Mr Keith Barrett > Fieldfisher > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Fieldfisher
RIVERBANK HOUSE
2 SWAN LANE
LONDON
EC4R 3TT
England

Work Department

Personal Injury

Position

Partner

Career

As a seasoned Serious Injury practitioner, I’ve represented many victims of road traffic collisionscycling collisionsaccidents at work and in public places and aviation disasters for more than 20 years. I also specialise in representing amputees, ensuring they receive the expert rehabilitation and support they need.

Over the years, I have built a strong general aviation practice representing people who suffered injury while acting as a pilot under instruction, as well as the families of individuals fatally injured in domestic air crashes.

I regularly take over cases from other solicitors and am currently instructed by the Official Solicitor to represent a 24-year-old boy who suffered catastrophic injuries arising out of a road traffic collision in which three of his friends died and his brother was injured. I was instructed to take over conduct of the claim in place of the boy’s mother who was not acting in his best interests.

I regularly support families at the inquest into the death of a relative following a catastrophic accident.

Languages

English

Memberships

I am a member of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL).

Lawyer Rankings

London > Insurance > Personal injury: claimant

(Leading individuals)

Keith Barrett   – Fieldfisher

Paul McNeil, Jill Greenfield and Peter Williams jointly head up the claimant personal injury offering at Fieldfisher. Williams oversees the industrial disease department, alongside Andrew Morgan, with particular expertise in asbestos claims, including cases of low exposure and adults who were exposed as children; in 2022, the team achieved the first decision against an insurer in a living mesothelioma claim. Jill Greenfield leads the serious injury team, which has extensive expertise regarding international matters, and redress following serious sexual assaults; the firm is experienced in the setting up of funds for victims of sexual assaults in the US. Jennifer Buchanan is described by one client as being ‘at the top of her game’; Keith Barrett has specialist knowledge regarding maritime and aviation claims; and the ‘tenacious, smart and hardworking’ Dushal Mehta is particularly experienced in cases before the Court of Appeal. Director Harvinder Kaur is also recommended for her skill in high-value serious injury cases.