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Howard Stevens KC
Position
Howard has a broadly based common law practice, including both first instance and appellate work. Recent cases in which he has been instructed include:
- acting for the tour operator in the inquests into the deaths of 30 British holidaymakers in the terrorist attack in Tunisia in 2015
- Swift & Ors v Fred Olsen Cruise Lines [2016] EWCA Civ 785
- Ruddock v The Queen [2016] UKPC 7 (heard with R v Jogee [2016] UKSC 8)
- United Policyholders Group & Ors v Attorney-General of Trinidad and Tobago [2016] UKPC 17
- Dodd v Raebarn Estates Limited [2017] EWCA Civ 349
- Alves v Attorney-General of the Virgin Islands (UKPC, 2017)
- Keefe v Mapfre Mutualidad Compania De Seguros y Rsaseguros & Anr (UKSC 2017, referred to the CJEU).
As well as a broad range of appellate work, Howard has a substantial practice in catastrophic oiHis domestic practice personal injury and travel related litigation in particular, including jurisdiction and conflict of law issues. He acts for both claimants and defendants and has extensive experience of group litigation and ADR. He is regularly instructed by major tour operators and insurers and has represented interested parties in a number of high profile inquests arising from deaths abroad. Current cases in which Howard is involved include high value personal injury claims arising from accidents in the UK and abroad, resulting variously in catastrophic brain and spinal injuries and amputations, as well as other common law work.
Career
Called 1990; QC 2012.
Languages
French, German.
Memberships
LCLCBA; PIBA.
Education
University of Durham (Modern Languages); City University (Law).
Leisure
Travel, skiing, cycling.
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Personal injury, industrial disease and insurance fraud
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 2Howard Stevens KC –3 Hare Court ‘Howard is an excellent advocate – clear, measured and never puts a foot wrong.’
‘A leading set in cross-border personal injury’, 3 Hare Court offers ‘a wealth of experience‘, primarily focussing on claims involving cross-border issues rather than domestic cases. Howard Stevens KC acts for the respondent in Griffiths v TUI UK Limited, a claim concerning food poisoning on a holiday which concerns the status of ‘uncontroverted’ expert evidence. Katherine Deal KC also specialises in such international work; James Hawkins has specialist expertise regarding the applicable standard of care in travel claims. The set is also experienced in claims involving terrorist or criminal incidents abroad. Dan Saxby acts particularly for defendants, including tour operators, insurers, airlines and hotel groups.