Michael Bacon practiced in the commercial world for fifteen years before becoming a Law Costs Draftsman and is now a Legal Costs Consultant with his own practice in East Anglia and London. He is a Fellow of the Association of Law Costs Draftsmen, a Member of the Academy of Experts and a Qualified Mediator. He is a contributor to Greenslade on Costs, The Legal Aid Practice, Personal Injury and Precedents (Sweet & Maxwell), joint author of Bacon and Bacon Assessment of Costs under the CPR (2nd edition, EMIS Professional Publishing) and Joint Editor of Costs Law Reports (EMIS).