Personal injury, No5 Barristers' Chambers
Personal Injury
Regularly instructed by Claimants and Defendants in the full range of personal injury work, both in the fast track and the multi-track. Steve has an in-depth knowledge of the relevant law concerning Highways, Public and Occupiers Liability (including the sometimes challenging arguments concerning Public Rights of Way), Employers Liability, Road Traffic Accidents and Industrial Disease (including NIHL, VWF/HAVS, Occupational Asthma and Asbestosis/Mesothelioma). Steve is also well versed in the law relating to costs, including the operation of QOCS, the effects of fundamental dishonesty and the application of s.57 of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015.
Routinely called upon to draft complicated Schedules of Loss involving substantial claims for lost earnings (including analysis of profit/loss accounts and tax returns for self-employed individuals), extensive claims for care and assistance (with reference to expert care reports) and also costs relating to future medical procedures, adaptations and prosthetics. Steve has a scientific and mathematical background which makes him ideally placed to handle intricate medical evidence alongside precise Ogden Table calculations.
LLB (Hons) - University of Wolverhampton
Inns of Court School of Law – Very Competent
Midland Circuit • Regional Bar
Steven Fisher – No5 Barristers’ Chambers ‘Steven has an excellent ability to identify the core issues in a claim. He works with the client collaboratively to get the best result for them. His advocacy is strong and uncomplicated, and his document drafting is excellent.’