Litigation Funding & Enforcing Legal Costs Awards

Litigation Funding & Enforcing Legal Costs Awards: Important Developments in Commercial and Investor-State Arbitration and Litigation. 

Join us on 13 November for our seminar as part of Dubai Arbitration Week.

The event will cover:

• A ‘cradle to grave’ review of important recent developments, dealing with terms of funding agreements, security for costs, costs management, securing/opposing costs awards, and matters of quantification;
• How an effective strategy towards litigation funding and legal costs can positively affect the substantive outcome;
• Common pitfalls which reduce the recovery of legal costs and put pressure on the lawyer/client relationship;
• Maximising or minimising costs recovery after the substantive award; and
• How the shifting landscape in onshore litigation funding may influence arbitral institutions and tribunals across EMEA and APAC.

Speakers

Andrew McAulay, Partner and Costs Lawyer at Clarion Solicitors has over 24 years of experience in costs law and litigation funding. He is the Head of the Costs and Litigation Funding team at Clarion.The team at Clarion have experience in international costs disputes, with a real focus on the DIFC and ADGM. He enjoys advising on high value and complex costs litigation matters, specialising in all aspects of commercial litigation, solicitor/own client costs disputes and litigation funding. Andrew is ranked as a Leading Partner in the Legal 500, and Band 1 in Chambers UK, which describe him as “one of the best costs lawyers in the field”, “he has a very strong knowledge of all aspects of costs law and is the go-to person for complex and high-level litigation cases.” Andrew is a Fellow of the Association of Costs Lawyers, a qualified mediator and board member of the Costs Lawyer Standards Board (CLSB), which is the regulator for Costs Lawyers in the UK.

Kevin Latham, Barrister at Kings Chambers & Deputy Costs Judge (England & Wales) is a market leader in Costs and Litigation Funding, Kevin is head of the Costs Team at Kings Chambers and boasts a true expertise in costs concerning commercial litigation, shipping, construction, banking, reputation management, arbitration, and group litigation costs, both on and offshore. He is also sought after for his expertise in Litigation Funding. Kevin is ranked Band 1 in both the Legal 500 and Chambers UK, which describe him as “a favourite due to his impeccable preparation and mastery of advocacy. He's all over the detail and can get to grips with the most complex of issues. He always delivers outstanding results”. He is a Deputy Costs Judge of the English High Court (SCCO), co-author of leading practitioner text ‘Cook on Costs’ (with Senior Costs Judge Rowley), sub-editor of Civil Court Service (“Green Book”), and an experienced mediator.

Timings:

13:00 Registration, lunch and networking

13:30 Seminar starts

14:30 Seminar ends and networking