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A. John Williams

A. John Williams

Position

Junior Barrister at Crown Office Chambers, London specialising in Personal Injury and Industrial Disease litigation.

Personal injury work includes defending claims for serious orthopaedic and psychiatric injuries; claims for chronic pain conditions including somatoform disorders and claims for head injury/brain damage.

Industrial disease work includes defending claims for asbestos related lung disease; lung and other occupational cancers; occupational asthma; occupational stress including bullying and harassment; industrial deafness and Covid 19.

Career

Called in 1983 & in independent practice since 1985 at 13 Kings Bench Walk & Crown Office Chambers.

Lead Advocacy Tutor for Lincoln’s Inn

Midland Circuit

Languages

English. Moderate German

Memberships

Personal Injuries Bar Association, Health & Safety Lawyers’ Association

Education

MA (Cantab): Emmanuel College, Cambridge (BA in 1982)

Mentions

London Bar

Personal injury

Leading junior1
A. John Williams  – Crown Office Chambers ‘John has a deep understanding of the issues, generic documents and potential defences in asbestos claims. He is very good dealing with experts and witnesses and mounts a robust cross examination.’