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Mr Derek O'Sullivan KC
Position
Also an associate member of ST JOHN’S CHAMBERS, Bristol. Barrister specialising in personal injury, insurance litigation, common law and health and safety law.
Career
Called 1990, Lincoln’s Inn.
Memberships
Personal Injury Bar Association.
Education
University of Durham (BA Hons History).
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Personal injury, industrial disease and insurance fraud
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 2Derek O’Sullivan KC –39 Essex Chambers ‘A true heavyweight silk. Encyclopedic knowledge of the law and procedure, yet always able to distil advice to the binary.’
‘Go-to set’ 39 Essex Chambers‘ civil liability team is managed by Jamie Tucker, who moved from 12 King’s Bench Walk in April 2023. It has notable growing sports injury expertise, with Derek O’Sullivan KC representing the Welsh Rugby Union in Hughes & 168 Others v World Rugby, Welsh Rugby Union and Rugby Football Union – claims brought by former professional rugby players for alleged cumulative brain damage over their careers. Nicola Greaney KC took silk in the 2023 round, this year acting for the Mayor and Transport for London in the case of Kissi-Debrah v Department for Environment & ors, a claim brought in the wake of a high-profile inquest which found that air pollution more than materially contributed to her death due to a fatal asthma attack. Sadie Crapper, who specialises in cases in which fraud is alleged, is a noteworthy set member.