Specialist civil practice, with particular expertise in product liability (medical devices, products causing property damage and recovery actions), disputes involving professionals accused of negligence (including clinical negligence, as well as surveyors, accountants, brokers, IFAs and solicitors) and general commercial and insurance litigation. Clinical negligence practice involves regular instructions in high value claims for Claimants, NHS Trusts and privately insured Defendants, with regular trial experience. Substantial product liability practice with an emphasis on medical devices, including implantable protheses and surgical equipment. Property damage practice involves many subrogated claims involving fires and floods (especially those caused by the failure of products such as circuit breakers or pipework). Regularly involved in commercial litigation arising from the supply of defective devices or equipment, including claims between distributors and suppliers or between manufacturers and installers. Insurance work includes coverage disputes, claims involving fraud and interpretation of all forms of non-marine policies. Regularly acts in settlement negotiations including mediations and without prejudice meetings. Highly experienced in representing parties at all forms of oral hearing, including arbitrations, trials, applications and inquests.

Called 2006; Lincolns Inn.

French (basic).

PNBA, TECBAR, BILA.

St John’s College, Cambridge (2005 MA Hons law); Inns of Court School of Law (2006 BVC (outstanding)).