Deka Chambers

Simon Trigger acts for Claimants and Defendants in high value catastrophic personal injury claims.

Simon has experience of claims arising in a road traffic, public liability and employers liability context. Simon has particular experience of cases involving brain injury following accidents.

Simon also acts in claims arising as a result of sexual abuse for both Claimants and Defendants. Simon is acutely conscious of the particular difficulties that such cases give rise to and he is able to deal with such cases both sensitively and robustly. Simon is happy to act on a CFA basis when required.

In addition to his high value personal injury practice Simon has a busy clinical negligence practice predominantly acting for Claimants. Simon has particular experience in cases arising as a result of brain damage at birth including cerebral palsy either acting in his own right or being led. Simon has acehvied a number of multi million pound settlements.

Simon is also one of the leading Counsel for cases involving allegations of fundamental dishonesty and fraud in personal injury litigation. Simon is on the fraud personal injury panel for Aviva, EUI and a number of other major insurers. Simon regularly acts in cases involving allegations of LSI, fraud rings, bogus occupancy and financial exaggeration. Simon has obtained a large number of findings of fundamental dishonesty and has made a number of successful section 57 applications.

As a result of his road traffic accident practice Simon has developed significant experience in Credit Hire litigation both where fraud is alleged but also more widely.

Simon acts in professional negligence claims primarily in the fields of lawyers and expert witnesses. Simon has particular expertise in cases in which dishonesty was a feature of the underlying litigation.

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