- Raymond Machell QC
- Geoffrey Tattersall QC
- David Allan QC
- Winston Hunter QC
- Christopher Melton QC
- Simon Myerson QC
- James Rowley QC
- David Heaton QC
- Andrew Lewis QC
- Richard Pearce
- Sally Hatfield
- Mary Ruck
- Peter Burns
- Darryl Allen
- Benet Hytner QC
Chambers and Partners 2011
| CALL | 1985 (Lincoln’s Inn) |
| SILK | 2009 |
| PRACTICE AREAS | Personal Injury Clinical Negligence Health and Safety Inquests |
| APPOINTMENTS | 2001 - Recorder (Civil) 2004 - Recorder (Crime) 2004 - NE Circuit Advocacy Trainer 2009 - Queens Counsel 2010 – Deputy High Court Judge |
| ASSOCIATIONS | North Eastern Circuit Personal Injury Bar Association |
Andrew has extensive experience in all areas of personal injury work having specialised in this field since joining the Bar. His practice consists largely of fatal and catastrophic injury claims and industrial accident and disease work.
Andrew works for both Claimants and Defendants. His disease work is now largely based around asbestos induced mesothelioma claims, but he has considerable experience of Deafness and HAVS claims including group actions.
In his employers liability work Andrew will also become involved in conducting Inquests and defending Health and Safety prosecutions.
Andrew is very experienced in work involving competing claims of exaggeration/fraud versus subtle brain injury/chronic pain/somatoform disorder.
Andrew’s work not only includes drafting, advising and court work but he also attends a considerable number of Joint Settlement Meetings in high value claims.
Sample Concluded casesBurgin v Sheffield [2005] EWCA Civ 482. Court of Appeal. HAVS case on section 33, establishing evidential burden upon the Defendant.
Hensar Leather v Securicor [2002]. Court of Appeal. Employer’s liability claim establishing that a failure to provide body armour to security guards was a breach of PPE Regulations.
Totty v Snowden [2001] EWCA Civ 1415. Court of Appeal. CPR and time for service of Particulars of Claim.
Trolle v Allianz [2008]. RTA Tetrapelgic case (value £3.5m).
Williams v Snowden [2007] Duties of care owed to ‘drunks’.
Bain v Richardson [2008]. Brain damaged infant pedestrian in RTA. Claim c.£2.75m.
Sample current cases- Andrew is currently leading counsel on a number of ongoing catastrophic injury claims including a £5.1m employer’s liability tetraplegic claim.
- Andrew is leading counsel in a Court of Appeal case on mitigation and the meaning of ‘impecuniosity’.
- Leading counsel in a Court of Appeal case on the court’s right to reject uncontested expert evidence.
- High value fatal accident involving death of carer and validity of accommodation claims.
- High value subtle brain damage cases with issues of exaggeration and fraud.
Andrew has long standing experience of all areas of clinical negligence work. He works for Claimants, the NHSLA and GPs undertaking cases of all types up to the most serious cerebral palsy negligent birth claims.
Andrew has dealt with a wide range of claims with particular experience of Accident & Emergency and orthopaedic failures, obstetric claims (cerebral palsy/shoulder dystocia), paediatric cardiac surgery, delayed diagnosis of cancer, gastro-intestinal claims and failed cosmetic surgery.
Sample Concluded cases
Hammond v Calderdale [2007]. Clinical negligence cerebral palsy claim. Settled at c.£6m involving issues of indexation of periodical payments, local authority care funding and lacuna in regulations for “security” of periodical payments involving Hospital Foundation Trusts.
Peel v North Durham Hospitals NHS Trust [2009]. Negligent medical treatment surrounding the development of staphyloccus aureus toxic shock syndrome.
Whitehurst v North Staffs NHS [2009]. Failure to diagnose aneurysm. Value £3m, conclude Oct 09.
Sample current cases- Andrew is involved in a number of Cerebral Palsy cases including one involving issues of the standard of obstetric care that should have been provided in the 1960’s.
- Failure to diagnose kidney failure in infant.
- Delayed diagnosis of breast cancer and lost years claim.
- Failed diagnosis of infection following neuro-surgery leading to substantial brain damage.
Related to his personal injury practice Andrew regularly defends Health and Safety prosecutions, usually those involving catastrophic or fatal injury.
Andrew regularly attends coroner’s hearings not only in respect of accidents at work but also fatalities in RTA’s and children in school care.
Andrew also undertakes work involving Professional Disciplinary tribunals.
Sample Concluded cases
R v. FGF [2008] HSE prosecution involving accident at work causing tetraplegia.
Sample current cases
Inquests for fatal RTA involving issues of police driving in ‘chase’ and Fire services driving policies re: red traffic lights.
Andrew Lewis QC
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