Year of Call: 1993
Practice Areas
Marcus is ranked as a ‘Star Individual’ Personal Injury Junior Barrister in Chambers & Partners (London) 2022, as he was in 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018 and 2017.
He has been nominated for the 2022 Chambers & Partners UK Bar Awards as Personal Injury Junior of the Year.
He was named 2016 Chambers & Partners Personal Injury/Clinical Negligence Junior of the Year and was nominated as the 2021 Junior Pro Bono Barrister of the Year and as the 2017 Legal 500 Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence Junior of the Year.
His specialism is head injury, chronic pain and spinal litigation. He is noted for his leadership in exploring recent neurological and chronic pain developments in the Courts and is regarded for his insight into the nuances of the medicine and his tenacity in handling medical experts in his specialist areas.
In the last 18 months, he was Counsel in the QBD decisions in Palmer v. Mantas & Liverpool Victoria Insurance Company [2022] EWHC 90 (QB), Stansfield v. BBC [2021] EWHC 2638 (QB) and Long v. Elegant Resorts [2021] EWHC 1330 (QB). All three involved claimants recovering substantial damages for the consequences of mild traumatic brain injuries in the face of disbelieving defendants, two of whom mounted unsuccessful fundamental dishonesty defences in the defence of the claims.
He was Counsel for the Claimant in the costs decision in Thompson v. NSL Limited [2021] EWHC 679 in which he persuaded the Court to allow a further £96,500 to several phases of a budget previously budgeted pursuant to CPR 3.15A.
He was Counsel for the Claimant in the case management decision in Mustard v. Flower & Flower & Direct Line [2021] EWHC 846 (QB) which discouraged pleas of fundamental dishonesty which are merely ‘speculative’ or ‘contingent’.
He is noted too for taking a lead in the thorny issue of recording of medicolegal assessments and appeared in the lead cases of Macdonald (By His Litigation Friend Lindsay Macdonald) v Burton [2020] EWHC 906 (QB) and Mustard v. Flower & Others [2019] EWHC 2623 (QB).
Also, he is ranked as a Tier 1 Personal Injury Junior in the Legal 500 2022. Until 2018 he balanced his claimant practice with a committal practice for Insurance Companies. He now is instructed principally to represent claimants and frequently is instructed to take on cases where allegations of dishonesty are contemplated or have been made by insurers against claimants presenting with complaints that are not validated by neuroradiology.
In 2022, he has contributed a chapter on ‘Medicolegal perspectives in TBI litigation’ for The Oxford Textbook of Traumatic Brain Injury. In 2021, he published an article in PI Focus on fundamental dishonesty pleading in personal injury litigation.
In the course of his 28 years at the Bar, he has led a series of initiatives to develop his areas of injury law, including:
In the late 1990’s he was at the forefront of developing the technical Consumer Credit Act arguments underpinning the Insurance Industry’s attack on credit hire agreements, culminating in the House of Lords decision in Dimond v. Lovell and appeared in the cases of Burdis v. Livesey and Clark v. Ardington.
He devised ‘The Credit Hire Initiative’ that established a framework for testing various legal arguments under the Consumer Credit Act 1974 on the validity of different forms of credit hire agreement before the senior Courts. Also, he negotiated on behalf of the entire motor insurance industry to settle large accruals of credit hire and credit repair debts between 1999 and 2001.
He provided leadership from the junior Bar to tackle motor insurance fraud in a forensic and coordinated manner, applying scientific evidence to tackle low velocity impact claims, refining the use of similar fact evidence to tackle organised motor fraud and dusting down the Old Order 52 of the RSC (now CPR 81) to commit dishonest injury litigants to prison.
He was involved in many of the leading committal cases between 2010 to 2018 including Barnes v. Seabrooke, South Wales Fire & Rescue v. Smith, Liverpool Victoria v. Bashir & Nield v. Loveday.
He brought the complex and controversial medical concept of ‘mild traumatic brain injury’ (or ‘diffuse axonal injury’) that can follow concussive and/or acceleration/deceleration injuries before the Courts in a series of 9 cases over 15 years from the 2007 decision in Van Wees v. Kharkour, to the 2022 decision in Palmer v. Mantas & Liverpool Victoria Insurance Company.
He was invited by FOIL in 2019 to participate in a round table conference on mTBI claims with insurers to prove a Claimant’s perspective to a contentious area of medico-legal jurisprudence.
He tested the legitimacy of surveillance before the Courts, challenging the authenticity of the footage and the legitimacy of the techniques used to obtain it including the case of Samson v. Ali.
He has worked hard to raise awareness of the concept of post traumatic fibromyalgia and to clarify how the medicine and the law work in tandem to establish or refute clinical causation in such cases appearing in the case of Maguire v. Carillion. He has been involved in the evolving debate over the efficacy of the diagnosis of CRPS by reference to the Budapest criteria.
He has litigated cases where the use of covert and overt recordings of expert appointments have proved to be critical to the outcome of cases and was invited to speak on that issue at the Peterhouse Medico-Legal Conference 2019.
Many of his cases fight to trial. He is noted for his thoroughness and tenacity on medical issues and in his dealings with medical experts.
He takes on occasional Direct Access cases and Pro Bono cases including the case of Khan v. Goddard for which he was nominated as Junior Pro Bono Barrister of the Year in the 2021 Bar Pro Bono Awards.
He was Counsel in the case of Nield v. Loveday that won the award of ‘Outstanding Case of the Year’ at the Personal Injury Awards 2011. He was shortlisted as Barrister of the Year in the 2012 ‘Pro Claim’ Personal Injury Awards.
He has presented seven Seminars to his peers at the Personal Injury Bar Association including a lecture on brain injury at the 2010 Winter PIBA Conference, committal proceedings at the 2015 Spring PIBA Conference and on Section 69 of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 at the Spring 2019 PIBA conference and a seminar on ‘Brain Injury post-Long, Stansfield and Palmer’ in June 2022.
He presented a Webinar on mTBI litigation to APIL In November 2021. He has presented four 2 hour live Webinars on chronic pain, spinal injuries, subtle brain injury litigation and fraudulent claims for Thompson Reuters.
He was published in 2012 by the British Pain Society and spoke at the Society’s annual 2012 conference in Liverpool and at the Cambridge Medico-Legal Society’s 2012, 2015, 2016, 2018 and 2019 Conferences and at the Field Fisher 2016 Brain Injury Conference ‘Hidden in Plain Sight’ at City Hall. He spoke on Chronic Pain at the annual ABI Solutions Seminar in October 2018. He organised the 2015 TGC Fraud Conferences.
In September 2019, he presented a talk on covert recording of medico-legal appointments to the Peterhouse Medico-Legal Conference. In October 2019, he participated in a FOIL sponsored round table event with leading insurers and their panel solicitors to discuss: “Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Claims – Where are we now and where are we going?” He submitted an article providing a Barrister’s Perspective to the IASP Classification of Chronic Pain for ICD-11 in Pain News in 2019. In May 2020 he delivered a Webinar entitled: ‘Guidance on the recording of medicolegal appointments post Mustard and MacDonald’.
He was a Member of the Ogden Working Party.
He is a member of Lincoln’s Inn and teaches on the Inn’s New Practitioners Advocacy Training Programme.
He takes on cases for Advocate, The Pro Bono Charity for the Bar. He has mentored 12 pupils through Temple Garden Chambers. He is a member of both the ‘Bridging the Bar ‘and ‘Bringing my Disability to the Bar’ (“BDABar”) mentoring schemes which involve setting aside time to mentor, advise and enable law students from non-traditional backgrounds and students with disabilities respectively to gain practical work experience to improve access, equality and diversity at the Bar.
Away from the Bar his interests revolve around family, Andalucía, Headway, volunteering at the Glass Door Homeless Charity over the winter months, the Athenaeum, Rachmaninov, podcasts made by James O’Brien, Iain Dale and Dan Snow and Liverpool FC.
