Call: 2002 Education: University of Oxford, St Peter’s College:,
MA (Jurisprudence), 2000,
BCL (Bachelor of Civil Law in European and Comparative Law), 2001
Practice Summary
Personal Injury
Police Law
Professional Negligence
Clinical Negligence
Property
Commercial Disputes
Memberships
Professional Negligence Bar Association
Personal Injury Bar Association
Association of Personal Injury Lawyers
South Eastern Circuit
Robert McAllister is currently on sabbatical.
Robert McAllister completed his pupillage with 9 Gough Square after 12 months at a civil/commercial chambers and was taken on as a tenant on 1st April 2004. Robert has a particular interest in Personal Injury, Professional (including Clinical) Negligence and matters relating to contract, tort and land law.
Robert’s PI practice includes written work, regular instructions to appear before the CICAP, in fast-track trials and in applications and assessment of damage hearings at the fast and multi-track level. Robert also appears in detailed assessment costs hearings.
Robert's Police practice focuses on applications for ASBOs, Closure Orders, Cash Seizure and Forfeiture and matters relating to the Police Property Act. He is the co-author (with Edwin Buckett and Tom Little) of Preventative Orders, A Practical Guide (Law Society 2010).
Robert also undertakes Property and L&T work, including boundary disputes, adverse possession claims and has appeared before the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal.
In respect of Family work, Robert has acted for London Local Authorities, parents and children within care proceedings and for parents in private law proceedings.
Robert's practice used to include Crime and various areas of Family Law giving him a broad background knowledge. He still accepts instructions in respect of disclosure and public interest immunity.
Corr v IBC Vehicles [2008] UKHL 13, (2008) 2 WLR 499. Robert was led by John Foy QC and Andrew Ritchie in representing the successful Claimant’s Fatal Accident Act claim arising from the suicide of her husband caused by the Defendant’s negligence 6 years earlier. Employer’s liability; remoteness of damage; kind of harm; foreseeability and causation.Click here to listen to Robert's podcast regarding this case.
Dumble v Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis, DC (Scott Baker LJ, Silber J) 6 February 2009. Robert successfully represented the respondent Commissioner of Police in an appeal by way of case stated from the decision of magistrates to make a closure order under section 2 of the Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003. The Divisional Court gave guidance on the making of closure orders where serious nuisance or disorder has reduced or temporarily ceased leading up to the service of the closure notice and the making of the order.
Robert is the co-author (with Edwin Buckett and Tom Little) of Preventative Orders, A Practical Guide (Law Society 2010). Further details can be found here or click here to visit the Law Society website to order a copy of the book.
Robert contributed to the chapter on overtaking in the APIL 'Guide to RTA Liability', edited by Andrew Ritchie QC and published by Jordans.
Robert also contributed (with John Foy QC) to chapters on funding in 9 Gough Square's publication 'Clinical Negligence Claims: A Practical Guide', edited by Grahame Aldous QC and to the APIL 'Guide to Catastrophic Injury Claims'. edited by Grahame Aldous QC and published by Jordans. The latter provides a summary of the Jackson Report.
Articles:
Robert has had articles published in JPIL, Legal Week and the EMIS ‘Health and Safety’ publication.
