The Legal 500

Position

Barrister specialising in commercial, professional and clinical negligence, personal injury, sale of goods and general contract. Qualified to accept instructions under the Public Access Scheme. Cases include: Goncalves v Newham University Hospital Trust [2011]; Durity v The Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago, Privy Council Appeal; The Stax Claimants v Bank of Nova Scotia and ors [2006]; RA Kean v William McDonald and Others [2006]; McCulloch v Bank of Nova Scotia, Channel Islands and Others [2006]; Bennett v Govenor & Company of Bank of Scotland [2004] CA; R v Health Service Commissioner ex p Redmond and Others [2004] Admin Court; Severn Trent Water Plc v Barnes [2004] CA; ACI Worldwide (EMEA) Ltd v NOS Technical & Trading Co Ltd [2003] QBD; Cranfield v Bridgegrove and linked cases [2003] CA; Johnston v Whipps Cross University NHS Trust [2003] CA; AD v East Kent Community NHS Trust [2002] CA; City Television v Conference & Training Office [2001] CA; Vincent Marsden v Elston & Daws [2001] CA; Royal Bank of Scotland v Etridge No 2 [2001] HL; Bank of Scotland v Bennett [2001] HL; Khan v Miah [2000] HL; Duffen v FRABO SpA [2000]; Field v Tibbs [2000] CA; Tenka Design v Davenport Properties [1999] CA; Bank of Scotland v Kustow [1998] CA; Nightingale Finance v Scott and Scott [1997]; Betts v London Borough of Newham [1996]; Kausar v Eagle Star [1996]; Barclays Bank plc v Hendricks [1996]; Hornagold v Fairclough Building Ltd [1993]; Howard v Shirlstar Container Transport [1990]; and Interfoto Picture Library v Stiletto Visual Programmes [1988].

Career

Called 1979; Middle Temple.

Languages

Fluent French and Spanish; knowledge of Portuguese and Italian.

Education

Uppingham School; King’s College, London University (1978 LLB Hons).

Practice Areas

Clinical negligence - either side; Litigation - commercial; Personal injury - either side