Favoured Charities: Advocate & Headway.
Chambers & Partners 2022 – Personal Injury: Rank: Star Individual
Marcus Grant is a pioneer in the areas of complex subtle brain injury and chronic pain syndrome. He has been at the cutting edge of fibromyalgia litigation for many years, and is a vigorous advocate for its recognition by courts and insurers. He is also instructed by insurers for committal proceedings for dishonest litigants.
Strengths: “A leader in his field, particularly in subtle brain injuries. He is very meticulous, razor-sharp and never misses a trick. His paperwork is very thorough and he captures the essence of the factual and legal dispute involved so well that it makes litigation look easy. He truly is in a league of his own when it comes to brain injury work.” “A fountain of knowledge. He is robust and very effective.”
Recent work: Secured a £12 million settlement for a 24-year-old claimant who sustained a severe brain injury in a road accident when aged nine.
Personal Injury
‘ One of the country’s leading experts in subtle brain injury claims and chronic injury claims. ’
Legal 500, 2022, Tier 1
Chambers & Partners 2021 – Personal Injury: Rank: Star Individual
Strengths: “He’s the best person in the country for subtle brain injury cases and has an excellent command of medicine. His client skills are also very good.” “He is a very good advocate – very polite and fights hard for his clients.” “He is incredibly hard-working and pays great attention to detail.” “Whether on his feet or on paper, Mr Grant is truly fourth-dimensional, with a second-to-none work ethic.”
Chambers & Partners 2021 – Motor Insurance Fraud: Band 1
Strengths: “He continues to stand out as a trailblazer in the area.” “A known name in the market with a good reputation.”
Personal Injury
“‘Has in-depth understanding of the medicine in the highly specialised fields of subtle brain injury and chronic pain conditions. Marcus has an excellent empathetic manner with clients sometimes lacking from the bar. He impresses with his experience of medico legal issues and legal knowledge whilst remaining highly effective on his feet.’”
Legal 500, 2021, Tier 1
Chambers & Partners 2020 – Personal Injury: Rank: Star Individual
A pioneer in the areas of complex subtle brain injury and chronic pain syndrome. He has been at the cutting edge of fibromyalgia litigation for many years, and is a vigorous advocate for its recognition by courts and insurers. He is also instructed by insurers for committal proceedings for dishonest litigants.
Strengths: “Marcus is a sought-after leading junior with a huge following. His specialism is brain injury, and his tenacity and knowledge of this area are second to none. He stands out for his leadership in exploring recent neurological developments in the courts and for his handling of medical experts.” “He is an extraordinarily diligent performer who works ridiculously hard.” “He has a first-rate mind and the stamina to match. He is a master at making the complicated very simple.”
Recent work: Instructed in TXW v Joyce, a £4.6 million brain injury claim in which the central issue was whether or not W had suffered a dysexecutive syndrome depriving him of the ability to learn behavioural patterns to enable him to lead an independent life and return to work.
Chambers & Partners 2020 – Motor Insurance Fraud: Band 1
Leading junior for motor insurance fraud cases, particularly those that involve contempt of court. He is knowledgeable when it comes to fraud ring and fundamental dishonesty issues.
Strengths: “A very smooth operator and a good cross-examiner, who is always very well prepared.” “A robust and polished advocate who is good on his feet.” “Marcus is brilliant at sifting through large amounts of evidence.” Strengths: Acted in Liverpool Victoria v Yavuz et al, committal proceedings against nine individuals who brought injury claims arising from three alleged accidents.
Personal Injury
“A leading light in subtle brain injury work and chronic pain cases. ”
Legal 500, 2020, Tier 1
Insurance Fraud
A leading light in subtle brain injury work and chronic pain cases. ’
Legal 500, 2020, Tier 1
Chambers & Partners 2019 – Personal Injury: Rank: Star Individual
A pioneer in the areas of complex subtle brain injury and chronic pain syndrome. He has been at the cutting edge of fibromyalgia litigation for many years, and is a vigorous advocate for its recognition by courts and insurers. He is also instructed by insurers for committal proceedings for dishonest litigants.
Strengths: “He’s great on the detail and his written work is fantastic.” “He’s the master of subtle brain injury litigation. He’s like a conductor with an orchestra in conference.” “He’s incredibly hard-working, thorough and does a very good job for his clients.”
Recent work: Instructed in Brown v Gray, a brain injury case in which a 54 year old builder recovered over £1 million after sustaining a closed head injury in a fall.
Chambers & Partners 2019 – Motor Insurance Fraud: Band 1
Leading junior for motor insurance fraud cases, particularly those that involve contempt of court. He is knowledgeable when it comes to fraud ring and fundamental dishonesty issues.
Strengths: “Thoroughly professional and an outstanding counsel.” “He is absolutely superb at committals.”
Recent work: Acted in Liverpool Victoria v Yavuz et al, committal proceedings against nine individuals who brought injury claims arising from three alleged accidents.
Personal Injury
‘He is a ferocious advocate and the go-to barrister for subtle brain injury and chronic pain cases as his understanding of complex medical issues is almost unparalleled.’
Legal 500, 2019, Tier 1
Insurance Fraud
‘He is a very courteous opponent who is regarded as an expert in fraud.’
Legal 500, 2019, Tier 1
Chambers & Partners 2018 – Personal Injury: Rank: Star Individual
A pioneer in the areas of complex subtle brain injury and chronic pain syndrome. He has been at the cutting edge of fibromyalgia litigation for many years, and is a vigorous advocate for its recognition by courts and insurers. He is also instructed by insurers for committal proceedings for dishonest litigants.
Strengths: “Absolutely excellent. He has meticulous attention to detail and a real and profound knowledge.” “An outstanding advocate whose effortless mastery of the evidence and technical aspects of a case is truly a wonder to behold.”
Chambers & Partners 2018 – Motor Insurance Fraud: Band 1
Leading junior for motor insurance fraud cases, particularly those that involve contempt of court. He is knowledgeable when it comes to fraud ring and fundamental dishonesty issues.
Strengths: “He is intellectually sound, has a very easy way of explaining complex things, and is respected by judges.” “His ability, his preparation and his cross-examination skills are pretty much legendary.”
Personal Injury
“One of the finest junior counsel trial advocates at the English Bar.”
Legal 500, 2017
Insurance Fraud
“Exceptional – a true master of his craft.”
Legal 500, 2017
Chambers & Partners 2017 – Personal Injury: Rank: Star Individual
A pioneer in the areas of complex subtle brain injury and chronic pain syndrome. He has been at the cutting edge of fibromyalgia litigation for many years, and is a vigorous advocate for its recognition by courts and insurers. His tremendous medical knowledge and unwavering commitment are singled out by solicitors, while he is also instructed by insurers for committal proceedings for dishonest litigants.
Strengths: “A brain the size of a planet, incredible on his feet and a lethal cross-examiner.” “At the forefront of the field. Not only does he have an absolutely first-class intellect, he is engaging and a real pleasure to work with. He is a master tactician and an outstanding advocate.” “Very approachable, clients are at ease with him.”
Chambers & Partners 2017 – Motor Insurance Fraud: Band 1
Leading junior for motor insurance fraud cases, particularly those that involve contempt of court.
Strengths: “He is the genius for me. He is gifted, he truly takes care of his cases and he’s a master in his area of practice, especially when it comes to contempt of court.” “He has an incredible ability to see the wood for the trees, and he builds cases without making them into War and Peace, getting the critical points across calmly.”
Recent work: Successfully proved contempt of court in a case where four individuals were accused of staging a ‘crash for cash’ incident in April 2011.
Personal Injury
“Not only does he have an absolutely first-class intellect, he is engaging and a real pleasure to work with.”
Legal 500, 2016
“A leading personal injury junior with substantial expertise in chronic pain, brain injury and insurance fraud cases. He is noted by solicitors for his ready understanding of complex medical evidence. Strengths: “He is becoming one of the leading barristers in subtle brain injury case.” “He is able to present complex medical principles in a way that the court can easily grasp and understand.”
