Jamie Carpenter KC

Ranked in 2 Practice Areas

Band 1

Costs Litigation

All Circuits

10 Years Ranked

Band 4

Professional Negligence

London (Bar)

13 Years Ranked

About

Provided by Jamie Carpenter KC

UK Bar

Practice Areas

Jamie practises primarily in costs and professional negligence. He has been at the forefront of costs litigation since the "CFA wars" of the noughties and has wide experience of every aspect of costs, including inter partes (litigation and arbitration), solicitor-client, wasted and non-party costs orders, retainers and litigation funding and liens. Jamie is a highly experienced advocate with multiple appearances in the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court. As an expert on litigation funding, Jamie has been involved in many of the recent applications for collective proceedings orders in the Competition Appeal Tribunal.

Jamie's professional negligence practice comprises mostly claims against lawyers (for claimants and defendants), but also accountants, valuers, insurance brokers and financial advisers. He regularly deals with high value and document heavy claims. Jamie has significant experience of clinical negligence litigation, which he can bring to bear in related professional negligence claims. In 2022, Jamie successfully defended a multi-million pound solicitors' negligence claim at trial, which collapsed after his cross-examination of the claimants' main witness.

Professional Memberships

Professional Negligence Bar Association

London Common Law & Commercial Bar Association

Personal

Jamie is a keen musician, playing the piano, guitar and drums. He plays in a band and constantly battles the urge to acquire vintage synthesisers. Sporting interests include rock climbing and cycling. He is also a season ticket holder at Tottenham Hotspur, where he predicts great things for the future (as he has done for as long as he can remember).

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

UK-Bar

Costs Litigation - All Circuits

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Jamie Carpenter KC is a highly respected silk who undertakes a full range of work in this sector. He is well versed in litigation funding issues as well as solicitor-client disputes, and has particular expertise in solicitors' liens. He both advises on non-contentious issues and regularly appears before all manner of courts, including the High Court and Court of Appeal, in some of the most significant costs cases.

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Professional Negligence - London (Bar)

Band 4

Individual Editorial

Jamie Carpenter KC largely concentrates on representing defendants in professional negligence cases, though he also has a growing reputation for claimant work. Best known for his representation in claims against solicitors, his practice has expanded to include litigation involving insurance brokers and financial services professionals. He can also provide the benefit of his strong practice in costs litigation.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Jamie is a costs litigation specialist whom you can trust - he gets it right. His advocacy is as a smooth as a buttered otter. He's absolutely brilliant.