Matthew Harrington

Defendant personal injury.

Matthew was appointed senior partner on 1 March 2018 having previously held a position on the firm’s Partnership Board helping to manage the firm’s people development, partners and culture.

His role is to chair the firm’s Executive Board, lead and co-ordinate the firm’s continued strategy to grow and diversify, sustaining the firm’s position as a provider of legal service for the insurance sector and London market as well as strengthening its business in insurance risk and commercial law.

He has been a partner since joining the firm in 2007 and has specialised in health and safety, environmental and food hygiene matters, advising on crisis response, accident investigation and liaison with external investigating bodies.

Matthew's practice also includes occupational disease, large and complex casualty claims, including cases of the utmost severity such as brain, spinal injury and amputation cases.

In the recent past, he has been the client relationship partner for some of the firm’s largest insurer and corporate clients.

Lady Mary RC High School, Cardiff; University of Southampton (1989 LLB Hons 2(1)); College of Law Guildford (1990 LSF).