“He is able to understand the injuries and the medicine to ensure that such cases do result in the right level of damages.” Recent work: Counsel for the claimant in Siegel v Pummell, where a head injury after a car accident resulted in an award of £1.59 million.
Chambers UK 2016
“A barrister with no faults at all, and the hardest working member of the Bar”.
Legal 500, 2015
‘Has a broad personal injury practice that encompasses chronic pain, employer’s liability and insurance fraud cases. He has also been involved in some seminal TBI matters. Strengths: “Extremely able and passionate, he is very communicative and always responsive. His submissions are very impressive, as is his legal argument.”‘
Chambers UK 2015
“His cross-examination skills are a wonder to behold”.
Legal 500, 2104
Motor Fraud
‘Has been at the forefront of tackling fraud in the motor insurance industry and has involvement with a number of reported cases concerning contempt of Court.
Strengths: “The go-to guy for the most complex of cases. He works very hard for his clients and will give no-nonsense advice.”
Chambers UK 2015
Further Directory quotes
‘Recognised as a standout junior for complex and catastrophic personal injury claims, he is lauded not only for his formidable expertise in the area but also for his ability to deal with clients. He also acts for defendants in claims with an element of fraud.
Expertise: “It’s difficult to find the right superlative because they’ve all been used and none of them do him justice. He’s really in a class of his own – a formidable lawyer with a rapier-like mind but a very nice guy at the same time.” “His attention to detail, ability to take risks, and ability to get an angle on a case other barristers might not obtain are unparalleled.”
Recent work: Acted in Clarke v Maltby, a claim concerning a subtle brain injury that involved complex expert evidence’.
Chambers UK 2014
‘courageous, determined, and excellent with clients’.
Legal 500 2013
‘Marcus Grant is a “fearless advocate for his client, who has the confidence to trust in his own judgment”. He attracts strong recommendations for his “excellence in subtle brain injury cases” and for going “beyond the call of duty” for vulnerable and anxious clients. His recent cases include Vaile v. London Borough of Havering, a case concerning an assault by an autistic pupil on his special needs teacher.’
Chambers UK 2013
‘The “utterly brilliant” Marcus Grant’.
Legal 500 2012
‘The “phenomenal and meticulous” Marcus Grant earns his stripes for “his excellent research, grasp of the numbers and articulate manner.” Allied to this he displays “confidence that permeates through the entire proceedings.” He has carved niches in relation to fraud, subtle brain injury and chronic pain cases.’
Chambers UK 2012
‘Leading juniors among the set include the “simply immense” Marcus Grant’
Legal 500 2011
‘He is praised for his thorough approach and “good manner with clients”. Also impressing in this regard is brain injury and chronic pain specialist Marcus Grant. A leading light in the personal injury world, he excels due to the “superb level of knowledge he brings to a case”‘
Chambers UK 2011
‘Marcus Grant takes apart a case from the roots where medical evidence is in issue’
Legal 500 2010
‘The talented array of individuals on display includes Marcus Grant, a specialist in handling brain injury cases for both claimants and defendants with an emphasis on the representation of the former. Sources say that he is an out and out a highly formidable opponent to come up against.’
Chambers UK 2010
“… particularly skilled, is a superb advocate, and also good with clients” …
Legal 500 2009
‘Marcus Grant has gained a good name acting for insurers on complex fraud cases and representing claimants in subtle brain injury work’
Chambers UK 2009
‘Marcus Grant is full of bright ideas … very thorough, very skilled and gives reasoned and helpful advice’
Legal 500 2009
Eton College
Reading University – BA in Economics and Accountancy
University of Westminster – CPE
Inns of Court School of Law
Lincoln’s Inn Scholar – Sir Thomas Moore and Lord Denning Scholarships
PIBA
English
Spanish
Undertakes Public Access work
Qualified Mediator
£500,000 settlement for a 64-year-old medical consultant who sustained a concussive head injury in a workplace accident in an operating theatre.
Read more£910,000 settlement for a 31-year-old care worker who alleged that she developed fibromyalgia as a result of a stressful work environment and which was subsequently exacerbated materially in two assaults at work. Marcus represented C. K denied the stress at work claim, but admitted breach of duty for the assaults.
Read more£1.15m settlement for a 64-year-old part time Judge and part time solicitor advocate who sustained a concussive head injury and soft tissue injuries in a road accident on a motorway.
Read more£1m settlement for a 30-year-old steel worker supervisor who developed chronic neuropathic pain in his right foot following a workplace accident.
Read more£1m settlement for a 30-year-old kitchen manager who developed chronic pain following a road accident who was met with a fundamental dishonesty defence.
Read more£4.4m settlement for a businessman who developed functional neurological disorder and chronic pain following a running down accident.
Read more£3.9m settlement for a university student who sustained a brain injury in a road accident
Marcus represented a then 19-year-old undergraduate who sustained a severe traumatic brain injury in a road accident. He was left with mild dysexecutive symptoms, some cognitive weakness and significantly reduced mental stamina. He received excellent rehabilitation including a trial of independent living that was frustrated by the lockdowns.
Read more£1.355m settlement for a warehouse worker who sustained a brain injury in a road accident.
Marcus represented a then 22-year-old warehouse worker who sustained a severe traumatic brain injury in a road accident. He was left with mild dysexecutive symptoms, some cognitive weakness and reduced mental stamina. He received excellent rehabilitation including a trial of independent living.
Read more£2.519m settlement for a 61-year-old bricklayer who developed lower limb, colorectal, neurological, and psychiatric injuries in a road accident.
Read moreQBD judgment for £1.67 million in favour of a mild traumatic brain injury Claimant faced with a fundamental dishonesty defence following a rear-end shunting road accident.
Read more£1.097m settlement for a 47-year-old Teaching Assistant who developed chronic pain following a slipping accident.
Read more£920,000 settlement for a 36-year-old police officer who developed chronic pain following a road accident.
Read more£1.66m gross settlement for a 30-year-old welder who sustained trans-humeral amputation following a motorcycle accident .
Read more£607,000 settlement for a 48-year-old Police Officer who sustained mTBI in a RTA.
Read moreQBD judgment for £2.42 million, reduced by 33% to £1.6 million for contributory negligence, made by Mrs Justice Yip to BBC TV Presenter, Jem Stansfield in respect of his mTBI / audiovestibular workplace injury claim.
Read more£1.5m settlement for a 52-year-old decorator who developed Functional Neurological Disorder.
Read moreAn 18-year-old student recovered £725,000 in respect of whiplash and psychological injuries in a rear-end shunting accident at 10 mph.
Read moreA 36-year-old prison officer recovered £430,000 in respect of a mild traumatic brain injury [“MTBI”] and associated audiovestibular [“AV”] and psychological injuries after being knocked off her motorcycle at low speed.
Read moreA 46-year-old flight instructor recovered £600,000 in respect of injuries sustained after a motorcyclist struck the rear of her car at speed.
Read moreA 47-year-old pharmacist recovered £465,000 in respect of post traumatic fibromyalgia sustained in a rear-end shunting road accident.
Read moremTBI Claimant recovered £509,000 and defends a fundamental dishonesty strike out defence in the High Court.
Read moreA 68-year-old man recovered £600,000 in respect of injuries sustained in an unusual accident.
Read moreJudicial ruling on propriety of mentioning fundamental dishonesty in a pleading in an injury claim. Master Davison handed down a reserved judgment intending to discourage pleas of fundamental dishonesty which are merely speculative or contingent.
Read moreA 30-year-old ground worker recovered £500,000 in respect of injuries sustained in a road accident in which the van in which he was a passenger tipped over at speed, and slid on its side along the road surface
Read moreRecovered an additional £266,000 for a Pro Bono client in a professional negligence claim against a solicitor.
Read moreClaimant permitted to increase her cost budget by £96,500 following an application under CPR 3.15A.
