39 Essex Chambers is 'a heavyweight personal injury set'. The team is active across a broad range of matters, including high-value brain and spinal injury claims, amputation, and complex liability disputes. Christian Du Cann is a key contact for catastrophic injury work, with a practice focused on serious claims involving disputed liability and quantum. Susan Rodway KC continues to act for claimants and defendants in claims arising from severe injuries, and Nina Goolamali KC is 'a fearsome negotiator' who regularly acts for insurers in maximum severity claims.
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Nina Goolamali KC is a highly regarded advocate in personal injury and sport. She is regularly instructed on behalf of Defendants in multi-million pound press sensitive cases especially when a new duty or standard of care is being advanced.
Winner of the Legal 500 Sport Silk of the Year Award 2024, Nina has a Post Graduate Diploma in Sports Law from King’s College, London. She is a member of the Sport Resolutions UK Pro Bono Legal Service and is part of the UK and Ireland Editorial Board of LawInSport, (a leading online international sports publication).
She has been admitted as a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb). This appointment reflects her extensive experience as an Advocate and Arbitrator in a wide range of disciplinary, governance and injury disputes within the sports industry.
Nina is an arbitrator panellist for Sport Resolutions and also acts as a party appointed sole or panel arbitrator on an ad hoc basis.
Career
Called: 1995. Silk: 2017.
Memberships
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb).
Member of LCLCBA, PIBA, PNBA.
Education
MA, Jurisprudence, Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford University. Post Graduate Diploma in Sports Law, King’s College, London.
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- 'Jamie Tucker, Joe Ralph, and Harry Airth are simply excellent.'
- 'Harry Airth is great; he is efficient, responsive, and always a pleasure to deal with. He brings a calm professionalism to every interaction and consistently goes the extra mile to ensure smooth communication and support. A real asset to 39 Essex Chambers.'
- 'Gemma Aldeen is a rising star.'
- 'Fantastic clerking team.'
- 'Great depth in chambers across all aspects of personal injury work.'
- '39 Essex is a superb set.'
- 'A powerhouse chambers.'
- 'The set has great strength in depth.'