Group actions/class actions, product liability, property damage, environmental law, commercial dispute resolution, negligence, sale of goods, public inquiries and inquests, insurance, arbitration.
Barrister (silk 2013) specialising in commercial and common law with an emphasis on group actions/class actions and multi-party litigation, cross-border and jurisdictional litigation, product liability/product safety and product recall, life sciences (pharmaceutical/medical device) claims, environmental and major property damage claims, industrial disease claims, sale of goods, negligence, inquests and public inquiries, insurance, international arbitration. Geraint has acted in many of the most high-profile group action claims of the last 20 years, typically instructed on behalf of defendants. His life sciences product liability claims include the Hormone Pregnancy Test litigation, PIP breast implant litigation, metal-on-metal hip implant litigation, Acomplia litigation, Avandia litigation, Foetal Anti-consultant litigation. He has acted in numerous group action claims concerning personal injury claims, environmental claims and human rights claims arising in various jurisdictions, including oil spill and extractive industry claims. Geraint has considerable experience of cross-border and jurisdiction disputes, including parent company/overseas subsidiary claims. He has acted in a wide range of commercial and property damage claims concerning factory/industrial explosions, fires, plant and pipeline failures in the petrochemical industry, power-generation industry and construction industry. Food/drink contamination claims include the Benzene Litigation, Para Red, Sudan 1. He has acted in international arbitrations, including insurance coverage disputes, under ICC, UNCITRAL, LCIA etc. Deputy High Court Judge (2019). Further details: www.hendersonchambers.co.uk.
Called 1995. Silk 2013. Princess Royal Scholar. CEDR accredited mediator. Contributor to Product Liability and Safety Encyclopaedia (Butterworths).
COMBAR, LCCLBA, PIBA.
Christ Church, Oxford University (First Class Hons).