William Norris KC

Barrister specialising in personal injury, product liability, sport and environmental claims (particularly wind farm related) and Judicial Review on renewable energy matters. Handles contract and tort claims, acting in the cases of Albright & Wilson v Berk & Biachem (HL) (contract/independent contractors) and Morris v Network Rail (CA) (noise/electrical nuisance); Davis v Tinsley (noise nuisance from wind farm) and Poppleton v Peter Ashley Centre (sports centre’s duty of care), Geary v Wetherspoon (CA 2008), Grimes v Hawkins, Yates v NT (all duty of care cases). Has appeared on a regular basis in sports cases, particularly racing and bloodstock and in the Welsh rugby cases, Jones & Ebbw Vale RFC v Welsh Rugby Union. Sits regularly as a chairman/arbitrator for Sports Resolutions and NADP (and other sports bodies). Has appeared in many major wind farm inquiries (e.g. Clyde and Northumberland/Ray) and in the judicial review/statutory appeals re Little Cheyne Court, Teeside Offshore and Goresedd Bran wind farms as well as Akester v Wightlink (Habitats Regulations) and several other projects for renewal energy development both onshore and offshore.

Called 1974; Silk 1997. General editor, Kemp & Kemp; consultant editor, Kemp Practice and Procedure.

Former Chairman PIBA; former member of Master of Rolls Working Party on Structured Settlements, and of Civil Justice Council Clinical Negligence and Serious Injury Committee; chairman (one of) Sports Dispute Resolution Panel; member of National Anti-Doping Panel.

Sherborne School; New College, Oxford; Middle Temple (Benefactors’ Scholarship).