Wayne Spring

Profile

I am a Chartered Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives, and have held senior legal and management positions in ‘blue chip’ firms, national and provincial practices.

Education

• I graduated from Anglia Ruskin University with an LL.B. (Hon’s) Law degree. I then undertook a Master’s Degree in International Sports Law from the internationally recognised TMC Asser Instituut at The Hague, Netherlands, in conjunction with the Anglia Sports Law Research Centre, where I was awarded an LL.M. I undertook the Legal Executives exams and became a Charted Fellow of the Institute in 2007. I have also gained a Diploma in Law and my teaching qualification in teaching 16+ year olds and adult education.

Career

• My career began as an office junior in a North London practice. I progressed through the ranks to become a Chartered Fellow Legal Executive specialising in civil litigation and costs, becoming joint head of the fast-track litigation. I then moved into costs law taking the opportunity to work alongside one of the country’s leading experts in the field. I became Head of Costs at a top 100 law firm establishing a team of 30 staff. I was then head-hunted to join a leading legal aid practice in London, becoming the Head of Costs implementing and streamlining practice to ensure that the costs were recovered.



• I have many years’ experience in all aspects of pre and post-CPR issues from initiation of proceedings through to the recovery of legal costs. Having run my own case load and managed teams (both in litigation and costs) I bring an extensive experience in the conduct of proceedings. My costs experience involves undertaking a breadth of work from small claims, legal aid action costs including costs on inter-partes bills, through to the arbitration on multi-million pound multi-jurisdictional cases. I have prepared bills of costs for the County Court, High Court, Intellectual Property Enterprise Court, and Maritime Arbitration through to the Supreme Court and Privy Council.



• I have significant experience in regards to projected costs and have prepared numerous budgets and attended hundreds of CCMC hearings. I have extensive experience in the preparation and justification of costs in a wide range of complex, high value commercial and civil actions including marine arbitration, professional negligence, clinical negligence and entertainment copyright costs. I have been instructed by the Serious Fraud Office to provide advice.



• I have been very fortunate in my career to have been afforded the opportunity to pass on knowledge to literally hundreds of individuals who have gone on to progress their own careers. As a trainer and developer of talent I enjoy delivering seminars and training fee earners and draftspeople.



• I have has also been a lecturer in law teaching young adults law and was a GCSE & A'Level law tutor. I enjoy delivering various talks and seminars on the issue of costs and been a lecturer for the MBL Seminars.

Notable Cases

Civil Court

• I moved into costs to assist with the Claims Direct Test Cases, and assisted with The Accident Group Test Cases. I assisted in the transformation of CPR 45 in respect of fixed costs and also recoverable disbursements. In the field of arbitration I was instructed to prepare the costs arising from the Benedetti v Sawiris cases in all tiers. I was instructed on the preparation of costs in Minder Music v Sharples (IPEC court), and was instructed to represent the paying party (Defendant/Respondent) in all tiers in Loveridge v London Borough Lambeth. I worked as part of a team on the complex commercial matter known as UBS v Depfa. My experience has spanned a multitude of cases including those of highly vulnerable persons.

Membership & Accreditations

• I am a Chartered Fellow Legal Executive who qualified in 2007.

Interests

• Outside of the office, I am a busy man and strive to do much for my family and the community I live. I enjoy skiing with my family and many outdoor pursuits. I have acted as trustee for charities and, as a keen cyclist I founded a cycling group which raises funds for various cancer charities, special care baby units and Help for Heroes. I enjoy singing and have sung with HM Royal Engineer’s band, I am also a former secretary of a choir. I enjoy musical theatre and I have appeared in many professional shows. I have sat on various boards such as the Kent Masonic Library and Museum. I am currently actively involved with three charities and sit as a Trustee on two charitable trusts. I am a qualified rugby coach and train the youth team at the Gillingham Anchorians RFC. I work on the management committee of the local district Scout Association where I am also a Trustee. I am a governor of a local secondary school. I am an elected Councillor and sit on various committees. I also enjoy travelling and love cooking (I did train to be a chef) as well as eating. Understanding people’s cultures, food and religions are important to me as well as their music. I love time with my family, be that in the UK or further afield. I am an avid supporter of the arts and love watching live music and rugby. I enjoy using the gym and working out and cycling. I also enjoy watching the Harlequins RFC and cricket. I spend a significant amount of time driving my children to various gigs that they perform in and rehearsals as well as their various sports activities. Supporting them in their activities is a way of cementing the bond.