United Kingdom
Amanda initially pursued a career as a solicitor having obtained a Law Degree with honours and completing the Legal Practice course in July 1999. At the time of seeking a Training Contract during the summer of 1999 an opportunity with a Law Costs Draftsman arose. She has not looked back since. Amanda qualified as a Costs Lawyer in the summer of 2017 demonstrating that Amanda is keeping fully up to speed with any developments in the law and has a broad spectrum of knowledge on which to base any costing challenges. Amanda had the privilege of representing News UK in the ‘phone hacking’ cases to include overseeing the costs of representation of both Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson and many of the other defendants being both current and former employees of the newspaper. Day to day work includes drafting bills of costs both inter-partes and legal aid, preparing points of dispute and replies, undertaking negotiations, commencing /provisional assessment, applications for interim payment and advocacy. Amanda has knowledge of the various Courts and their different working practises. Amanda also has experience of acting for both the paying party and the receiving party which gives her an invaluable all-round knowledge which is useful when it comes to using tactics to achieve the best results possible. Outside of work, Amanda has a young family and a Jack Russell who keep her very busy. Amanda’s favourite place is Cornwall.