Patrick Vincent

Patrick is a specialist in Insurance, Personal Injury and International/Travel law. He acts for Claimants and Defendants in complex catastrophic personal injury claims, insurance and policy construction disputes and cross jurisdictional litigation.

Examples of recent work include

Appearances in the Supreme Court in Cameron v Liverpool Victoria Insurance Co Ltd [2019] UKSC 6 and R & S Pilling v(T/A Phoenix Engineering} v UK Insurance Ltd [2019] UKSC 16. Acting for the dependents of a victim of a fatal aircraft accident in Switzerland. Acting for the Defendant insurer in Greenaway & Rocks v Covea in which the court considered for the first time how the English courts were to tackle issues which, pre-Brexit, would have been referred to the CJEU for a preliminary ruling. Advising and acting more than 20 catastrophic brain injury claims worth in excess of £5m within the last year. Appearing in the important motor policy construction case of Daudher v Hoisani, EUI Ltd & Advantage Insurance Co Ltd [2020] WLUK 549. Advising on Covid Business Interruption claims. Instructed in complex personal injury claims occurring in Hungary, Romania, Bermuda, Bulgaria, France, Spain and Poland.

Patrick has a particular interest in aviation/maritime claims and holds a private pilot’s licence.

Bristol University (BA philosophy).