Adam Weitzman KC KC > Chambers of Rachel Langdale KC > London, England > Barrister Profile

Chambers of Rachel Langdale KC
7BR
7 Bedford Row
LONDON
WC1R 4BS
England
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Position

Adam Weitzman KC is a very experienced barrister in all fields of personal injury litigation.

He works with the leading solicitors firms and handles cases in all parts of the country. Professional clients find him responsive, commercially minded and willing to work as part of a team. They praise him because he is decisive, able to make tough decisions and happy to take cases to trial. Lay clients find him approachable and sympathetic. Most of all he is valued for his advocacy and ability to win in court. Adam is ranked in the directories as a leading barrister in both personal injury and clinical negligence. He is described by clients as, “incredible and brilliant with clients. If there is a way through a case he will find it. His advocacy is second to none“.

Starting as a mixed practitioner Adam had both a civil and criminal practice until 2009 when he chose to specialise in all types of personal injury work. His criminal background (Attorney General’s B panel prosecuting fraud, tax evasion and drug importation) has given him a wealth of advocacy and courtroom experience. His practice now includes personal injury claims, involving injuries of the maximum severity and fatal cases, clinical negligence, inquests and historic abuse cases. He also has a specialist knowledge and wide experience of claims involving local authorities.

Career

Qualified 1993; Middle Temple Inn.

Silk 2016.

Memberships

  • AvMA
  • PIBA

Education

St Paul’s School, London; Cambridge (1989 BA); Manchester (1991 MA); City of London Polytechnic (1992 CPE).

Lawyer Rankings

London Bar > Personal injury

(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 3

Adam Weitzman KC7BR ‘He is able to deal with the most complex of cases. He does not shy away from a fight. He is also prepared to push the boundaries.’

London Bar > Clinical negligence

(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 4

Adam Weitzman KC7BR ‘Excellent advocate and dogged in cross examination of the issues. Very capable in dealing with medical negligence cases of the utmost severity and complexity.’