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Helen Waller

Helen Waller

Position

Helen is a highly experienced junior with a practice well beyond her year of call. She specialises in personal injury and industrial disease work. Her practice includes catastrophic injury and fatal accidents, both as sole and junior counsel. Helen is regularly instructed on multi-million-pound cases, including complex traumatic brain injuries and amputations. She works for both claimants and defendants, receiving instructions from leading solicitors and major insurers. She has developed particular expertise in quantum. Helen has been instructed as junior to a number of leading practitioners in the field, including Paul Russell KC, Chris Kennedy KC, William Audland KC, David Sanderson, Nigel Lewers and John-Paul Swoboda KC.

Helen regularly appears in trials, CCMCs, approval hearings and applications against opponents of all seniority, including silks. She also has considerable experience of JSMs, both as sole and junior counsel.

Career

Called 2017.

Memberships

Panel member of the British Cycling Disciplinary and Appeals Panel

European Circuit

PIBA

PNBA

Education

LL.M. Deutsches Recht (German Law) – 1st in year BA (Law) (Cantab)

Leisure

Away from 12KBW Helen enjoys wine tasting, cycling, and travelling.

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