Position

Russell’s practice is predominantly personal injury based and involves instructions for both claimants and defendants across a broad spectrum of personal injury litigation. He is regularly instructed in top-end fast-track and multi-track cases, involving significant injuries and complex schedules of loss and he has a particular interest in complex medical causation issues. He regularly provides seminars to solicitors on all aspects of personal injury litigation and recent developments in the law in this area. As part of his extensive personal injury practice, Russell has a particular interest in travel law issues including significant injuries arising from RTAs abroad and choice of law and applicable law issues, including Rome II. He also offers advice and advocacy in relation to the Package Travel Regulations and local safety standard issues. As a separate aspect of his personal injury work, Russell also has considerable experience in dealing with a wide range of motor insurance fraud litigation. He regularly acts for defendant insurers in personal injury litigation arising out of road traffic collisions involving staged or induced collisions, bogus passenger claims and LVI issues.

Education

Hatfield College, Durham University (BA Hons Economics 2:1); Nottingham Law School (Post Graduate Diploma in Law; BVC).