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Nigel DH Edwards

Nigel DH Edwards

Exchange Chambers, North West

Work Department

Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence

Position

Prior to being called to the Bar, Nigel served as an officer in the Royal Navy. After leaving the Navy he went to St John’s College, Cambridge where he read Law and won the McMahon and Larmor Awards.

His practice centres on substantial personal injury claims, fatal accident claims, medical negligence and general common law and he enjoys the complexity that comes with jurisdictional disputes, credit hire claims and contractual disputes flowing from an accident.

His common law practice covers a wide range of areas, including:

Catastrophic injuries Brain injuries Spinal injuries Inquests Dental negligence Medical negligence Consumer credit hire claims Workplace accidents Fatal accidents and inquests Professional negligence disputes generally involving Lawyers Industrial Disease including Noise Induced Hearing Loss and Chemical Poisoning

Career

Called 1999.

Memberships

Northern Circuit Personal injury Bar Association

Education

Dartmouth College, Royal Navy MA Law, St John’s College, University of Cambridge McMahon Scholarship Larmor Prize Winner

Leisure

Away from work, Nigel has 2 young children which take up most of his time but when circumstances allow he enjoys tinkering with old cars and motorbikes and races a 1960’s English sportscar that he has owned for many years. He is also an ardent motorcycle enthusiast and has ridden a variety of bikes for over 25 years.