Jim Bryant > Weightmans LLP > Liverpool, England > Lawyer Profile
Weightmans LLP Offices
100 OLD HALL STREET
LIVERPOOL
L3 9QJ
England
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Jim Bryant
Work Department
SECTOR LEAD FOR LEGACY RE/INSURANCE
Weightmans dedicated disease unit.
Position
Admitted in 1996, Jim has been a partner since May 2003 and joined Weightmans in January
2014. Jim’s expertise is defending disease and toxic exposure claims for the live and legacy insurance markets, upon instruction of carriers, brokers, intermediaries and global corporates.
He has extensive experience in all aspects of this litigation, including all asbestos-related diseases, asthma, dermatitis, HAVS, NIHL and stress cases. He has particular expertise in HAVS, following extensive involvement in the British Coal Litigation and Government Compensation Scheme, on behalf of Commercial Union, CGU and NU. Jim has also been instructed by the insurance market on a number of successful group actions, not just in relation to HAVS, but also carbon monoxide, dermatitis, food poisoning, lead poisoning and rhinitis. Jim has successfully defended to trial every type of disease case. He also has successful Court of Appeal experience in HAVS and stress claims.
Jim also has a great deal of experience in the discontinued insurance business. He has advised run-off managers and acquirers of run-off books of business on claims-related and corporate liability and coverage matters. He has also taken part in panel discussions on disease-related topics at the annual IRLA Congress and chairs regular claims forums for the key players in the legacy market. Jim is currently an accredited mentor to younger members of IRLA.
Career
Trained Maddocks Clarke; qualified 1996; assistant solicitor Maddocks Clarke and Alexander Harris; assistant solicitor, associate and partner Halliwells LLP; partner Barlow Lyde & Gilbert Claims LLP; partner Clyde & Co Claims LLP; partner Weightmans LLP to date.
Education
Manchester Grammar School; University of London (Queen Mary & Westfield) (BA (Hons) History); Manchester Metropolitan University (1994 CPE and LPC)
Leisure
Cricket, football – both still played to reasonable standard; music and philosophy.
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: defendant
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Dispute resolution > Debt recovery
- Public sector > Education
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Private client > Family
- Public sector > Health
- Employment > Health and safety
- Employment > Pensions
- Insurance > Personal injury: defendant
- Insurance > Professional negligence
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Liverpool
- Employment > Employment
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Public sector > Local government
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media and entertainment
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Real estate > Social housing
- Transport
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Manchester
- Real estate > Commercial property: Liverpool
- Real estate > Construction
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Liverpool
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Manchester
- Real estate > Planning and environment
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Real estate > Commercial property: Manchester
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Crime: general crime and fraud