John Meredith-Hardy

Areas of work undertaken for claimants and defendants include personal injury, insurance and commercial disputes.

Personal injury: accidents at work including factories, workshops, shops and offices; occupational disease including asbestos-related conditions; road traffic accidents involving heavy goods vehicles, cars and motorbikes; employment and holiday accidents abroad whilst on-land and on-ship; jurisdictional issues and the conduct of claims in England by reference to foreign law; brain injury, cerebral palsy and spinal injuries of the utmost severity; complex injuries resulting in lifetime care and therapy, adaptive housing and ancillary services.

Insurance: coverage, indemnity & related disputes (including the duty of fair presentation) instructed by insurers, the insured and insurance brokers in relation to non-consumer and consumer insurance. Instructions include issues arising from: Insurance Act 2015, Consumer Insurance (Disclosure and Representations) Act 2012 & ICOBS. RTA insurance coverage, s.151 enforcement of judgments & recovery claims, the MIB, Article 75, uninsured & untraced drivers, and the Green Card scheme. Recovery claims include damage by flood, fire, storm and theft. Underlying causes of action include negligence, nuisance and Rylands v Fletcher. Product related claims include the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 1994, Sale of Goods Act 1979, Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982, Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977, Consumer Rights Act 2015 & Consumer Protection Act 1987.

Commercial: sale of goods including a special interest in engines and mechanical devices; building disputes involving the construction of domestic housing and commercial property; property disputes involving shops, auctions, clubs, hotels and farms; sale of services including waste disposal, work wear, clothing and estate agency; other contractual disputes involving a wide range of subject matter; conflict of law and jurisdictional issues; fraud in the civil context.

St Andrews University (1987 MA Hons History and International Relations); Central London (1988 Diploma in Law).