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Bolt Burdon Kemp LLP Offices
26 Newbury Street
LONDON
EC1A 7HU
England
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Joshua Hughes
Work Department
Complex Injury
Position
Josh is a Partner and Head of the Complex Injury team at Bolt Burdon Kemp.
Since qualification in 2012, Josh has specialised in representing people with serious injuries. Working on behalf of both adults and children, he has developed considerable expertise in complex and/or high value personal injury and medical negligence claims.
Josh has a particular interest in acting for clients who have sustained life-changing orthopaedic injuries including amputations as well as claims involving fatalities. In addition, Josh is experienced in conducting matters involving missed and delayed medical diagnoses, negligent surgery and lack of informed consent.
Josh is an accredited Senior Litigator with the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers. He is regularly asked to appear on national radio and television covering stories relevant to his role.
Career
Qualified in 2012; joined Bolt Burdon Kemp in 2017 as head of the Complex Injury team, partner in 2019.
Memberships
APIL accredited Senior Litigator.
Education
University of Swansea, LLB Hons (2008); Cardiff University, Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice (2009)
Lawyer Rankings
London > Insurance > Personal injury: claimant
(Next Generation Partners)Led by Jonathan Wheeler, the personal injury group at Bolt Burdon Kemp LLP comprises specialist departments, covering adult and pediatric brain injuries, spinal injuries, military claims, abuse, bullying and harassment, and complex injuries. Beyond leadership duties, Wheeler remains highly active in representing claimants in sexual abuse litigation. Noted as ‘excellent, empathetic and great with clients’, Cheryl Abrahams‘ workload regularly covers pediatric cognitive injuries, while Victoria Oliver heads the team’s spinal injury cases. Ahmed Al-Nahhas oversees disputes arising from military environments, and is highlighted by clients for his ‘thorough’ grasp on physical and psychiatric injuries acquired during training or in barracks, including through discrimination and harassment. David McClenaghan continues to lend his expertise in sexual abuse litigation, especially those with a provenance in religious environments, while Joshua Hughes heads the team’s complex injuries offering, encompassing serious traffic accidents, amputations, orthopaedic and fatal claims.
Lawyer Rankings
- Next Generation Partners London > Insurance > Personal injury: claimant
- Personal injury: claimant London > Insurance