Lawyers

Jeff Turton

Weightmans LLP, North West

Position

   Jeff is a principal associate who specialises in defendant RTA work, with an emphasis on technical, high value, fraudulent and credit hire claims.  He regularly advises and defends domestic and foreign insurers, together with self-insured entities, in cases involving complex technical arguments. His CV of notable successes for clients includes the cases of Gladwin v Bogescu (High Court appeal relating to witness statements and relief from sanctions), Tuffnells Parcels Express v John Vernon (credit hire fraudster sentenced to prison), Abdul Baban & Others v Transportes Viana (successful appeal against decision not to strike out claims on the basis of defective service on foreign defendants), Abid Anwar & Others v Severn Trent Water (interlocutory order revisited after trial and claims struck out), Powell v Palani (clarification of the correct approach to intervention offers in credit hire claims) and Miller v AIG (admissibility of 'rebuttal evidence' in credit hire cases).