Barrister specialising in personal injury and is regularly instructed by both claimants and defendants in all aspects of personal injury litigation including claims arising from workplace accidents, manual handling and industrial disease (including asbestos-related injuries, work-related upper limb disorders and industrial deafness claims). He has often appeared in fast track and multi track trials involving the use of work equipment and the provision of personal protective equipment. He recently represented a community support officer who successfully sued for spinal injury arising out of the use of unsuitable body armour. Also specialises in all employers’ liability and industrial disease; commercial litigation – sale and supply of goods and service and all aspects of contractual disputes; civil procedure – particularly costs work

Called 1999; Middle Temple.

French and German.

Personal Injury Bar Association.

Barnard Castle School; Downing College, Cambridge, MA (Cantab) LLM (Cantab).

Golf (Appleby Golf Club, Westmorland, Cumbria).