Peter Harrison > Chambers of Frances Heaton KC and Richard Norton > Manchester, England > Barrister Profile

Chambers of Frances Heaton KC and Richard Norton
St John's Buildings
24A-28 ST JOHN STREET
MANCHESTER
M3 4DJ
England

Work Department

Personal Injury
Disease
Catastophic Injury
Fraud - Civil
Regulatory
Inquests
Professional Negligence
Costs

Position

Peter is a personal injury specialist covering all of the normal and some of the less obvious areas of this wide ranging field of practice. He has extensive experience of employers’ liability, public liability, sports injury and road accident claims. He also deals with product liability injury claims, fraudulent claims (including staged accidents) and psychiatric/nervous shock claims. He has a particular interest in motor sport claims.

The majority of his caseload has a value ranging between £50,000 – £1,000,000. He is however frequently instructed in claims valued at £1 – 5m. He receives instructions on behalf of Claimants and Defendants.

Peter is also a disease specialist covering all of the traditional areas including asbestos, asthma, dermatitis, HAVS/VWF, RSI, stress at work etc.

In addition, he has an extensive personal injury practice comprising high value and catastrophic injury claims arising from eg. brain injury, spinal injury, loss of limbs and chronic pain conditions such as fibromyalgia, complex regional pain disorder, somatoform pain disorders etc.

Peter has a wide knowledge of, and a long standing reputation for dealing with fraudulent, fabricated and exaggerated claims.

Career

Called 1983; Middle Temple.

Memberships

  • Personal Injury Bar Association
  • Professional Negligence Bar Association

Education

Rydal School, North Wales; University of Liverpool (1982 LLB Hons).

Lawyer Rankings

Regional Bar > Northern Circuit > Personal injury

(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 2

Peter Harrison – St John’s Buildings