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Andrew Arentsen
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Andrew Arentsen’s practice is predominantly personal injury, with a focus on high value and complex claims usually involving conflicting medical evidence. It also includes professional and clinical negligence. He is also highly regarded for his work on commercial and contractual disputes, including insurance disputes as well as cases involving sports law and sporting disciplinary regulation.
Career
Called 1996; Gray’s Inn; 33 Park Place, Cardiff 1995-2009; Civitaslaw, Cardiff 2009-2015; Farrar’s Building 2015 to date; chairman of the Welsh Rugby Union Independent Tribunal (2008 to date) – panel considers foreign player work permit applications; panel counsel to the British Boxing Board of Control Limited. Publications of note: author of an independent review commissioned by a leading sports governing body into the licensing of its league clubs and its liabilities for the condition of their premises; presenter of regulat Bar Council and Law Society approved seminars (recent seminars have included ‘Part 36 A Costs Update’ and ‘Periodical Payments Orders in cases of Catastrophic Brain Injury’; sub-editor of Volume 1 of Butterworths Personal Injury Litigation, including writing the chapters on causation, clinical negligence and solicitors’ negligence.
Memberships
PIBA.
Education
Cardiff High School; Corpus Christi College, Cambridge University (1991-1994 MA Law); Inns of Court School of Law (1994-1995).
Leisure
Andrew is a keen skier and father of 3 young children.
Cycled in 2012 from Yosemite to San Francisco as part of the Velindre Cancer Charity Cycle that raised over £500,000 for cancer services at the Velindre Centre in Cardiff. Then persuaded to complete the second Velindre Cancer Charity Cycle from Boston to New York in September 2014 which raised close to £750,000.
Completed the 2009 Etape du Tour, a 120 mile stage of the Tour de France including an ascent of Mont Ventoux.
First class professional rugby player for Richmond, Newport and Glamorgan Wanderers. Cambridge Rugby Union Blue 1993. U18 Welsh schoolboy rugby international.
Lawyer Rankings
Regional Bar > Wales and Chester Circuit > Personal injury
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 1Andrew Arentsen – Farrar’s Building ‘He has an ability to get straight to the crucial matters in a case and will always make a decision rather than leave things up in the air. He commands the respect of judges by nailing the important issues and has excellent client care skills.’
London Bar > Personal injury, industrial disease and insurance fraud
(Personal injury - Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 4Andrew Arentsen –Farrar’s Building ‘Andrew is very personable, good with clients, and gives clear sound advice.’
Farrar’s Building ‘offer a wide variety of talent‘, with ‘excellent strength and depth‘. Lee Evans continues to have a busy caseload in this area, with a focus on severe brain and spinal injuries. Andrew Arentsen is also a standout name in the set, this year acting for the dog owner in a case, in which liability is disputed, after a financial adviser suffered a tetraplegic injury after falling from a horse, provided by a supervised riding school, which had been scared by a West Highland terrier. John Meredith-Hardy has notable experience in cross-border claims.