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Grahame has been named as a "Leader in the Field" in Clinical and Professional Negligence by Chambers UK Guide, and is a member of the Executive Committee of the Professional Negligence Bar Association. He has extensive experience of Personal Injury with particular expertise in marine accidents and cases involving conflicts of laws. Grahame is a CEDR accredited mediator and is also experienced in the fields of Employment, Commercial and Administrative Law.
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Andrew Robertson QC specialises in group actions, disease litigation and cerebral palsy cases. He has also conducted a large number of civil actions concerning the police and his practice also includes all types of homicide, fraud, serious sex cases and drug cases; especially those involving NCS and PII issues.
Andrew is Head of Chambers at KBW, Leeds and a door tenant of St John's Buildings, Manchester.
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John Foy QC has appeared in many reported cases in the House of Lords and in the Court of Appeal on subjects such as Personal Injury liability and quantum, occupational disease litigation and serious crime. Most of his work now is serious Personal Injury such as brain damage, paraplegics etc., Clinical/Professional Negligence, costs cases and major crime.
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Andrew has tackled cases ranging from inquests and public enquiries, through many large criminal cases, personal injuries actions including fatal accident claims, to Professional Negligence and a Chancery Division action for the rectification of a lease. He has conducted over two dozen commercial frauds and, since taking silk, he has advised and represented financial regulators and conducted several murder trials.
He has extensive experience in the use of computer systems in support and presentation of his cases.
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Personal Injury for claimants and defendants has formed Chris's practice for over 15 years. He has wide experience in occupational illness and stress cases and handles Professional Negligence, Clinical Negligence and Health and Safety criminal work. He has contributed to a number of publications and is an author of the APIL Guide to Occupational Illness Claims and Health & Safety: The Modern Legal Framework. Listed in Legal 500 as a Leading Junior and in Chambers' Clients Guide to the UK Legal Profession as a Leader at the Bar.
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Giles has extensive experience in all aspects of Personal Injury claims arising from work place and road accidents, and relating to occupational health issues, and frequently handles claims involving head and spinal injuries. In Clinical Negligence he has particular experience of claims concerning accident & emergency failures, brain surgery, cervical cancer screening, failed sterilisations and general practitioners' negligence. He also deals with claims in relation to solicitor's negligence in pursuing such litigation. He is a lead mediator on the CEDR Solve panel of mediators.
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Trevor’s practice covers all areas of Personal Injury, including industrial accident, industrial disease, WRULD, road traffic, highway and fatal accidents.
His Professional Negligence work includes solicitors' negligence in handling litigation. He is prepared to travel for conferences and gives realistic advice for payments into court etc.
He has extensive experience in drafting complex schedules of loss.
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Fred Ferguson’s practice focuses on white collar crime and serious criminal offences.
He defends offences including, arson, drug trafficking, fraud, offences against intellectual property and public order, rape and other sexual offences, murder and other offences of violence.
He prosecutes in fraud and corruption cases for organisations including the Serious Fraud Office.
He deals with cases involving vulnerable defendants or complainants, and cases involving expert witnesses.
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Prior to joining 9 Gough Square, Philip had a successful career in the Serious Fraud Office prosecuting some of their biggest cases in financial and insurance fraud; appropriation of managed funds; corruption by public officials; and Insolvency and Company Act offences.
Since joining chambers he deals with cases for the Accountants Joint Disciplinary Scheme, the Institute of Chartered Accountants, the SFO, Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, Department of Trade, The Attorney General of Jersey and the CPS.
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In his Police Law practice, Duncan is instructed by the Metropolitan Police in many high profile cases, appearing in the Court of Appeal and House of Lords.
In his Regulatory and Health and Safety work he is instructed by large corporations, small companies and Local Authorities. His experience in Personal Injury work covers clinical/medical accident litigation, serious brain injury, workplace, road traffic and fatal accident claims. In Clinical Negligence, his work covers claims against solicitors, barristers, surveyors and accountants.
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Christopher has undertaken highly technical arbitrations on behalf of the Government and is specialised in the use and storage of sensitive documents and electronic document management and e-disclosure systems.
