Barnaby Hope

Barnaby Hope is a barrister who assists both personal and business clients in all matters concerning legal costs, alongside professional negligence and commercial work. He appears regularly in the High Court and the Senior Courts Costs Office, as well as the County Court. Having worked for a national solicitors' firm specialising in costs, he has experience of both sides of the profession, and his expertise in insolvency law allows him to advise where the financial position of a receiving or paying party is uncertain.

His costs specialisms include solicitor, own-client costs; costs management and budgeting; summary and detailed assessments; funding (retainers, CFAs, DBAs and insurance); orders for costs, including indemnity costs and the operation of Part 36; and fixed costs. Although an advocate by profession, his goal is to find the most cost-effective and least stressful solution to a problem, recognising that litigation is not always the answer.

He came to the Bar in 2011 after four years in a national solicitors' firm as an advocate, combining a wealth of experience with a business-focused attitude.

My approach

Barnaby delivers advice, drafting and advocacy efficiently and to tight deadlines, and clients value his personal and pragmatic approach. Subject to direct-access restrictions, he works closely with litigants in person from start to finish, and responds to calls and emails within 24 hours.

Notable cases

• Ahmed v Evans, secured a 100% settlement for the former client of a solicitors' firm, using metadata to uncover forged documents.
• Draper-Jones v EPEM, represented the defendant on direct access in a clinical negligence claim, avoiding strike-out for breach of directions on the day of trial.
• Assimeh v P Solicitors, assisting a former client to pursue a firm for losses caused by negligence.
• Pro-Lab v Davies, secured judgment in excess of £250,000 for a lender in a two-day multi-track trial on the enforceability of consent orders and personal loans under consumer credit legislation.
• Cornish v Wellington, direct-access multi-track matter on website design, PPC and SEO, resolved on favourable terms following mediation.
• Tyburn v Northwood, High Court appeal on the recoverability of legal costs.
• Singh v Manku, High Court enforcement of a private mortgage by order for sale.

Professional & academic

• LLB (Hons), First Class, University of Kingston
• Bar Vocational Course, Very Competent (Outstanding in Ethics and Negotiation), BPP Law School
• Harmsworth Scholar of Middle Temple (2009); Bar Vocational Course Scholarship (2009)
• Called to the Bar of England and Wales, Middle Temple (2011); called to the Bar of the Eastern Caribbean (2012)