Practice Overview

Clinical Negligence
Personal Injury
Product Liability
Public Law
Sport

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Brazier v Surrey County Council  [2019] High Court.  Fatal cycling claim

Summers v Richmond LBC  (2018) Admin Court.  Challenge to Public Spaces Protection Orders.

Warren v Harvey  [2016] Court of Appeal of Bermuda.  (Appropriate discount rate.)

Lillington v Dr Ansell  (2016) High Court.  Successful defence of GP in a hyponatremia case.

FB v Dr Rana  (2015) High Court (Successful defence of GP in a meningitis case)

Chief Constable of Hampshire v Southampton City Council  (2014) Court of Appeal. (Limitation in contribution claims)

Downing v Peterborough & Stamford Hospitals NHS Trust  (2014) High Court. (Quantum trial. Multimillion claim for a severe pain disorder)

Powell v Ridgeback Bicycles  (2013) County Court. (Product Liability. Successful claim acting on behalf of cyclist who sustained injury when his mountain bike collapsed)

Lay v Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust & Shair  (2013) High Court (injury at work complicated by poor surgery)

Bowden v Homerton Hospital  (2012) Court of Appeal. (Liver disease induced by drug therapy)

Spradbury v Humber Mental Health Trust  (2011) High Court. (Observations of voluntary hospital patient.)

Green v Sunset & Vine  (2010) Court of Appeal. (Motorsport.)

Ferguson v British Gas  (2009) Court of Appeal. (Protection from harassment.)

Slevin v Bennetts  (2008) Court of Appeal. (Display Screen Equipment Regulations.)

Norman v Peterborough Hospital Trust  (2008) (Late diagnosis of breast cancer.)

Brazier v Wolverhampton  (2007) Court of Appeal. (Loss of future earnings and sick pay.)

Conn v Sunderland City Council  (2007) Court of Appeal. (What constitutes harassment?)

Daw v Intel  (2007) Court of Appeal. (Stress at work claim.)

Smith v Southampton Universities NHS Trust  (2007) Court of Appeal. (Standard of duty of a surgeon.)

Corbett v South Yorkshire HA  (2007) High Court. (Indexation of periodical payments and impact of Working Time Regs on care regimes.)

Purver v Winchester & Eastleigh NHS Trust  (2006) High Court.

Keown v Coventry Healthcare NHS Trust  (2006) (Duty of care owed by hospital to child trespasser.)

Aer Lingus v Gildacroft  (2006) (Limitation period in Contribution Act claims.)

Thompson v Butler  (2005) Court of Appeal. (Brain damage following a whiplash injury.)

Sheldon-Green v Coventry NHS Trust  [2004] High Court. (Cord prolapse case for NHSLA.)

Elmes v Hygrade Food Products Ltd  [2001] EWCA CIV 121 Court of Appeal. (Service of Claim Form.)

Featured in Legal 500 and Chambers UK each year from 1997 to date, with particular recommendations for judgment and performance in court.

Chambers UK 2021:
“He is very approachable and accessible, well read in his subject area and able to provide realistic opinions.”
“He is incredibly astute and intelligent.”
“He’s a very technical lawyer, and his written advocacy is second to none.”
“Excellent on his feet and tirelessly tenacious.”
“He has forensic attention to detail and is very good at tricky quantum cases.”

Legal 500 2021:
“A very clever and intuitive lawyer with a direct and effective style of advocacy”
“Has outstanding knowledge of and passion for cycling-related work, and never fails to add value to a case”

Chambers UK 2020:
“He’s enormously experienced and has a lot of gravitas. He’s someone you listen to.”
“A brilliant barrister.”

Legal 500 2020:
“He is a no-nonsense performer who gets quickly to the point”
“His knowledge of coronial process/law is vast”

Chambers UK 2019:
“He’s a go-to counsel for high-value or difficult liability cycling cases”
“Very hard-working and extremely practical”
“Calm, analytical and extremely well prepared”

Legal 500 2018:
“Very user friendly”
“He is very approachable and prompt with his advice. He has a niche specialism in cycling injury cases”

Chambers UK 2018:
“A fount of knowledge for cycling incident cases”
“Hardworking and trustworthy”
“A brilliant advocate who gets to the issues very quickly”
“Very approachable and easy to work with. Clients like him”

Legal 500 2017:
“His client care is excellent…”

Chambers UK 2017:
“He has a really high level of advocacy”
“He is very thorough and at the same time highly pragmatic”
“He’s great in negotiations and is exceptionally thorough. He gives people a great feeling of confidence, which is exactly what you want in leading counsel”

Legal 500 2016:
“An excellent advocate, who is able to deal with difficult judges”
“He is an excellent advocate and thorough in his preparation”

Chambers UK 2016:
“He is an impressive advocate”
“Martin is very good at standing his ground, and remains calm and cool”
“He is a thorough and tenacious barrister who brings great value to any case, but particularly those involving injured cyclists”
“He brings confidence and the gravitas without being overbearing”

Cambridge University

MA (Cantab) Law
LLM (Cantab) Public Law

LawInSport
British Association for Sport and Law
Western Circuit
Common Law & Commercial Bar Association
Executive Committee – PIBA (past member)
PNBA
Chairman – Thames Velo Cycling Club

Postgraduate Award – The British Academy
Major Scholarship – Inner Temple

Queen’s Counsel (2006)
Secretary of the Specialist Bar Working Party on Clinical Negligence Reform
Legal Assessor for the General Medical Council

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