Park Square Barristers Ltd.
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Christopher Machin
- Phone0113 213 5252
- Email[email protected]
Work Department
Personal Injury, Commercial & Chancery and Crime
Position
Personal Injury
Christopher is known for his detailed case analysis, client-focused approach and thorough cross-examination skills. He accepts instructions from claimants and defendants across all areas of personal injury work, including:
road traffic litigation; public liability claims; employers’ liability cases; travel sickness cases; occupiers’ liability claims; industrial disease matters; claims arising out of assaults and batteries; professional negligence claims; and credit hire.His practice involves:
advising in person and in writing; drafting all types of pleadings; attending all types of interim hearings; multi-track, fast track and small claims track trials and disposal hearings; MOJ Stage 3 hearings; andCommercial & Chancery Christopher accepts instructions in all areas of commercial, chancery and property work. In addition, he is an ADR-ODR International accredited civil/commercial mediator.
Christopher acts for both landlords and tenants in public and private cases, and accepts instructions in cases involving:
possession proceedings; anti-social behaviour; disrepair; homelessness; unlawful eviction; trespass; committals; and all types of injunctions.Crime Christopher prosecutes and defends and has experience in the Magistrates’ and Crown Courts. Christopher also accepts instructions in the Youth Court, and having been a teacher previously, he is ideally placed to deal with young people and can quickly build a rapport with them.
Career
Call 2017
Languages
French
Memberships
Lincoln’s Inn The North Eastern Circuit
Education
2001 BA (Hons) History – The University of Bristol, 2.1
2004 PGCE (Fast Track) – Edge Hill University
2016 GDL – Manchester Metropolitan University, Distinction
2017 BPTC – Manchester Metropolitan University, Outstanding