Mike joined Masters in December 2020 and is a Costs Lawyer in the clinical negligence department.

Mike first became involved in costs in 1988 and has experienced the many changes that have taken place in the costs world since then. Over the years he has dealt with all aspects of costs ranging from legal aid to Magistrates/Crown Court work and from Court of Protection to clinical negligence. For the last 10 years Mike has focussed primarily on clinical negligence work, mainly on the part of the Claimant, and has covered the entire detailed assessment process to include the preparing of the Precedent H costs budget, attending the CCMC hearing, the drafting of the Bill of Costs, the subsequent costs negotiations, preparation of Points of Reply and attendance at any detailed assessment hearing.

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