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John Greenbourne

020 7797 8100 greenbourne@crownofficechambers.com

Position

Barrister specialising in professional negligence (chiefly concerned with insurance services, legal advice, property valuation and construction and clinical treatment), general commercial, insurance and reinsurance, personal injury. Cases include: Perry v Raleys Solicitors [2017] EWCA Civ 314, [2017] PNLR 27 (when appellate court can interfere with lower court’s findings of fact; whether claim for loss of chance of compensation if original claim dishonest);  Procter v Raleys Solicitors [2015] EWCA Civ 400, [2015] PNLR 24; (extent of duty of solicitors acting for large number of claimants under occupational disease scheme;  HLB Kidsons v Lloyd’s Underwriters [2008] EWCA Civ 1206, [2009] Lloyd’s IR 178; [2009] 1 Lloyd’s Rep 8 (timing of notification of claims and whether condition precedent – accountants suing professional indemnity insurers, brokers and solicitors after insurers refused to indemnify in respect of claims in respect of failed tax avoidance schemes); Lindsay v Wood The Times 08.12.06 [2006] EWHC 2895 (QB) (test of mental capacity to conduct claim for personal injury and manage the resultant fund); Skipper v Calderdale MBC [2006] EWCA Civ 238 [2006] ELR 322 (whether claim should be summarily dismissed, educational negligence); Bankers Insurance v South [2004] Lloyd’s IR 1 (whether holiday policy covered liability for jet ski accident, notification term a condition precedent, effect of unfair terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1994, whether breach of condition precedent entitled insurers to avoid in absence of prejudice); Wong v Parkside NHST [2003] 3 All ER 932 (CA) (whether common law tort of harassment; requirements for tort of intentional infliction of harm); Phelps v Hillingdon LBC [2001] 2 AC 619 (liability of LEA and educational psychologist to dyslexic pupil); Norglen v Reeds Rains Prudential [1999] 2 AC 1 (assignability of cause of action by company to legally aided individual); Kincardine Fisheries v Sunderland Marine Insurance (CA) The Times 12.02.97 [1998] CLY 3363 (construction of fish farm insurance policy; claim against brokers and insurers); Theodore Goddard v Fletcher King [1997] 2 EGLR 131 (liabilities of solicitor and surveyor for drafting defective lease); X v Bedfordshire CC [1995] 2 AC 633 (duties of care owed by statutory authorities and professional employees); Ezekiel v McDade [1995] 2 EGLR 107 (CA) (measure of general damages against residential property surveyors); Slade v Adco The Times 07.12.95 (CA) and Draper v Ferrymasters [1993] PIQR P356 (CA) (dismissal of personal injury claims for want of prosecution); Suttle v Simmons [1989] 2 Lloyd’s 227 (PC) (extent of insurers’ liability under compulsory motor insurance legislation).

Career

Called 1978; Gray’s Inn (Holt Scholar).

Memberships

London Common Law and Commercial Bar Association; Professional Negligence Bar Association; Personal Injuries Bar Association.

Education

St Paul’s School; Trinity College, Cambridge (MA).