Derek Sweeting

Barrister whose practice is focused on contentious civil litigation and advisory work in the High Court and the Court of Appeal, as well as arbitration. It includes cases relating to commercial contracts, insurance, construction, information technology, professional negligence and civil fraud. He also retains a keen interest in maximum severity personal injury and clinical negligence work. He is regularly instructed by the Attorney General in this field. A regular and popular lecturer on his areas of practice, he is co-author of the chapter dealing with the overlap between civil and criminal claims in ‘Fraud; Law, Practice and Procedure’. He also deals with financial services and product liability.

Clare College, Cambridge (1982 MA Cantab).