Costs & Litigation Funding

With six individual rankings, recognition as the only regional set ranked in Chambers & Partners UK since 2016 and the distinction of being the sole Band 1 set in the Legal 500 (Northern Circuit), it is clear why the Costs and Litigation Funding Team at Kings Chambers is regarded as one of the country’s leading costs teams. Members frequently appear before the SCCO as well as enjoying regular appearances across the appellate courts from the High Court to the Supreme Court.

The team enjoys a significant London practice, whilst also being described in the directories as enjoying a “dominance of the Northern Circuit” and is widely considered as the first choice for costs disputes in and outside of London.

What our Costs & Litigation Funding Barristers offer

The team’s work 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.

Members of the team have appeared in various seminal cases in recent years, a selection of which includes: Smithstone v Tranmoor Primary School (CA 2026), Duffy v Birmingham City Council (CA 2026), The ‘Dieselgate’ Pan-NOx emissions litigation (EWHC 2024-2025), Holcroft v Thornycroft Solicitors Ltd (CA 2025), Menzies v Oakwood (UKSC 2024), Thakkar & Ors v Mican & Anor (CA 2024), Doyle v M&D Foundations and Building Services Ltd (CA 2022), Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust v Hoskin (CC 2023), Seabrook v Adam (CA 2021), Wickes Building Supplies Ltd v Blair (CA 2019), British Airways Plc v Prosser (CA 2019), Harrison v University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust (CA 2017), Wardman and others v GSD Law Ltd (CA 2017).

The team regularly provides advice to solicitors’ practices and funders, including on issues of retainers, litigation funding agreements and litigation conduct.

Several members are also qualified mediators and are regularly retained to mediate in complex costs disputes. The team also contributes to leading costs practitioner/text books, offers training to clients and contributes to the Association of Costs Lawyer’s online resources and working parties.

Head of the team, Kevin Latham, was appointed as a Deputy Costs Judge of the Senior Courts Costs Office in 2021.

Testimonials

“The costs circuit is small, but a good number of the practitioners who excel appear to have found a home at Kings Chambers.” – Chambers and Partners 2026

“a leading costs chambers” – Legal 500 2026

‘The service from the chambers is exceptional. The costs clerks are always quick to respond and are very helpful.’ – Legal 500 2026

The clerks are always incredibly quick to respond and ready and able to accommodate wherever possible. – Chambers and Partners 2026