Jennings - Legal Draftsmen - Profiles

Martyn Jennings co-founded Jennings Legal Services in 1989. He is a qualified solicitor, who had been in private practice for a number of years, prior to establishing Jennings. As an equity partner in private practice, he undertook a varied case load, from criminal, civil and family law, to commercial and property matters. Always highly commercial in outlook, whilst in private practice he took a keen interest in costs. Over the years he has gained considerable experience in all aspects of solicitors' costs work. Martyn's role is to ensure that Jennings remains at the forefront of costing and is the leading firm of costs consultants in the UK. In particular, his role encompasses quality control issues and client care.

Sue Jennings co-founded Jennings Legal Services in 1989. She spent many years, prior to establishing Jennings, working in private practice, undertaking a varied civil and criminal case load. Advocacy remains her central role today. She possesses considerable technical expertise and a high level of advocacy skills, having attended numerous assessment hearings throughout the country. Sue is keen to ensure that Jennings obtains the best results for its solicitor clients and she avidly keeps an eye on the latest developments.

Michelle Barron joined Jennings in 1998. She studied law, obtained an Honours degree and is a Fellow of the Association of Law Costs Draftsman. Having gained wide and in-depth experience of all aspects of costs drafting at Jennings, she was appointed as General Manager. Michelle is involved in all operational matters, as well as keeping ahead of general costs developments.

Allistair Lang joined Jennings in 1998, having obtained a degree in mathematics and successfully completed a Post-Graduate Certificate in education. He has, for some years, played a pivotal role in Jennings' training programme. He has costed files for many years and has considerable technical knowledge and an in-depth understanding of costs' issues. Allistair is responsible for ensuring that Jennings' law costs consultants remain up-­to-date in their technical knowledge and that the firm's service delivery standards meet clients' needs.

Rob Parness joined Jennings in 1999 from a legal background. He has a keen interest in solicitors' costs and has gained a wealth of experience whilst at Jennings. His advocacy skills are outstanding and, as such, he was appointed Court Manager in 2002. Rob is responsible for Jennings' team of costs negotiators who, under his direction, attend Courts throughout England and Wales on a regular basis.