Martin Lanchester

Personal injury, Clinical Negligence and Costs & Litigation Funding

Martin is a member of the Guildhall Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence team. Martin is able to take instructions covering a whole range of personal injury and clinical negligence matters representing both Claimants and Defendants.

Martin is instructed to assist with fast track trials, multi-track trials, infant approvals, costs advocacy, and provides thorough and timely advices on liability and quantum.

Martin is regularly instructed in Inquest hearings acting for families of the deceased and other interested parties.

Martin has an increasing costs practice. He is regularly instructed for both paying and receiving parties and undertakes all areas of work including detailed and provisional assessments.

He is an experienced advocate having spent a number of years as a criminal practitioner and was included on the specialist panel for prosecutors undertaking serious sexual crime. Following on from this Martin has a particular interest in abuse claims.

Martin is approachable and flexible and more than happy to undertake cases on a CFA basis.

St Catharine’s College, University of Cambridge (1995 MA (Hons) Natural Sciences 2(1)); City University (2000 CPE – Commendation); Inns of Court School of Law (2001 BVC – Very Competent).