Partner heading Irwin Mitchell's expanding International Travel Litigation Group. Acts for claimants in accident and illness claims arising abroad.

Partner at Irwin Mitchell
Head of the international travel litigation group

For several years, Clive has been recognised as a leader in his field. Since 1997 he has been the head of our award winning International Travel Litigation Group. Clive has successfully acted in more than 150 group actions claims involving thousands of English citizens injured in incidents worldwide, including several cases establishing legal precedents and resulting in record awards for clients. He has acted for clients winning substantial damages in a number of of coach crash claims in Spain, Gran Canaria, Italy, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Turkey, Morocco and Namibia, as well as the Delhi coach hijack. He has also acted in numerous group action claims involving tour operator liability for Legionnaires disease, Salmonella, Cryptosporidium, Shigella, Giardia, E-coli and other illnesses contracted abroad. Clive has successfully acted in several group action claims relating to maritime and aviation disasters and for Claimants September 11th tragedy and other terrorist incidents.

Clive has lectured nationally and internationally in relation to serious injury claims and group action issues, has authored several articles and contributed to several text books on Personal Injury Claims in the UK and abroad.

"One of the most experienced lawyers in the UK"
Chambers and Partners Directory - 2007/08

• LLB (1998);
• MA (1989);
• Law Society final examinations (1990);
• LLM (1997);
• Articled at Irwin Mitchell;
• Qualified in 1992;
• Partner 1997.

• Member of Lord Chancellor's Department Holiday Claims Protocol Working Party;
• Law Society Personal Injury Panel;
• Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL);
• American Trial Lawyers Association (ATLA) - co-chairman of the International Practice Section;
• Australian Plaintiff Lawyers Association;
• Australian Lawyers Alliance;
• Pan European Organisation of Personal Injury Lawyers (PEOPIL) - academic committee and Tort Reform Groups;
• Travel and Tourism Lawyers Association;
• Society for Advantaged Legal studies (SALS).