Profile
Position
Christopher is a catastrophic personal injury specialist, instructed on behalf of both Claimants and Defendants. His work is predominantly conducted against silks, whether led or instructed alone. Christopher has considerable experience in litigating the established categories of employer liability, road traffic accident and public liability claims and has a reputation as a skilled negotiator. His practice encompasses clinical negligence claims, health and safety prosecutions, coroners' inquests and litigation with a focus on human rights. His current caseload includes claims for severe brain injury (rtas, accident at work), paraplegia (public liability & rta), brachial plexus and other severe, multiple orthopaedic injuries, including traumatic amputation.
Career
MA, Law (Cambridge); Licence Speciale en Droit Europeen (Universite Libre de Bruxelles); Harmsworth Scholar, Middle Temple.
Memberships
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Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- 'Cyrus Biggs is an absolute star.'
- 'Chris Downes is a brilliant clerk, extremely helpful and responsive.'
- 'The clerks at Devereux are excellent. Always willing to go the extra mile to ensure the best service.'
- 'Truly excellent, reliable and intuitive clerking.'
- 'Excellent personal injury set.'
- 'They are a very highly regarded set in the personal injury field, particularly with regards to catastrophic injuries. They have strength in depth.'
- 'Technically excellent across the board.'