Matthew is the Director of Risk & Compliance and the legal head of the costs department and civil appeals. He qualified as a solicitor in 2012, having previously been the Legal Director of Jaggards Ltd from 2008. He has higher rights of audience for advocacy in civil proceedings. He studied English at Trinity College, Cambridge University.
He is the COLP and oversees the Company’s compliance regime.
Matthew also specializes in legal costs and civil procedures. He has acted in more than a hundred costs appeals, with considerable success. Matthew is a member of the Costs Sector Focus Team with the industry body FOIL and has over 18 years of experience in the industry. He is the author of the textbook A Practical Guide to Costs in Personal Injury Cases.