Multi party actions arising from defective products, environmental exposure to toxins and from air, rail, sea and other public transport situations, claims of the utmost severity resulting from injuries to the spine or brain and clinical negligence claims.

Partner at Irwin Mitchell

Partner specialising in group litigation for personal injury from major accidents - aviation, shipping, other transport accidents, environmental incidents and product liability particularly pharmaceuticals and occupational disease.

Experience of litigation in US and Europe.  Also general personal injury practice including injuries of utmost severity and clinical negligence.

Major cases include:

• Opren
• Dalkon Shield
• Herald of Free Enterprise
• Manchester Air Crash
• Kegworth Air Crash
• Marchioness/Bowbelle
• Benzodiazapines
• North Cornwall Water Pollution
• British Coal Vibration White Finger
• Armley Asbestos Litigation
• British Coal Respiritory Disease
• Human Growth hormone/CJD
• Tobacco
• BSE/N v CJD

"An excellent litigator who knows how to the play the game"
Chambers and Partners - 2007/08

• Llb University of Liverpool;
• Qualified as a solicitor 1985;
• With Irwin Mitchell 1985 to date;
• Partner from 1988.

• Association of Personal Injury Lawyers
• American Trial Lawyers Association
• Law Society's Personal Injury Panel
• South Yorkshire Medico-Legal Society
• Australian Plaintiff Lawyers Association
• Environmental Law Foundation
• Law Society