Criminal and Personal Injury

Call 1987

Appointments:Grade 3 Prosecutor

Criminal Bar AssociationPersonal Injury Bar Assocation

CrimeWith over 30 years at the Bar, Austin’s well-established criminal practice encompasses a wide range of work.

Areas of expertise:

Serious sexual offences Violent offences Robbery offences Drugs offences Dangerous driving

Austin appears in Criminal Courts at all levels up to the Court of Appeal and is regularly instructed by both the prosecution and defence. He has expertise in large scale POCA matters on behalf of the Crown.

Austin formerly practised in the field of immigration law and this has provided the basis for a particular interest in criminal cases involving foreign nationals and refugees.

Personal Injury

Austin has a broad and well-established Personal Injury practice.

Areas of expertise:

Accidents in the workplace and industrial disease Inquests Road traffic accidents Sporting injuries Accidents at school

He advises and appears in a wide range of actions for personal injury, with particular emphasis on industrial and sporting accidents, regularly appearing on behalf of claimants in contested claims before both the High Court and County Court.

Austin has regularly attended inquests on behalf of insurers and other interested parties.

Austin has considerable experience in bringing claims before the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority, especially on behalf of severely brain damaged or sexually abused applicants, and challenging decisions by way of Judicial Review proceedings.

LLB (Hons)

LLM (Lond)