Angela Williams

Insurance and Public Risk

Angela is a director in the Technical Claims team based in the Exeter office, specialising in complex employer liability claims and acting extensively for insurers, particularly NHS Resolution, with a focus on large loss claims and those involving key technical points.

Angela has the leading case of Feest v SWSHA & Bay Island Voyages (2015) (The Celtic Pioneer) to her name.  This Court of Appeal case is the only UK authority on the applicability of Article 14 of the Athens Convention to claims for contribution against carriers at sea and the extent of Article 16.

Angela has a particular interest in occupational stress claims and claims involving bullying and harassment.  Notable success in defending these claims include a discontinuance of a high-value and technical stress at work claim (confidential) and the reported case of Bailey v DPT (2014) a High Court claim by a psychiatrist for occupational stress which was dismissed by the Recorder at Exeter District Registry.  Angela is an experienced litigator in this area dealing with many high profile and sensitive claims.

Angela has developed an expanding practice of defending breach of confidentiality and data protection claims.  Advising NHS Trusts and NHS Resolution on this increasingly important area of law, she ahs several cases to her name where Claimants have discontinued.  Angela is a trusted advisor in this area, regularly providing training and advice to her clients.

She has externally published in PIBU, NLJ, Westlaw and Local Government Lawyer.  She also publishes and edits a newsletter to the firm's major clients each month.

Angela provides support to NHS Trusts on risk and health and safety including risk management recommendations arising from claims.

In collaboration with the firm's education department, Angela advises schools and academies on defending personal injury claims to staff and pupils.  Recent cases involve blindness to a pupil and a serious assault to a pupil on a residential school trip.

Solicitor – admitted 2001