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| Year of call 1991 | |
| Education Certificate de Langue Francaise (Elementaire III 1er degre), Universite Libre de la Cote D’Azur (1987). B.A. Hons (Dunelm) | |
| Practice Profile Principal areas of practice: (1) Personal injury and fatal accidents, predominantly employers' liability and public liability, in particular building site claims. Panel Counsel to a major chain of fast food restaurants in relation to employers' and public liability claims. (2) Railway claims: defending personal injury claims; pursuing recovery claims for collision damage to trains; proceedings before the Rail Industry Dispute Resolution (RIDR) Committee. (3) Road traffic: in particular low velocity collisions, staged accidents and other fraudulent claims; MIB claims. Other areas of practice: General common law including Health & Safety prosecutions, neighbour and boundary disputes, professional negligence and contract Undertakes Direct Public Access work. | |
| Languages French | |
| Notable Cases Gibson v. Paynter C.L.W. 10/96 (entitlement to interim payment) Oakley v. Rawlinson (1998) P.I.Q.R. P161, C.A. (relevance of admission of liability to automatic directions) Stroh v. Haringey L.B.C. LTL 13/07/99, C.A. (circumstances in which appropriate to refuse permission to call any evidence) Tengerakis v. Haringey L.B.C. LTL 13.06.00, C.A. (no evidence of fraud in consideration of planning permission application) Ferron v. Metroline Travel Limited [2002] EWCA Civ 385, C.A. (no contributory negligence in pedestrian running into path of bus) Bartlett v. Cleveland Bridge Limited (2007), HHJ Wulwik (lifting of stay and strike out of proceedings where Claimant believed to have subsequently committed suicide but not proved or presumed) | |
| Memberships and Affiliations Personal Injury Bar Association | |
| Practice Groups Personal Injury | |