Employment

Representation at Tribunal and EAT level for Claimants and Respondents in dismissal and discrimination claims. Commercial clients include both private enterprises and PLCs. Drafting work (e.g. contracts and procedures) also undertaken. John is regularly instructed in long, high value discrimination claims with high success rates, one example being an award of nearly £100,000 for a probation officer with depression who was overworked, unsupported and harassed (see Collingwood below). Recent EAT cases include:

Cumbria Probation Board v Collingwood 2008 UKEAT/0079/08/JOJ (DDA: reasonable adjustments and harassment)

Riley v First Choice Homes Oldham Ltd. 2008 UKEAT/0051/08/DA (content of grievances under modified statutory procedure)

Outokumpu Stainless Ltd. v Law 2007 UKEAT/0199/07/MAA (time limits and Just and equitable consideration of late claims)

Associations

Employment Law Bar Association
 

Personal Injury

John regularly advises and appears at all stages of fast- and multi-track claims for both Claimants and Defendants in the County Court and the High Court. His practice covers all aspects of road traffic and workplace accidents, along with child and highways claims.

Road Traffic Fraud:
Types of work this includes are:

• Bogus passenger claims
• Deliberate slam-on claims
• Accidents that never happened
• Staged accidents
• Low Velocity Impact claims
• Conferences with clients and engineers to advise on evidence and tactics
• Drafting Defences, Replies to Defences and questions to engineering and medical experts
• Advising on evidence and tactics
• Trials for Claimants, indemnified Defendants and Second Defendant insurers

Other injury work

Spinal and brain injury work valued up to around £1m.

Earlier this year John successfully recovered £480,000 for an airline pilot whose ankle injuries forced him into early retirement. He is presently involved in a number of subtle brain injury claims for teenage and young adult Claimants. He regularly accepts instructions to attend round table settlement discussions around the country for Claimants and Defendants.

Recent Talks Delivered:

• Damages following Fatal Injury
• Resiling from Admissions
• Low Velocity Impacts
• Road Traffic fraud claims overview
• Criminal Injuries Compensation

ASSOCIATIONS

Personal Injury Bar Association
Northern Circuit Medical Law Association