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Max Archer

020 7583 0811 archer@12kbw.co.uk View profile

Position

Max is recognised as a leading practitioner in aviation, international and travel, industrial disease and personal injury litigation.

He is known for his excellent client care, robust advocacy and pragmatic approach to litigation. Max’s work is often technical, high value and complex. He often appears unled against silks in the higher courts and is acknowledged for his advocacy skills in the leading directories.

His work often has an international dimension, he has expertise in jurisdiction and conflicts of laws as well as private international tort law and human rights issues. He has unparalleled knowledge of aviation law and acts in large loss events occurring all over the world.

Max often acts in group actions, both led and unled. He is adept at handling mass tort cases and often acts in environmental actions as well as group personal injury claims.

Max prides himself on being approachable and likes to build a strong rapport with his instructing solicitors and clients.

He is a contributing author of Asbestos: Law & Litigation (Sweet & Maxwell, 2019) and the co-editor of 12KBW’s Asbestos Blog.

Max is recognised as a rising star in Aviation, Personal Injury and Travel in the Legal 500 and in Aviation, Personal Injury and Industrial Disease in Chambers & Partners.

Career

Called 2014

Memberships

Personal Injuries Bar Association; Travel and Tourism Lawyers Association; British Institute of International and Comparative Law; Government Legal Department’s Junior Junior Scheme

Education

• GDL & BPTC – City Law School
• Mphil in Modern European History – University of Cambridge
• BA (Hons) History – University of Warwick
• Lord Haldane Scholarship- Lincoln’s Inn
• Hardwicke Entrance Award- Lincoln’s Inn
• Honourable Mention- William C. Vis International Arbitration Competition
• Linklaters Aspire Award