No5 Barristers' Chambers

Having been pupilled at a banking/insurance set of chambers, his practice is broadly-based modern chancery/commercial; undertakes predominantly advisory work, in areas as diverse as professional negligence and associated disciplinary matters (in particular, interventions into solicitors’ practice), personal and corporate insolvency, and ‘O’Brien’ defences in mortgage claims; has a keen interest in contractual and quasi-commercial disputes and undertakes drafting which arises as a consequence of his involvement in a complimentary practice area, namely employment; undertakes advisory work of both a contentious and non-contentious nature in all core areas of employment law; his practice is neither applicant nor respondent dominant although he is retained as standing counsel to a large international retailer; has particular expertise in redundancy claims having been involved in a number of claims involving the dismissal of City workers; also often instructed in claims proceeding against NHS trusts and has a keen interest in discrimination claims generally; also specialises in personal injury work, and his practice ranges from straightforward infant settlements to fatal accident and severe injury claims; is able to offer practical advice from the commencement of investigations into liability and the settlement of pleadings through to the conclusion of any necessary appeal hearings; approximately 75% of his work is advisory and he receives instructions from both defendant insurers and claimant firms; in addition to the conventional practice areas of industrial accidents, product liability, and road traffic claims, also receives instructions in civil claims against the police, and is able to give specific advice concerning the instructing of appropriate experts.

Called to the Bar 1992.

Free Representation Unit.

BA (Hons Economics); PGCL.