Adam specialises in Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence work, undertaking a variety of fast and multi track cases.  He appears regularly at all levels of court, as well as at Coroner's Inquests, CICB and CICAP.  Adam is a highly skilled courtroom advocate and has an excellent reputation at the junior bar which has built him a significant following of clients. 

His Personal Injury practice focusses on road traffic accidents; slippers and trippers; public and employer's liability cases.  Additionally Adam has built up an impressive Clinical Negligence practice with recent cases ranging from misdiagnosed cancer through to the untimely deaths of patients under the care of the NHS Trusts. 

Adam believes in providing a holistic service to clients and is happy to undertake fast track work alongside the more serious multi-track work.  He is particularly praised for his handling of lay clients in conference and at court and is often travelling the length of the country to meet injured clients in their own homes.

Adam is listed as a Leading Junior under Personal Injury in the Legal 500 Clients' Guide 2009, 2010 and 2011.

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Cases

In the last year Adam has been involved in obtaining in excess of £5 million pounds in damages for clients including £831,000 for the victim of a motorcycle accident who suffered a traumatic amputation; £375,000 for a scaffolder who fell at work causing chronic back pain and £360,000 for the victim of a road traffic accident who has been left with a reduced earning capacity.

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Seminars

Adam regularly gives seminars on all aspects of RTAs; Trippers and Slippers and Accident at Work Regulations.

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Publications

Guide to RTA Liability published by Jordans:  Adam wrote the chapter on Pedestrian Road Traffic Accidents

Clinical Negligence Claim: A Practical Guide vol 1 and 2:  Adam co-authored (with Grahame Aldous !C) the chapter on Duty of Care

From time to time Adam contributes articles on Personal Injury topics to various journals.

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Interests

Away from the Bar Adam chairs the St Barts Hospital Mesolothelioma Research charity committee and in 2010 chaired the foundation committee for one of the first Government 'free schools' of which he is now Chair of Governors.  Adam is passionate about theatre and produces musicals for charities and has toured shows at the Edinburgh Festival.  He is married with three young children and enjoys time spent travelling with his family and playing football and tennis.

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