Kieran has considerable experience in legal costs, including assisting with the preparation of expert reports, attending mediation, preparing submissions on a variety of legal principles, and preparing or supervising Bills of Costs and Notice of Objections. Kieran is quickly building a reputation as a leading costs expert, having navigated a range of complex legal costs matters.

This has included instructions in the Federal Court, Victoria, Queensland, New South Wales and Western Australia. In addition to his costs practice, Kieran assists the firm with a number of professional negligence matters.

His experience enables him to give realistic projections to clients early on, encouraging negotiations and avoiding further costs being incurred.

Key achievements since joining the firm include the following:

• Instructed in respect of costs arising out of litigation that has been ongoing for more than a decade, with over 100 different costs orders.  
• Leading the team in preparing objections to a $5million claim for costs (with in excess of 9,000 items), complying with a 3-week timeframe stipulated by the court.
• Being successful in a range of review applications.
• Averaging above 85% recovery in the Federal court for ordinary basis costs orders.

In his spare time, Kieran enjoys cricket, the beach, reading, and spending time with his friends and family. He follows Arsenal FC and the South Sydney Rabbitohs.