Read moreA 57-year-old lawyer recovered £680,000 in respect of post traumatic tinnitus sustained in a rear-end shunting road accident.
Read more£1.05m settlement for a 50-year-old doctor who developed chronic pain following a whiplash injury.
Read moreEllenbogen J approved a £12m settlement for a 24-year-old who sustained a severe brain injury in a road accident aged 9.
Read more£550,000 settlement for a 43-year-old unemployed baker who sustained a brain injury in an unusual running down accident.
Read moreThe Claimant, a 61-year-old hotelier, recovered £1.2m in a negotiated settlement for injuries sustained in a road accident.
He was involved in a high speed rear end shunting accident when his motorcycle was struck from behind. He sustained a number of bony injuries and a suspected head injury.
Read moreLambert J approved a £4.48m gross of contributory negligence settlement for a 18-year-old who sustained a severe brain injury in a running down accident aged 11.
Read moreA 42-year-old ground worker recovered £756,000 in a negotiated settlement in respect of injuries to his foot and back and tinnitus sustained when the van he was driving was struck by an oncoming vehicle causing it to overturn. In addition, he sustained a mild traumatic brain injury and a major depressive disorder from which he made a good recovery by the 3rd anniversary of the accident.
Read moreA 40-year-old electrician recovered £550,000 in a negotiated settlement in respect of a leg injury sustained in a bicycle accident.
Read moreA 48-year-old carpenter recovered £2m in a negotiated settlement in respect of a leg injury sustained in a workplace accident when he fell from a ladder and sustained a ‘Hawkins Type 2 talar neck fracture’.
Read moreThe Claimant, a 60-year-old engineer, recovered £350,000 in a negotiated settlement for a whiplash injury and a head injury that triggered epilepsy two years later.
Read moreThe Claimant, a 57-year-old dry liner, recovered £750,000 in a negotiated settlement of a claim for brain injury and orthopaedic injuries sustained in a work place accident. He was left with an enduring cluster of physical, vestibular, cognitive, behavioural and psychological symptoms.
Read moreThe Claimant, a 38-year-old personal shopper, recovered £703,000 in a negotiated settlement in respect of a lower leg injury sustained in a running down accident that evolved into a centrally-sensitised chronic pain condition.
Read moreA 32-year-old charity worker recovered £4.83m in a negotiated settlement in respect of devastating leg injuries sustained in a train accident.
Read moreMartin Spencer J acknowledged that there was a need to record expert appointments in some higher value cases to protect litigants (mainly claimants) against experts who are ‘incompetent or worse’. This case followed on from the decision in Mustard v Flower.
Read moreA then 27-year-old hotel manager sustained a whiplash injury in a road accident in which his vehicle was hit from the front imposing violent deceleration forces to his spine. He stretched out his left arm across his front seat passenger during the accident, which was not sufficient to activate his car’s airbags or prevent the car being driven c. 1 hour home.
Read moreA 41-year-old warehouse worker recovered £1.146m in a negotiated settlement in respect of a brachial plexus injury and consequential losses sustained in a motorcycle accident.
Read moreA 43-year-old social worker recovered £1.165m in a negotiated settlement in respect of injuries and consequential losses sustained in two road accidents 10 months apart.
Read moreA 51-year-old IT Trainer sustained a brain injury in a cycling accident in London when cut up by a bus.
It took him 4 years to secure a liability compromise 99% in his favour before any rehabilitation could commence.
Read moreA 35-year-old panel installer recovered £4m in a negotiated settlement in respect of injuries and consequential losses sustained in a high-energy head-on car accident.
He sustained multiple injuries. Most of which progressed to full, or nearly full resolution with the exception of a dysexecutive syndrome pursuant to frontal lobe damage. Whilst his neuropsychological test scores were more or less normal, he presented with symptoms of a personality change.
Read moreJudicial ruling on admissibility of covert recordings in injury claims.
Marcus Grant, instructed by Dickinson Solicitors, represented a Claimant in the High Court who was permitted to rely on such recordings.
Read moreA 46-year-old driver recovered £1.46m gross of a 25% reduction for contributory negligence in a negotiated settlement in respect of a concussive head injury sustained in a bicycle accident.
His bicycle was struck from behind by a car travelling in excess of 50 mph causing him to be thrown into an embankment, rendering him unconscious for c. 15 minutes and leaving him with a reduced GCS of 13/15 for the first 45 minutes after the accident
Read moreA 48-year-old University Lecturer recovered £700,000 net of any of contributory negligence that may have been found at trial for failure to wear a cycle helmet in a negotiated settlement in respect of a concussive head injury sustained in a bicycle accident.
Read moreA 42-year-old railway worker recovered £700,000 in a negotiated settlement in respect of a concussive head injury which led to neuropsychiatric complications. The mechanism of injury was being struck in the face by a falling scaffolding pole resulting in orbital fractures and PTSD.
Read more£1.84 m settlement for a 45-year-old man who suffered a ceiling collapse on his head.
Simon Browne QC and Marcus Grant represented the Claimant who was left with enduring neuro-psychiatric and vestibular symptoms.
Read moreA 24-year-old lady recovered £3.1m in a negotiated settlement in respect of a brachial plexus injury and a concussive head injury sustained in a car crash
Read moreDingemans J approved a £4.78m settlement for a 26-year-old motorcycle head injury crash victim who was left with enduring behavioural symptoms when he was aged 20. Marcus Grant represented the Claimant.
Read moreMarcus Grant represented a 50-year-old sales manager who sustained thoracolumbar and wrist fractures and PTSD in a high energy head-on road accident, and compromised her claim for damages in the sum of £1m.
Read moreMarcus Grant represented a 47-year-old senior manager who sustained a soft tissue neck injury when she was knocked from her bicycle by a van, compromised her claim for damages in the sum of £675,000.
Read moreMarcus Grant represented a 44-year-old café proprietor who sustained a mild traumatic brain injury and developed chronic neuropathic pain and headaches in a high energy car accident, compromised his claim for damages in the sum of £250,000.
Read moreMarcus Grant represented a 23-year-old retail worker who recovered £620,000 in respect of a leg injury in a cycling accident which befell him at the age of 18.
He was left with enduring symptoms of pain and reduced stamina for prolonged weightbearing and loading that left the leg unsuited to his preferred trades of bricklaying or working in the motor trade. On his case he had suffered a significant reduction in earning capacity in being forced to look for less physically demanding work away from these trades.
Read moreMarcus Grant represented a 35-year-old Trainee Paramedic who recovered £700,000 in respect of a bladder injury whilst attempting to assist in lifting a bariatric patient.
On her case she sustained a low back strain requiring medication that then resulted in her suffering bladder distension leading to an acontractile bladder which caused her profound urinary complications, leading to an entrenched depressive disorder. She was unable to work, needed to self-catheterise for life and required a lot of care in her home life.
Read moreMarcus Grant represented a 27-year-old dock worker who recovered £1.75m in respect of a brain injury in a high energy road accident.
He was left with a disabling syndrome of physical (including vestibular), neuro-cognitive, neuro-behavioural and psychological symptoms that precluded him from being able to work, and in need of at least a light touch support regime involving a case manager and support worker.
Read moreMarcus Grant represented a 31-year-old highway worker who recovered £643,000 in respect of a brachial plexus injury to his non-dominant arm sustained in a motorcycle accident where liability was contested.
Read moreMarcus Grant represented a 61-year-old construction worker who recovered £495,000 in respect of a head injury in a workplace accident following which he developed epilepsy. He managed to continue working, albeit in difficulty and with a colleague covering for him for two years after the initial accident when he injured his head again whilst having a seizure. His employment was terminated 18 months after that second incident and he developed depressed mood following the loss of his job and financial security and suffered further seizures and some suicidal ideation.
Read moreMarcus Grant appeared for the Claimant, a 34-year-old English teacher working in China who recovered £535,000 in respect of a head injury in the UK that left him with a syndrome of physical, neuro-cognitive, neuro-behavioural and psychological symptoms consistent on his case with diffuse axonal brain injury.
