Stephen Mason

Senior Partner

“I seriously believe in Travlaw. I think that we have a great concept and a fantastic bunch of people realising that concept. We aim to be the unchallenged number one in dealing with the travel industry”

Stephen has an indisputable reputation in travel law with an unmatched wealth of experience and is, therefore, able to advise clients on the most likely outcome of cases in clear, professional terms.

He set up what is now Travlaw in 2003 to offer a law firm that specialises in acting for the travel industry and to be recognised as leaders whilst avoiding pomposity. The company’s ethos is to give a professional but informal approach to clients.

Stephen is proud of the firms record of not losing a case in 2008-2009 and puts that down to his hatred of losing matched with his desire to get the right results for clients: “The clients are great to work with and many of them have transcended the role of client and become friends.”

Aside from his work with the company Stephen speaks at many conferences and seminars and is Chair of the Law Society’s Civil Justice Committee.

Career highlight to date? “Aside from winning some major cases, when the book Holiday Law first came out, a book which David Grant and I had written, was a real highlight and becoming the Chair of the Law Society’s Civil Justice Committee nearly four years ago.”

Favourite holiday? Going across America by rail was a hell of an experience but I also love going down to Cornwall when Ilkley Playhouse is involved at the Minack Theatre. Also I was asked to give a series of seminars in Kenya, Tanzania and Zimbabwe and at the end they very kindly sent me off for a trip to the Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania and that was a fantastic travel experience.”

Anywhere you’re longing to go? “The Tran Siberian destinations such as Mongolia, China and India - It would be amazing to go there on the Tran Siberian express.

Best piece of law advice? “If you are coming into a career now it is going to be so different from what the law has been like for centuries in particular this alternative business structure, popularly known as ‘Tesco Law‘, coming in in 2011 whereby big companies will be able to offer legal advice which could blow away small high street firms.”