Catastrophic Injury and Cross Border Claims

David is a partner. David’s practice is focused on catastrophic injury and cross border litigation. He works with insurers, brokers, loss adjusters and corporate clients on claims within motor, employers’ liability, public liability and product liability risks. His caseload includes matters involving serious brain injury, spinal cord damage, amputation, chronic pain and fatalities. In respect of jurisdiction and conflict of laws disputes, David regularly advises clients as to the correct approach under Rome II, Brussels I (recast) and common law, and deals with complex issues involving foreign lawyers providing expert evidence to the court. He has experience in a wide range of industry sectors, including in particular leisure, aviation and construction. David acts for a nationwide broker scheme for businesses in the leisure industry, for which he has presented at a number of events on claims defensibility and claims trends analysis. He is a member of BLM’s Catastrophic Injury Amputation Subject Matter Group.