Read moreMarcus Grant represented a 50-year-old factory worker who recovered £375,000 in respect of a head injury in a workplace accident when he stood up whilst standing on a table and struck his head on a metal hook attached to a crane overhead.
Read moreMarcus Grant appeared for the Claimant, a 51-year-old unemployed lady who recovered £1.7m in respect of serious injuries to her right leg in a scooter accident. She underwent multiple operations on her leg, knee and ankle following which her mobility was severely restricted.
Read moreMarcus Grant represented a 41-year-old nurse who recovered £672,000 in respect of a centrally sensitized chronic pain condition that developed following a low speed rear end shunting road accident causing soft tissue injury.
Read moreMarcus Grant represented a 59-year-old self-employed taxi driver recovered £500,000 in respect of an ankle injury that progressed into CRPS following a tripping accident.
Read moreMarcus Grant represented a 55-year-old benefits assistant who recovered £400,000 net of CRU and interims in respect of a centrally sensitized chronic pain condition (diagnosed as ‘fibromyalgia’) that developed following a rear end shunting road accident causing soft tissue injury.
Read moreMarcus Grant, instructed by Christopher Dickinson of Dickinson Solicitors Limited appeared for a 35-year-old claimant teacher who brought a claim for damages for the consequences of a syndrome of enduring physical (including vestibular), neuro-cognitive, neuro-behavioural and psychological symptoms she claimed were caused by a rear-end shunting car accident that exposed her head to acceleration-deceleration forces. She claimed, through her experts, that this syndrome of enduring symptoms was likely attributable to diffuse axonal injury [“DAI”] to the connections and pathways of the white matter of her brain.
Read moreMarcus Grant represented a 54-year-old ex-head teacher who settled his stress at work claim for a six-figure sum on the eve of trial, 6 years after his employment was terminated.
Read moreMarcus Grant, instructed by Nick Godwin of Slater & Gordon Solicitors, appeared for a widow whose late husband was killed in a running down accident when he was struck by a car travelling at 86 mph in a 40 mph zone during the hours of darkness.
Read moreMarcus Grant, instructed by Alexander Cohen of Brian Barr, appeared for a claimant who developed CRPS following a tripping accident in the course of her employment at premises occupied by a Third Party.
Read moreMarcus Grant, instructed by Christopher Dickinson of Dickinson Solicitors Limited, appeared for the Appellant psychologist in appealing a decision of a Panel representing his regulatory body, the HCPC, in erasing him from the register.
Read moreMarcus Grant, instructed by Phillip Cohen of Brian Barr Solicitors, represented a 41-year-old trainee doctor who sustained soft tissue whiplash injuries in a rear end shunting road accident, which on his case then progressed into a chronic widespread pain condition diagnosed by his experts as fibromyalgia. He was able to continue working, despite his symptoms, but was forced to reduce his hours, which put back the date of his qualification as a doctor. His claim was presented on the basis that he had lost the chance of a more lucrative career in medicine as a consequence of the condition, for which the prognosis of significant further recovery was poor.
Read moreMarcus Grant, instructed by Phillip Cohen of Brian Barr Solicitors, represented a 36-year-old property developer who sustained a significant crush injury to his non-dominant hand when an anti roll bar on an excavator hired by his sub-contractor from a hire company rotated 180 degrees unexpectedly. The manufacturer had designed the roll bar to be held in place by a lynch pin held in place with an ‘R clip’.
Read moreMarcus Grant, instructed by Chris Kardahji of Irwin Mitchell LLP, represented a 52-year-old pilot who sustained a whiplash associated disorder and psychological injuries in a head on car accident in which the other driver died. He was unable to work for 14 months after the accident and then returned to flying.
Read moreMarcus Grant instructed by Tristan Hallam of Penningtons Manches LLP, represented a Police Officer who sustained soft tissue injuries that progressed into a chronic widespread pain condition (fibromyalgia) after the Defendant drove into head on collision with her parked Police BMW on a fast, unlit country road at night.
Read moreMr Justice Martin Spencer approves £1.35m lump sum settlement in a brain injury case. Instructed by Amina Ali of Barings Solicitors. Marcus Grant instructed by Amina Ali of Barings Solicitors, represented a 27 year old pedestrian who sustained a severe brain injury in a running down accident when he walked into the path of a car at night whilst intoxicated.
Read more90 year old lady recovers £298,000 gross of contributory negligence for a shoulder injury in a running down accident. Marcus Grant, instructed by Amina Ali of Barings Solicitors represented the Claimant.
Read more32 year old healthcare manager recovers £950,000 for the consequences of a mild traumatic brain injury following a moped accident. Marcus Grant, instructed by Julie Reynolds of Julie Reynolds Solicitors represented the Claimant.
Read moreTeare J finds Mr Gentry guilty of deceit and contempt of Court and sentences him to 9 months’ imprisonment, suspended for 2 years
Read moreDispensing Optician recovers £320,000 for a suspected mild Traumatic Brain Injury. Marcus Grant, instructed by Tom Ranson of Ashton’s Legal, represented the Claimant.
Read morePA and Personal Trainer recovers £1.5 m for severe post traumatic fibromyalgia/somatic symptom disorder. Marcus Grant, instructed by Alex Cohen of Brian Barr Solicitors, represented the Claimant.
Read more28 year old Barrista Trainer recovered £2.2m after sustaining a multiple injuries in a car that overturned and struck a tree. Marcus Grant, instructed by Peregrine Redgrave of Stewarts LLP, represented the Claimant.
Read more36 year old Police Sergeant recovered £1.65m after sustaining a brachial plexus injury when her hand became caught in the door handle of a car being driven by a thief who was attempting to evade arrest. Marcus Grant, instructed by Tracey Benson of Slater & Gordon, represented the Claimant.
Read more54 year old builder recovered £1.16m gross of 10% contributory negligence, after sustaining a head injury when he stumbled and fell on a defective brick on a set of steps leading to his rental property. Marcus Grant, instructed by Christopher Dickinson of Dickinson Solicitors represented the Claimant.
Read more24 year old Factory Worker recovered £600,000 for the consequences of a compression fracture to the T12/L1 vertebrae. Marcus Grant (instructed by Daniel Denton of Slater & Gordon) appeared for the Claimant
Read more38 year old former Police Officer recovered £492,000 for the consequences of an ankle injury and PTSD in a workplace accident. Marcus Grant (instructed by Phillip Cohen of Brain Barr Solicitors) appeared for the Claimant.
Read more46 year old middle manager recovered £579,000 for the consequences of a diffuse axonal brain injury and vestibular damage sustained in a workplace accident. Marcus Grant (instructed by Mark Ellis of CFG Law) appeared for the Claimant.
Read more43-year-old Warehouse Worker recovered £539,000 for post traumatic fibromyalgia following a workplace accident – Marcus Grant instructed by Steven Akerman of Brian Barr Solicitors represented the Claimant.
Read moreWidow recovers £150,000 from a landowner in respect of the death of her husband killed by a falling branch from one of his trees. Marcus Grant instructed by Nick Godwin of Slater & Gordon, represented a 68-year-old widow whose 64 year old husband died when a branch from an oak tree struck his passing car on an A road in Berkshire. Liability was disputed.
Read moreHHJ Wood QC permits committal proceedings for contempt of Court to proceed against 9 injury claimants. Marcus Grant instructed by Marsha Crossland of DWF LLP, represented Liverpool Victoria Insurance who applied to commit to prison for contempt off Court nine members of the Turkish community in North London who brought injury claims arising from three alleged accidents.
Read moreHHJ Main QC accepted evidence of a scientific link between trauma and fibromyalgia. Marcus Grant instructed by Lindsay Ryan of Brian Barr Solicitors, represented a 54 year old civil servant who was involved in a lift accident.
