Practice consists principally of personal injury, clinical negligence, coronial work (both judicial review and representation at inquests) and employment. Recent reported personal injury cases include the litigation arising out of the Selby rail disaster, Great NE Railways Ltd v Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions LTL 30.10.03; Sandhar v DETR and Others [2005] 1 WLR 1632 and Mitchell v Department for Transport [2006] 1 WLR 3356. Coronial cases include Pearson v HM Coroner for Inner North London LTL 06.05.05 [2005] UKHRR 896; Plymouth City Council v HM Coroner for Devon & Sec of State for Education & Skills (intervenor) LTL 06.06.05 (2005) FLR 1279; and Clayton v HM Coroner for S Yorks East District & Chief Constable of S Yorks LTL 15.06.05 (2005) ACD.

Qualified 1980; Middle Temple; junior counsel to the Crown (civil) ‘B’ Panel.

French.

Downside School; Merton College, Oxford (1977 MA); City University, London (1978 Diploma in Law).