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Justin Levinson

Justin Levinson

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1 Crown Office Row garners praise as 'the leading chambers for claimant child abuse work' in the personal injury arena. Elizabeth-Anne Gumbel KC is 'a phenomenal barrister with a very sharp intellect and outstanding legal and medical knowledge'; she is very experienced in representing claimants in catastrophic injury cases, as well as multi-party actions arising from claims of sexual and physical abuse of adults and children. Justin Levinson is another key practitioner who handles compensation claims arising from sexual abuse in childhood.
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Justin Levinson has a specialist personal injury practice focusing on compensation claims arising out of childhood sexual abuse. He is recognised to have particular expertise in claims against the Catholic Church and other religious institutions, having been in most of the leading cases in this area. He also has considerable experience of claims against care homes, schools, social services departments and youth groups. Recently, he represented claimants in what is thought to be the first case of alleged sexual assault by an Uber driver in the UK.

Career

Call 1994; Middle Temple

Justin was named one of The Lawyer’s Hot 100 lawyers of 2020

He has acted in high profile litigation including:

  • Douglas Slade
  • Jimmy Savile
  • Rolf Harris
  • Stuart Hall
  • Max Clifford
  • Fred Talbot
  • Cyril Smith

Publications of note include: ‘Contributory Negligence’ (EMIS Professional Publishing 2002) and Jordan’s ’APIL Guide to Child Abuse Compensation Claims’ (2011).

Languages

French.

Education

Mill Hill School; Dundee University (LLB Hons); Inns of Court School of Law.

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