Read moreMarcus Grant, instructed by Alexander Wormald of Clarkson, Wright & Jakes, represented a 17 year old pillion passenger on a motorcycle who sustained a severe brain injury in a road accident with an uninsured driver.
Read more44 year old IT Project Manager recovered £700,000 for the consequences of developing fibromyalgia after a road accident. Marcus Grant (instructed by Alex Cohen of Brian Barr Solicitors) appeared for the Claimant.
Read more34 year old Police Officer recovered £600,000 net of contributory negligence for the consequences of a brain injury sustained in a motorcycle accident. Marcus Grant (instructed by Nigel Mills of New Law Solicitors) appeared for the Claimant.
Read moreGarnham J finds one count of contempt proved and two counts not proved. Marcus Grant (instructed by Laura Sales of Keoghs LLP) appeared for Aviva Insurance in committal proceedings in the Queen’s Bench Division for contempt of court in respect of signing a statement of truth on one or more documents in County Court proceedings that Aviva asserted the Respondent knew to be untrue.
Read moreFraud established and exemplary damages recovered. Marcus Grant (instructed by Hamida Khatun of Keoghs LLP) appeared for Direct Line Insurance to resist three injury claims arising from an alleged road accident that generated 11 intimated injury claims from occupants in three vehicles.
Read more31 year old Trainee Chef recovered £3,650,000 for the consequences of a spinal injury sustained in a cycling accident. Marcus Grant (instructed by Iona Smith of Gaby Hardwicke) appeared for the Claimant.
Read more49 year old Conductor recovered £200,000 for the consequences of a whiplash injury that developed after a road accident. Marcus Grant (instructed by Darren Wilson of Irwin Mitchell) appeared for the Claimant.
Read more24 year old Construction Labourer recovered £300,000 for the consequences of a fractured toe and compartment syndrome in a workplace accident. Marcus Grant (instructed by Tracey Bennett of Slater & Gordon) appeared for the Claimant.
32 year old Solicitor recovered £527,000 gross for the consequences of chronic pain disorder that developed after a road accident. Marcus Grant (instructed by Ardip Khalon of Irwin Mitchell) appeared for the Claimant.
Read more30 year old Teacher with lupus recovered £200,000 for the consequences of fibromyalgia that developed after a road accident. Marcus Grant (instructed by Christopher Kardahji of Irwin Mitchell) appeared for the Claimant.
Read moreAppeal based on perversity and insufficient reasons succeeds in slam on fraud case. Marcus Grant (instructed by Hamida Khatun of Keoghs LLP) appeared for the Appellant.
Read more51 year old Mining Engineer recovered £200,000 (gross of contributory negligence) for the consequences of fibromyalgia that developed two years after a workplace accident. Marcus Grant (instructed by Phillip Cohen of Brian Barr Solicitors) appeared for the Claimant.
Read more82 year old retired Ghurka recovered £305,000 for the consequences of developing dementia following a running down accident. Marcus Grant (instructed by Nick Godwin of Slater & Gordon Solicitors) appeared for the Claimant.
Read more48 year old part time Care Worker and Masters Student recovers £145,000 for the consequences of fibromyalgia that developed following a road accident – instructed by Phillip Cohen of Brian Barr Solicitors.
55 year old unemployed lady recovers £385,500 for a Mixed Dissociative Conversion Disorder and vestibular damage suffered in a lift accident – instructed by Daniel Denton of Slater & Gordon Solicitors.
HHJ Simpkiss sitting as a Judge of the QBD gave permission to commence committal proceedings against Mr Gentry following the Court of Appeal decision in Gentry v. Miller & UKI Limited [2016] EWCA Civ 141 – instructed by Hamida Khatun of Keoghs LLP
Unemployed man settles his crush injury for £539,000 – instructed by Richard Foyster of Ashtons Legal
Claim by a middle aged man who sustained a severe traumatic brain injury in a running down accident.
Read moreMarcus Grant (instructed by Gemma Wilkinson of Keoghs LLP) appeared for Direct Line Insurance in a tort of deceit action against 29 Defendants, all of whom had intimated or facilitated claims arising from nine separate fictitious accidents in an attempt to defraud the insurer.
Read moreContempt of Court permission hearing before Mr Justice Garnham. Permission to commence committal proceedings against an injury claimant granted – instructed by Laura Hardiman of Keoghs LLP
Fraud cases using SFE before HHJ Boucher resulting in a referral of the case to the DPP – instructed by Hannah Lowe of Keoghs LLP
Polish Warehouse worker settles his head injury claim for £400,000 – instructed by Laura Harper of Thompsons
31-year-old student settles chronic pain case for £260,000 – instructed by Colin Cook of Hatch Brenner
A 36-year-old Warehouse Picker settles her CRPS claim for £450,000 – instructed by Sofie Toft of Irwin Mitchell Solicitors
A 42-year-old Account Manager settles his fibromyalgia claim for £494,000 – instructed by Phillip Cohen of Brian Barr Solicitors
18-year-old Model settles her subtle head injury claim for £348,000, less 25% contributory negligence – instructed by Tom Ranson of Ashton KCJ
Court of Appeal dismissed Claimants appeal against a finding of fraud. Instructed by Ruth Needham of Keoghs LLP.
Committal case for contempt of Court before His Honour Judge Wood QC sitting as a Judge of the QBD in Liverpool who found the four Defendants guilty of contempt.
Jonathan Watt-Pringle QC and Marcus Grant represented the Claimant in a claim arising out of a low speed bicycle accident. The Claimant, then a 49-year-old Company Director, fell off his bicycle and struck his head on the road. He suffered no PTA but presented with a cluster of subtle neuro-cognitive, neuro-behavioural and neuro-psychological symptoms. A Telsa 3T MRI brain scan was normal, apart from evidence of a small haemosiderin deposit in the tentorium adjacent to the temporal lobe. There was no evidence of any macroscopic diffuse axonal injury to the white matter. He sustained partial shearing of his olfactory bulb and presented with very subtle patterns on neuro-psychological testing.
Read moreChronic pain claimant awarded £791,000 after a 3 day trial in the Bradford County Court
Read moreSubtle brain injury claimant awarded £1.59m after a 9 day trial in the QBD
18 December 2014
Committal Action in the Manchester District Registry
Read moreDishonest injury litigant committed to prison for contempt of Court
Read moreOrchestrated slam-on staged accidents “swindle” exposed.
Read moreDishonest injury litigant committed to prison for contempt of Court
Read moreClaimant permitted to rely on evidence to challenge fairness of surveillance footage
Read moreInjured Claimant exonerated of spectacular dishonesty allegation and awarded £169,000 and all his costs after a 10 day trial
Read moreYoung Claimant awarded £259,000 in respect of a subtle brain injury
12 March 2012
Court of Appeal upholds a chronic pain judgment for a Claimant of £461,000
Read moreDishonest injury litigant committed to prison for contempt of Court
Read moreDishonest injury litigant committed to prison for contempt of Court
Read moreDishonest injury litigant committed to prison for contempt of Court
Read moreDishonest injury litigant receives suspended prison sentence for contempt of Court
Read moreCourt of Appeal judgment on breach of duty and causation appeal in assault case
Read moreCourt of Appeal judgment on CFS appeal
Read moreDivisional Court Judgment on committal proceedings
Read moreSubstantial Award of Damages for Claimant with Subtle Brain Injury
Read moreWhat appeared to be a minor impact in a road traffic accident had been sufficient to cause the claimant subtle brain injuries resulting in impaired cognitive function. The evidence of the defendant’s expert witness that she had exaggerated her symptoms was discredited and the claimant’s evidence about the nature and extent of her symptoms was accepted.
15th September 2022
Welcome to the inaugural issue of the TGC Personal Injury newsletter.
3rd May 2022
Please see link below to the latest edition of the TGC Clinical Negligence Newsletter.
16th November 2021
Please see link below to the latest edition of the TGC Clinical Negligence Newsletter.
