Adrian has a busy personal injury practice in which work is undertaken on behalf of claimants and defendants. His reputation for detailed and realistic analysis of claims means that he is frequently instructed to provide early written assessments of liability and quantum in complex or high value claims.
He is frequently instructed to provide early written analysis of liability in claims involving multiple parties and to undertake early projections of potential quantum in complex or high-value claims (in writing or in conference).
Employer’s liability
Experience of all aspects of employer’s liability including regular instructions in claims arising out of agricultural accidents involving sub-contractors and farm machinery. Adrian is also frequently instructed in construction site claims, particularly falls from height.
Traffic
Particular experience of serious motorcycle accident claims, including many in which liability has been in dispute such that detailed accident reconstruction evidence has been required.
Regular instructions from defendant insurers following collisions involving EU drivers, particularly HGV drivers, resulting in high value claims.
Particular interest in, and experience of, collisions resulting in serious injury to cyclists.
Occupier’s liability
Adrian has been instructed to advise and/or to represent parties at trial in claims ranging from regular retail, school and domestic premises to more unusual locations such as an amusement park, a social club, a chicken shed and stately homes.
Fatal accidents
Regular involvement in advising, and drafting detailed Schedules and Counter Schedules, in Fatal Accident Act claims involving substantial loss of dependency.
Recent experience of claims involving complex and / or multiple injuries such as:
Adrian has regularly been involved in cases requiring detailed analysis of:
Adrian has regularly been instructed by self-insuring companies, and other persons who have found themselves facing claims without insurance in place, seeking realistic and cost-efficient outcomes to litigation.
Adrian has considerable experience of costs budgeting hearings from County Court to High Court level, in claims with values ranging from £40,000 to over £1million.
For further information and enquiries please contact:
Personal Injury: Caroline Evans or Olive Kavanagh or Emily Webb
Clinical Negligence: Caroline Evans or Olive Kavanagh or Emily Webb