London Bar
Personal injury
Leading junior5John William McDonald – 2 Temple Gardens ‘John's written advice is excellent, clear and insightful.‘
2 Temple Gardens
Barristers
John William McDonald
2 Temple Gardens, London
- Phone+44 (0)20 7822 1200
- Email[email protected]
- Profilewww.2tg.co.uk
Work Department
Insurance & Reinsurance, Motor Insurance, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Property Damage
Position
Extensive experience of motor insurance claims, including coverage issues and contribution between insurers. Cases include Sahin v Havard [2017] 1 WLR 1853, Pinn & Guo v. Zenith Insurance (2014), Clarke and Clarke v MIB [2012] EWHC 2118, Harvey v MIB [2011] and McCall v Poulton & MIB [2009] RTR 11. Long experience of disease claims (esp asbestos, but also deafness, dermatitis and WRULD) for claimants and defendants (eg Smith v. Portswood [2016] EWHC 939, Prater v. British Motor Holdings (2016) Lawtel). Particular interest in stress and harassment claims (e.g. Mullen v Accenture [2010] EWHC 2336) and defending fraudulent/exaggerated claims (e.g. Singh v O'Shea [2009] EWHC 1251). Instructed in cases involving complex technical and accounting issues. Related practice areas include property and construction litigation.
PUBLICATIONS: Contributor to Injury Times, PILJ.
Career
MA (St. Andrews). Formerly a solicitor (admitted with Honours). Called to Bar 1981.
Memberships
Fellow of Royal Society of Arts, Fellow of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, PIBA, PNBA TecBar, Western Circuit.
Leisure
Classical music, fishing.