28th May 2020
In the recent case of Macdonald (By His Litigation Friend, Lindsay Macdonald) v Burton Martin Spencer J acknowledged that there was a need to record expert appointments in some higher value cases to protect litigants (mainly claimants) against experts who are ‘incompetent or worse’. This case followed on from the decision in Mustard v Flower, Marcus Grant acted in both cases on behalf of the Claimant.
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21st February 2018
Please see link below for Issue 7 of TGC Fraud Update, a publication we have set up with the stated aim of facilitating the sharing of information about decided claims involving issues of road traffic fraud and related matters.
22nd June 2016
Stemming the tide of the fraud.
Please see link below for the third edition of TGC Fraud Update, a publication we have set up with the stated aim of facilitating the sharing of information about decided claims involving issues of road traffic fraud and related matters.
3rd February 2016
Facing up to the challenge of fraud rings.
Please see link below for the second edition of TGC Fraud Update, a publication which was set up with the stated aim of facilitating the sharing of information about decided claims involving issues of road traffic fraud and related matters. Thank you also for all of the kind words and helpful feedback received about the inaugural edition.
9th October 2015
Welcome to the inaugural edition of TGC Fraud Update, a new publication from the fraud team at Temple Garden Chambers containing a number of articles on legal matters relevant to insurance fraud practitioners and a digest of recent noteworthy cases in which Members of Chambers have been involved.
15th September 2022
Welcome to the inaugural edition of the TGC Personal Injury newsletter.
1st September 2022
Temple Garden Chambers are delighted to have been shortlisted in 4 categories at Chambers UK Bar Awards 2022.
Read more3rd May 2022
Welcome to the third issue of the TGC Clinical Negligence Newsletter.
Read more27th April 2022
Marcus Grant represented the Claimant who was left with enduring symptoms
Read more23rd March 2022
Marcus Grant represented the Claimant who was left with enduring symptoms
Read more21st March 2022
Marcus Grant represented the Claimant who was left with enduring symptoms
Read more16th February 2022
Marcus Grant represented the Claimant who was left with enduring symptoms.
Read more20th January 2022
Marcus Grant represented the Claimant.
Read more12th January 2022
Marcus Grant represented the Claimant who was left with enduring symptoms.
Read more12th January 2022
Marcus Grant represented the Claimant who was left with enduring symptoms.
Read more14th December 2021
A then 23-year-old welder recovered £1.66m gross of 55% contributory negligence in respect of injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Marcus Grant represented the Claimant who was left with enduring symptoms.
Read more7th December 2021
A then 45-year-old Traffic Officer was involved in a road accident when a criminal deliberately reversed a car into his police vehicle, causing it to rotate violently. He struck the side of his head on the vehicle’s A-frame and was dazed. He was able then to give chase on foot for roughly 15 minutes before becoming unwell with nausea, headache and dizziness. Marcus Grant represented the Claimant who was left with enduring symptoms.
Read more16th November 2021
Welcome to the latest edition of the TGC Clinical Negligence Newsletter.
As (some measure of) normality has returned to life, there has been an explosion of reported cases of interest to clinical negligence and personal injury practitioners.
We are all now getting used to some of the benefits of ‘mixed working’ (actually being able to work whilst waiting for a delivery!), combined with the relief of seeing friends and colleagues once more. Recent experience suggests that there will continue to be a combination of ‘in-person’ and remote conferences, JSMs/mediations and hearings but it would appear that the courts are unlikely to have as many remote trials as envisaged.
Medical negligence cases arising during the pandemic are now starting to be presented, with an added layer of complexity due to the strained resources during the pandemic. They are likely to keep practitioners busy in the months and years to come.
Whilst the volume of work dials up, however, we can at least now holiday abroad again (or, of course, somewhere equally as exciting like Kent), albeit with the novel fear of catching the lurgy just before, or during, the trip almost equalling any excitement.
Fortunately, if you have to self-isolate, you can now console yourself with this bumper edition of articles, case summaries and case reviews. This edition also includes a review of some older cases (such as Reaney) to remind practitioners of their importance, as well as a study of how the seminal case of Montgomery is being (and has been) applied by the Courts.
Read more9th November 2021
Marcus Grant delivered a lecture to APIL entitled: ‘mTBI litigation in light of the QBD decisions in Long & Stansfield – mTBI is not necessarily ‘mild’ when there are overlapping AV, pain or psychological injuries’.
Read more7th October 2021
TGC are pleased to announce that Marcus Grant has been nominated for the Junior Pro Bono Barrister of the Year, and Rhys Davies (as a team with Ben Keith, 5 St Andrews Hill) have been nominated for the International Pro Bono Barrister of the year in the 2021 Bar Pro Bono Awards.
Read more1st October 2021
Marcus Grant represented the Claimant.
Read more30th September 2021
Marcus Grant represented the Claimant who was left with enduring symptoms.
Read more18th May 2021
Marcus Grant, instructed by Colin Cook of Hatch Brenner Solicitors, represented a 47 year old Claimant [“C”] who struck his head walking beneath a low door lintel in the course of his employment.
Read more12th April 2021
Marcus Grant, instructed by Dickinson Solicitors, represented a Claimant in the High Court who objected to the wording of a draft amendment in and Amended Defence.
Read more26th March 2021
Marcus Grant instructed by Hamida Khatun of Bond Turner represented the Claimant.
Read more21st January 2021
Marcus Grant represented the Claimant who was left with enduring symptoms.
Read more15th December 2020
Simon Browne QC and Marcus Grant represented the Claimant who was left with enduring symptoms.
Read more19th November 2020
Marcus Grant represented the Claimant who was left with enduring symptoms.
Read more11th November 2020
Marcus Grant represented the Claimant who was left with enduring symptoms.
Read more28th October 2020
Marcus Grant represented the Claimant who was left with enduring symptoms.
Read more4th September 2020
Marcus Grant represented the Claimant who was left with enduring symptoms.
Read more30th July 2020
Marcus Grant represented the Claimant who was left with enduring symptoms.
Read more27th July 2020
Marcus Grant represented the Claimant who was left with enduring symptoms.
Read more9th June 2020
Marcus Grant represented the Claimant who was left with enduring symptoms.
Read more8th June 2020
Marcus Grant represented the Claimant who was left with enduring symptoms.
Read more23rd May 2020
Marcus Grant represented the Claimant who was left with enduring symptoms.
Read more18th March 2020
Marcus Grant represented the Claimant who was left with enduring symptoms.
Read more13th March 2020
Marcus Grant, instructed by Dickinson Solicitors, represented a Claimant in a High Court hearing that addressed the issue in the round.
Read more24th February 2020
Marcus Grant represented the Claimant who was left with enduring symptoms.
Read more6th February 2020
A 41-year-old warehouse worker recovered £1.146m in a negotiated settlement in respect of a brachial plexus injury and consequential losses sustained in a motorcycle accident. Marcus Grant represented the Claimant who was left with enduring symptoms.
Read more22nd January 2020
A 43-year-old social worker recovered £1.165m in a negotiated settlement in respect of injuries and consequential losses sustained in two road accidents 10 months apart. Marcus Grant represented the Claimant who was left with enduring symptoms.
Read more14th November 2019
A 51-year-old IT Trainer sustained a brain injury in a cycling accident in London when cut up by a bus. Marcus Grant represented the Claimant who was left with enduring symptoms.
Read more6th November 2019
A 35-year-old panel installer recovered £4m in a negotiated settlement in respect of injuries and consequential losses sustained in a high-energy head-on car accident. Marcus Grant represented the Claimant who was left with enduring symptoms.
Read more11th October 2019
Marcus Grant, instructed by Dickinson Solicitors, represented a Claimant in the High Court who was permitted to rely on such recordings.
Read more27th September 2019
Marcus was invited to speak at the Peterhouse Medico-Legal Conference entitled “A conversation between medicine and the law” where delegates from the two professions meet annually and engage in a series of lively debates. The keynote speaker this year was Mr Justice Robin Spencer.
