• Called 1992 Middle Temple
• 1991-1992: Inns of Court School of Law
• 1986-1989: LLB. Hons University of Manchester
• 1981-1985: Winchester College

• Professional Negligence Bar Association, Personal Injuries Bar Association and Employment Lawyers Association.
• Adjudicator (England & Wales) of the Traffic Penalty Tribunal (Traffic Management Act 2004).
• Crown Prosecution Service Approved Advocate – Grade 3.
• AG’s list of Approved Advocates.

Personal Injury/Regulatory

• A civil fatal accident claim, jury inquest, and defence of related HSE prosecution against an employer in respect of the death of an employee in a commercial diving accident involving the collapse of a cofferdam. Multi-party action with extensive technical expert evidence.
• Civil fatal accident claim, jury inquest, and defence of related HSE prosecution against employer traffic management company in respect death of employee motorway worker hit by a speeding car.
• Defence of personal injury and high-value credit hire claims arising from fraudulent conspiracy and staged accidents involving eight parties. Joinder and judgment with costs successfully obtained against all potential parties in favour of client insurer.
• Admiralty proceedings by passengers against a well-known cruise line in respect of failure to take adequate steps in response to an outbreak of norovirus onboard a large cruise ship.
• Claim under Package Travel Regulations for serious injuries sustained by a child falling from a hotel balcony.
• Multiple claims against an international car manufacturer for RSI in production line workers.
• Series of mesothelioma claims against a major car manufacturer.
• Claim against local authority by a care worker in respect of severely disabling psychological injuries sustained as a result of an assault by a client/patient.
• Successful claim against a local authority in respect of injuries sustained from unknown cause by a severely mentally and physically disabled child whilst in the authority’s care.
• £1.2 million claim by ophthalmologist injured in a motorcycle accident.
• Product liability claim by severely injured racing driver against international vehicle manufacturer, where chassis alleged to have collapsed during speed trials.

Clinical Negligence

• Contribution proceedings against treating orthopaedic specialist for negligent surgical intervention at incorrect location leading to unnecessary surgical fusion.
• Successful action for dependants of man who died due to anaesthetic mismanagement.

Other

• Mentor v R (2004) EWCA Crim 3104 (03 December 2004) – Character evidence and appropriate direction to jury.
  Anderton –v- Clwyd County Council (2001) 2 AC 619 – Service of Claim form and extension of time for service of particulars of claim.

• “Killer Schedules – Drafting Schedules and Counter Schedules for Maximum Impact”