7BR is lauded for being ‘a true personal injury powerhouse’. Members of the team often act in high-value, complex claims, often pertaining to liability issues and psychiatric injuries. Simeon Maskrey KC has an excellent reputation for representing defendants and claimants in maximum severity personal injury claims. Adam Weitzman KC‘s ’cross-examination skills are exemplary‘. Among the juniors, Kiril Waite successfully represented former six-time British Superbike champion Shane Byrne in a claim against the ACU and Motorsport Vision, after Byrne was severely injured following a collision with a safety barrier, not protected by an air fence, after falling from his motorbike while testing at Snetterton. The court found that the defendants were negligent in their inspection of the barrier and selection of protective devices.
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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).
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- '7BR are market leaders in personal injury work. They are simply excellent.'
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