The ACL Council

Claire Green

Chairman

A member of the legal profession since 1986, Claire has run her own costs firm for almost 20 years. Throughout that time she has been heavily involved with the Association as a Council member on several occasions. 

As well as being a Costs lawyer, Claire is also an accredited mediator and trainer.

Claire's term of office as Chairman ends in May 2022.

Francis Kendall

Vice Chairman

Francis is a costs lawyer and has over 20 years of legal costing experience. He is a council member of the Association of Costs Lawyers and chairs the Public Relations and Marketing committee. 

This has given him extensive experience of all aspects of costs throughout the duration of proceedings, including costs budgeting and estimates, and following their conclusion.

He acts for a variety of clients specialising in media work and commercial work for City Law firms and major accountancy practices. He regularly acts in high quantum commercial litigation and has successfully assisted a number of US and IP firms in complex and substantial costs claims.

David Bailey-Vella

Council Member

David is a senior Costs Lawyer at Masters Legal Costs Services LLP. Having gained experience working in-house and for costs consultancies, he qualified as a Costs Lawyer in 2017.

David specialises in media litigation and has extensive experience in clinical negligence, personal injury, and high value commercial claims.

Outside of costs, David enjoys spending time with his young family, and is also a triathlete, regularly racing in multi-distance triathlons.

David Cooper

Council Member

David is a Chartered Legal Executive, Costs Lawyer and a former Partner at Taylor Rose TTKW Limited based in Peterborough. He qualified as a Fellow of the then Institute of Legal Executives in 1976 and as a Fellow of the Association of Costs Draftsmen in 1997 so this year he will reach his 45 year milestone as a qualified Lawyer.

He is now self employed offering advice and assistance in relation to Costs Related issues.  He has specialised in dealing with cases involving Civil and Personal Injury Litigation with an additional  speciality  in relation to Costs Law and Procedure.

He is a past member of the council for the Institute of Legal Executives (now the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives) and is a serving member of Council of the Association of Costs Lawyers. He has served on the Committee for the appointment of Honorary Queens Council and the recent Working Group for the Review of Guideline Hourly Rates for the Civil Justice Council.

Adam Grant

Council Member

Adam is a Costs Lawyer, having qualified under the most recent three-year modular course in 2017.  A member of the costs profession since 2011, he works primarily with high value costs disputes arising out of catastrophic injury and clinical negligence matters.  

Adam is responsible for ACL policy issues.

Kristopher Kilsby

Council Member

Kris is a Costs Lawyer who qualified in 2018. Kris has been in the costs profession since 2014 and has had conduct in a wide variety of matters including personal injury, clinical negligence, civil litigation and Court of Protection. Kris has predominantly worked for the receiving party but has experience of assisting paying parties as well. 

Victoria Morrison-Hughes

Council Member

Victoria is a Costs Lawyer and qualified in 2017.  A member of the profession since 1997 Victoria has worked in-house and externally, currently at Integral Legal Costs. Victoria has experience as the receiving or paying party in a wide variety of matters, such as commercial litigation, clinical negligence, personal injury, disputed probate and solicitor client matters. Victoria regularly undertakes advocacy, in-house bespoke training to her clients. Victoria’s expertise is often called upon as part of the legal strategy team particularly on complex commercial litigation matters.

John Pennington-Jones

Council Member

Jack Ridgway

Council Member

Jack is a Costs Lawyer and qualified in 2017.  A member of the profession since 2011 Jack has worked externally and in-house, currently at Bolt Burdon Kemp. Jack has gained experience as the receiving or paying party in a wide variety of matters, such as abuse, clinical negligence, commercial litigation, court of protection, design rights, personal injury, and probate. Jack regularly undertakes advocacy in the Royal Courts of Justice, with a particular focus on costs budgeting and applications during the substantive proceedings.  

Ian Curtis-Nye

Council Member