Andrew Clarke > Weightmans LLP > Leicester, England > Lawyer Profile
Weightmans LLP Offices
Waterloo House
71 Princess Road West
LEICESTER
LE1 6TR
England
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Andrew Clarke
Work Department
Local government and police.
Position
Andrew is Regional Office Head of the Leicester office and a partner in the Local Government team based in our Leicester office.
He acts for a large number of local authorities, police and fire services, housing providers and education establishments across the country in relation to a wide range of issues.
Andrew specialises in complex, high value, multi-party litigation and has significant experience of stress, bullying, assault and harassment claims. He leads the Environmental Technical Claims Unit dealing with flooding, subsidence, tree falls, invasive species and highway winter-maintenance claims. He is also regularly instructed in relation to data loss and information management as well as social care and abuse claims.
Andrew acted for the Defendant in an undercover police officer stress case – AB v Chief Constable of X Constabulary [2015] EWHC 13, and for the local authority in a case involving illegal accessing of social services information – Ali v Luton Borough Council [2022] EWHC 132 (QB).
He regularly delivers bespoke training at national and regional level.
Career
Trained Whittles; senior assistant solicitor James Chapman & Co 2001-05; solicitor Weightmans 2006-08; associate Weightmans 2008-14; partner Weightmans 2014-date
Memberships
FOIL; Leicester Law Society.
Education
Thomas Cowley High School; Boston College; Hull University (1997 LLB (Hons)); College of Law, York (1998 LPC).
Leisure
Football, running, walking, music, family.
Lawyer Rankings
East Midlands > Insurance > Personal injury and clinical negligence: defendant
Following the absorption of RadcliffesLeBrasseur, Weightmans LLP has significantly expanded its geographic spread and depth in defendant healthcare and personal injury. Dave Cottam maintains his strong position as a top defence counsel in catastrophic personal injury claims and is experienced in acting in claims arising out of motor, employer’s liability, public authority, and police cases. Andrew Clarke represents numerous local authorities, police and fire services in relation to personal injury claims, and increasingly dealing with data breach claims causing psychological injuries. Managing associate Asad Hadadi continues to carve out a niche in claims such flooding, social care, assault, data breach claims arising out of misuse of private information and claims of pure economic loss. Other key specialists include Clare Malpus and Sarah Ezzat for motor, public and employers liability. Based in Liverpool, Rob Williams is the claims director.