding fixed costs.
Acted on behalf of a Defendant in a wasted costs application. Successfully obtained wasted costs order.
Advised a Claimant firm on the interplay between the Montreal Convention and the fixed costs regime.
Acted on behalf of a paying party in a fixed costs determination in respect of disputed expert fees. All issues were determined fully in the paying party’s favour.
Acted on behalf of a paying party in a quasi-criminal-civil costs assessment in the Magistrates Court following an appeal of a community protection notice. Successful on all preliminary points of law (including the applicabile jurisdiction) and achieved a substantial reduction on the bill.
