Greg is a partner in the practice with responsibility for the Litigation team in Manchester and serious personal injury claims. He has particular expertise in dealing with costs and funding issues and a significant professional negligence practice.
Greg is a solicitor advocate and has Higher Rights of Audience (Civil Proceedings) and sits as a High Court Costs Assessor in appeals to the High Court.
His specialist areas include:
• Dispute Resolution/ Litigation
• Serious personal injury
• Costs and funding
• Professional Negligence
• Commercial advice and drafting
• Advocacy
Greg qualified as a solicitor in 1998. His significant cases include:-
Rogers –v- Merthyr Tydfil [2006] EWCA Civ 1134 - Court of Appeal Test Case on After the Event insurance
Hollins –v- Russell and others [2003] EWCA Civ 718) – Court of Appeal Test Case on Conditional Fee Agreements
Messerer –v- ASB (unrep) – Professional negligence claim against solicitors –recovered £1.4m
Burridge –v- Airwork [2004] EWCA Civ 459 – Court of Appeal decision relating to contributory negligence
Burke –v- Coakley (unrep) – Acting for Defendant in complex brain injury claim pleaded at £4m.
Tyndall –v- Battersea Dogs Home Master Wright [2005] - Test Case on staged after the event insurance premiums)
Appeals dealt with as a High Court Costs Assessor include Aaron –v- Shelton (2004) 3 All ER 561; Jenkins –v- Young Brothers Transport (2006) 2 All ER 798)
Will think about this when I retire!