Samantha Openshaw > Chambers of Frances Heaton KC and Richard Norton > Manchester, England > Barrister Profile
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Samantha Openshaw
Work Department
Personal Injury, Disease, Fraud - Civil, ADR and Mediation
Position
Samantha is a specialist civil barrister providing advice and advocacy to both claimants and defendants.
Her practice encompasses all aspects of personal injury work including road traffic litigation and credit hire, employers’ liability, public liability and industrial disease. Samantha frequently appears in cases involving allegations of fundamental dishonesty and section 57 of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015.
Samantha has considerable experience in all areas of civil litigation, civil procedure and costs. She has particular expertise in Fixed Recoverable Costs Cases and regularly appears in CCMCs, costs assessment hearings and interim applications. Her detailed knowledge of the CPR and costs law is particularly relevant to costs management and budgeting and achieving successful conclusions to cases.
Samantha is also a qualified mediator.