Education

B.A. Hons, M.A. (Witwatersrand)

LL.B. Hons (Lond)

Ph.D. (Cantab)

Affiliations

Professional Negligence Bar Association (PNBA)

British German Jurists’ Association (BGJA)

South Eastern Circuit

Public Access

Accepts instructions direct from businesses and individuals via the Public Access scheme 

Publications

15 books published to date, including:

A Handbook of Human Rights Law  (Kogan Page, 2004)

Principles of the Common Law  (Duckworth, 2004)

The U.S. Constitution for Dummies (Wiley, 2009)

Languages

German, Dutch, French, Spanish, Portuguese

Areas of Practice

Contract - contentious and non-contentious: drafting franchising, publishing and other agreements; acting for Claimants and Defendants in breach of contract actions, including sale of goods, construction contracts, publishing contracts.  

Personal Injury - complex road traffic accidents;  occupier’s Liability; res ipsa loquitur cases; injuries at work.

Public authorities - malicious prosecution, misfeasance in public office.

Clinical Negligence - acting for Claimants against hospitals and consultants; negligent anaesthetic; negligent surgery; informed consent.

Medical Law – acting for doctors in GMC disciplinary hearings.

Professional Negligence - solicitors, surveyors, architects, medical, accountants, auditors (all including disciplinary hearings).

Property Law - Mortgages, including cases involving the sale of properties by a mortgagee in possession; Landlord & Tenant – residential and commercial; Nuisance; HM Land Registry errors; neighbour disputes; easement of support.

Employment Law - acting for employers and employees in Employment Tribunals and appeals; unfair dismissal; whistleblowers (Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998).

Education Law - acting for academics and students in disputes with universities.

Construction Law - acting for Claimants against negligent builders, architects, surveyors.

Defamation - acting for Claimants against newspapers and other publications

Media Law - contentious and non-contentious -- drafting licences, publishing contracts; acting in cases involving breaches of contract; internet – advising, drafting agreements and litigation.

Company law & insolvency  – advising, drafting & litigation; negligent auditors, accountants, insolvency practitioners, trustees in bankruptcy

Partnerships, clubs, sports organisations, unincorporated associations – advising, drafting & litigation.

Sports Law - sports organisations, constitutions, contracts, personal injury, negligence.

Contentious Probate - acting for beneficiaries challenging a will.

Public Law: Judicial Review - acting for Claimants challenging decisions of central or local government in regard to housing, immigration, education, religion.

Human Rights Law - Privacy, religious freedom, right to a fair trial.

EU & International Law - advisory work, drafting and litigation – sale of goods, publishing contracts, internet law; choice of law;  forum non conveniens.

Mediation - registered mediator; sits as court-appointed mediator and also undertakes private mediations in regard to any of the areas of speciality listed above.  Also represents Claimants and Defendants as an advocate in mediations in all the areas listed above.