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Provided by Stephen Innes
Practice Areas
Stephen's main areas of specialism are professional liability, costs, professional discipline/regulatory and property damage. Wide experience of employment, personal injury, insurance, and chancery litigation proves invaluable for professional liability and costs work.
Stephen is accredited under the PNBA adjudication scheme, as well as an accredited mediator. Stephen is regularly instructed as an arbitrator to provide binding or non-binding determinations in matters of insurance and costs.
Stephen accepts clients under the Bar's direct access scheme, and details can be found on his website verycivilbarrister.co.uk
Recent cases include:
• Wells v Full Moon Events Ltd [2020] EWHC 1265 (QB)
Stephen acted with Graham Eklund KC in successfully defending a motorsports centre from a large negligence claim by an injured rider.
• Harding v BMA [2017] EWHC 5 (QB)
Stephen defended a “lost litigation” claim against the BMA by a consultant, concerning issues of “whistleblowing” in the NHS.
• ECU v HSBC [2022] EWHC 1616 (Comm)
Stephen acted, with Ben Williams KC, for commercial funders facing costs orders following a group action.
• Godo Kaisa IP Bridge v Huawei [2021] EWHC 2826 (Pat)
Stephen successfully resisted an application for £8 million security for costs.
• Koza Ltd v Koza Altin Isletmeleri AS [2020] EWHC 1092 (Ch)
Stephen made costs submissions in the High Court and Court of Appeal.
• Masten v London Britannia Hotel [2020] 12 WLUK 319
An example of Stephen’s particular expertise in applications for relief from sanctions.
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Stephen Innes
Stephen Innes complements his professional negligence offering with a busy costs practice, and regularly appears in the SCCO, often in cases concerning points of principle of wider application. He is further known for his handling of matters concerning costs issues relating to prominent and widely covered criminal cases. He is additionally qualified as a costs mediator with CADR and accepts instructions on a direct basis.
Stephen Innes leverages his experience practising as a barrister in areas such as employment, insurance, consumer credit and chancery law to undertake challenging professional negligence claims. He is particularly knowledgeable about lenders' claims, which often concern mortgage securitisation, fraud, subrogation and breach of trust issues. He also handles claims brought under the Inheritance Act. He receives instructions from both claimants and defendants.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Stephen has been a pleasure to work with and got up to speed very quickly on a novel application. He took the bull by both horns and had a good ability to pass over technical concepts."
"He's extremely clever and knows everything about costs. He is responsive, a pleasure to deal with, and his advice is always easily digestible with a view to the best commercial outcome for the client."
"Stephen is clear, efficient and knows his stuff well."
"Stephen has been a pleasure to work with and got up to speed very quickly on a novel application. He took the bull by both horns and had a good ability to pass over technical concepts."
"He's extremely clever and knows everything about costs. He is responsive, a pleasure to deal with, and his advice is always easily digestible with a view to the best commercial outcome for the client."
"Stephen is clear, efficient and knows his stuff well."
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