He has wide experience in all aspects of property and business disputes and his Professional Negligence work includes: claims against solicitors, barristers, accountants, surveyors and insurance brokers.
Christopher's Personal Injury work covers employers' liability actions, road traffic, highway, occupiers' liability and product liability claims.
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Martin was a Prosecutor for the Criminal Prosecution Service and Serious Fraud Office for over 20 years before joining chambers, where he continues to specialise in serious fraud work.
Martin has developed a general crime practice involving work for both Prosecution and Defence successfully conducting cases of serious violence, sexual offences and dishonesty. He is presently instructed to defend a case of rape, kidnapping and false imprisonment and to prosecute a seven handed conspiracy to cultivate cannabis.
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Nicolas’ practice is principally employers' liability claims for both accidents and disease (including asbestos disease, noise induced hearing loss, HAVS, RSI/WRULD and stress at work) but also road traffic, highway and product liability claims. He has considerable experience of catastrophic injuries/brain damage, Fatal Accidents Act and industrial disease litigation.
His Clinical Negligence experience is predominantly in obstetric, orthopaedic and dental claims and his Professional Negligence work predominantly solicitor’s negligence actions originating from failed Personal Injury/Clinical Negligence claims.
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Roger was one of John Foy QC's pupils and received the best possible grounding in all aspects of Personal Injury and fatal accident cases. Having initially practised in all areas of common law work, for many years now he has specialised in Personal Injury, fatal accident and Clinical Negligence cases. He has a particular interest in occupational disease claims and is noted for his expertise in claims involving work related upper limb disorders (WRULD), asbestos and deafness.
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Simon Carr primarily specialises in the areas of Personal Injury and Criminal law.
In his Personal Injury work he represents claimants in cases of maximum severity particularly those injured in accidents at work and as a result of industrially contracted diseases.
Simon’s Criminal practice covers serious offences including white collar crime and he has developed expertise in cases involving vulnerable witnesses, in particular the use of video linked evidence in allegation of serious sexual abuse.
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Andrew is instructed in large multi track personal injury and clinical negligence cases often involving cutting edge points of principle or law.
He is recommended in Chambers & Partners guide to the legal profession as a “Grade 1 leading junior”.
His Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence experience is extensive.
He edits 8 chapters of Kemp on Quantum and is general editor of Kemp on Personal Injury law, Practice and Procedure.
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Gaurang’s Personal Injury work focuses on employer's liability for trade union solicitors including industrial disease cases and work-place accidents.
His commercial experience includes: partnership disputes, sale of goods contractual disputes, building disputes, employment and professional negligence. His landlord & tenant work covers residential and commercial disputes and mortgage possession actions.
Gaurang's practice also encompasses both defending and prosecuting civil and criminal fraud.
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Vincent is listed as a 'Leader at the Bar' in Police Law. He has advised and/or been to trial in a very large number of civil actions and is instructed by a number of police forces. His Personal Injury experience includes: claims arising from road traffic accidents; injuries at work; and rail disasters (Watford, Paddington, Ladbroke Grove, Hatfield). He has been involved in a number of sensitive Coroners’ inquests and was instructed in the Inquiry into the death of Victoria Climbié
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Jacob's practice is in Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence work with a smaller proportion of Professional Negligence claims arising out of Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence cases that have gone awry.
Strongly Claimant based he still manages a healthy smattering of Defence work. Slippers, trippers, nippers, wheezers, clippers, lifters, strainers, brainers and rear-end shunters are the staple diet of his Personal Injury practice. He has represented all the major Trade Unions over the years and lectures on many aspects of Personal Injury law.
Jacob’s Clinical Negligence practice is wholly Claimant oriented and he undertakes work in all areas of medical negligence.
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Jonathan has extensive experience of fraud prosecution for the Serious Fraud Office and CPS Special Casework, including: conspiracy to defraud, fraudulent trading, large-scale industrial corruption, mortgage fraud and offences under the Insolvency Act. His defence work involves allegations of mortgage and legal aid fraud.
He also has experience involving serious allegations of assaults, false imprisonment, malicious prosecutions and deaths in custody. He undertakes all types of Personal Injury work, principally industrial accidents and disease, Professional and Clinical Negligence.