Read more4th July 2019
Marcus Grant represented the Claimant who was left with enduring symptoms.
A 46-year-old professional driver recovered £1.46m gross of a 25% reduction for contributory negligence in a negotiated settlement in respect of a concussive head injury sustained in a bicycle accident.
Read more28th June 2019
Marcus Grant represented the Claimant who was left with enduring symptoms.
A 48-year-old University Lecturer recovered £700,000 net of any of contributory negligence that may have been found at trial for failure to wear a cycle helmet in a negotiated settlement in respect of a concussive head injury sustained in a bicycle accident.
Read more29th March 2019
Marcus Grant represented the Claimant who was left with enduring symptoms.
Read more25th March 2019
Marcus Grant, Emma Northey and Elizabeth Gallagher spoke on different subjects at the Annual PIBA Conference.
Read more5th March 2019
Simon Browne QC and Marcus Grant represented the Claimant who was left with enduring neuro-psychiatric and vestibular symptoms.
Read more1st March 2019
Marcus Grant represented the Claimant who was left with enduring symptoms.
Read more3rd December 2018
Marcus Grant represented the Claimant who was left with enduring dysexecutive symptoms.
Read more22nd November 2018
Marcus Grant represented the Claimant, a 50-year-old sales manager who sustained thoracolumbar and wrist fractures and PTSD in a high energy head-on road accident, and compromised her claim for damages in the sum of £1m.
Read more21st November 2018
Marcus Grant represented the Claimant, a 47-year-old senior manager who sustained a soft tissue neck injury when she was knocked from her bicycle by a van, compromised her claim for damages in the sum of £675,000.
Read more16th November 2018
Marcus Grant represented the Claimant, a 44-year-old café proprietor who sustained a mild traumatic brain injury and developed chronic neuropathic pain and headaches in a high energy car accident, compromised his claim for damages in the sum of £250,000.
Read more24th August 2018
Marcus Grant represented the Claimant, a 31-year-old highway worker, who recovered £643,000 in respect of a brachial plexus injury to his non-dominant arm sustained in a motorcycle accident where liability was contested.
Read more8th August 2018
Marcus Grant represented the Claimant, a 61-year-old construction worker who sustained a head injury in a workplace accident following which he developed epilepsy. He managed to continue working, albeit in difficulty and with a colleague covering for him for two years after the initial accident when he injured his head again whilst having a seizure. His employment was terminated 18 months after that second incident and he developed depressed mood following the loss of his job and financial security and suffered further seizures and some suicidal ideation.
Read more25th July 2018
Marcus Grant appeared for the Claimant, a 34-year-old English teacher working in China who sustained a head injury in the UK that left him with a syndrome of physical, neuro-cognitive, neuro-behavioural and psychological symptoms consistent on his case with diffuse axonal brain injury
Read more23rd July 2018
Marcus Grant represented the Claimant, a 50-year-old factory worker who sustained a head injury in a workplace accident when he stood up whilst standing on a table and struck his head on a metal hook attached to a crane overhead.
Read more18th July 2018
Marcus Grant appeared for the Claimant, a 51-year-old unemployed lady who sustained serious injuries to her right leg in a scooter accident. She underwent multiple operations on her leg, knee and ankle following which her mobility was severely restricted.
Read more13th July 2018
Marcus Grant represented the Claimant, a 41-year-old nurse in respect of a centrally sensitized chronic pain condition that developed following a low speed rear end shunting road accident causing soft tissue injury.
Read more11th July 2018
Marcus Grant represented the Claimant, a 59-year-old self-employed taxi driver who recovered £500,000 in respect of an ankle injury that progressed into CRPS following a tripping accident.
Read more7th July 2018
Marcus Grant represented the Claimant, a 55-year-old benefits assistant who recovered £400,000 net of CRU and interims in respect of a centrally sensitized chronic pain condition (diagnosed as ‘fibromyalgia’) that developed following a rear end shunting road accident causing soft tissue injury.
Read more6th July 2018
Marcus Grant, instructed by Christopher Dickinson of Dickinson Solicitors Limited appeared for a 35-year-old claimant teacher who brought a claim for damages for the consequences of a syndrome of enduring physical (including vestibular), neuro-cognitive, neuro-behavioural and psychological symptoms she claimed were caused by a rear-end shunting car accident that exposed her head to acceleration-deceleration forces. She claimed, through her experts, that this syndrome of enduring symptoms was likely attributable to diffuse axonal injury [“DAI”] to the connections and pathways of the white matter of her brain.
Read more1st June 2018
Marcus Grant represented the Claimant, a 54-year-old ex-head teacher who settled his stress at work claim for a six-figure sum on the eve of trial, 6 years after his employment was terminated.
Read more23rd May 2018
Marcus Grant, instructed by Nick Godwin of Slater & Gordon Solicitors, appeared for a widow whose late husband was killed in a running down accident when he was struck by a car travelling at 86 mph in a 40 mph zone during the hours of darkness.
Read more17th May 2018
Marcus Grant, instructed by Alexander Cohen of Brian Barr, appeared for a claimant who developed CRPS following a tripping accident in the course of her employment at premises occupied by a Third Party.
Read more10th May 2018
Marcus Grant, instructed by Christopher Dickinson of Dickinson Solicitors Limited, appeared for the Appellant.
Read more1st May 2018
Marcus Grant, instructed by Phillip Cohen of Brian Barr Solicitors, appeared for the Claimant, a 41-year-old trainee doctor who sustained soft tissue whiplash injuries in a rear end shunting road accident, which on his case then progressed into a chronic widespread pain condition diagnosed by his experts as fibromyalgia. He was able to continue working, despite his symptoms, but was forced to reduce his hours, which put back the date of his qualification as a doctor.
Read more30th April 2018
Marcus Grant, instructed by Phillip Cohen of Brian Barr Solicitors, appeared for the claimant, a 36-year-old property developer who sustained a significant crush injury to his non-dominant hand when an anti roll bar on an excavator hired by his sub-contractor from a hire company rotated 180 degrees unexpectedly.
Read more24th April 2018
Marcus Grant, instructed by Chris Kardahji of Irwin Mitchell LLP, represented a 52-year-old pilot who sustained a whiplash associated disorder and psychological injuries in a head on car accident in which the other driver died.
Read more6th April 2018
Marcus Grant, instructed by Tristan Hallam of Penningtons Manches LLP, appeared for the Claimant, a Police Officer who sustained soft tissue injuries that progressed into a chronic widespread pain condition (fibromyalgia) after the Defendant drove into head on collision with her parked Police BMW on a fast, unlit country road at night.
Read more29th March 2018
Mr Justice Martin Spencer approves £1.35m lump sum settlement in a brain injury case. Marcus Grant appeared for the Claimant.
Read more28th March 2018
90 year old lady recovers £298,000 gross of contributory negligence for a shoulder injury in a running down accident. Marcus Grant, instructed by Amina Ali of Barings Solicitors represented the Claimant.
Read more28th February 2018
32 year old healthcare manager recovers £950,000 for the consequences of a mild traumatic brain injury following a moped accident. Marcus Grant, instructed by Julie Reynolds of Julie Reynolds Solicitors represented the Claimant.
Read more21st February 2018
TGC Fraud Update February 2018, a publication we have set up with the stated aim of facilitating the sharing of information about decided claims involving issues of road traffic fraud and related matters.
Read more19th January 2018
Marcus Grant appeared for UK Insurance in bringing tort of deceit and committal proceedings arising out of a staged car crash that went to the Court of Appeal.
Read more24th November 2017
TGC are delighted to announce that Marcus Grant has been shortlisted as The Legal 500 Personal Injury & Clinical Negligence Junior of the Year 2018. The winners in all categories will be announced next week.
3rd November 2017
Marcus Grant, instructed by Tom Ranson of Ashton’s Legal represented a 38 year old claimant who sustained injuries in a rear end shunting car accident.
Read more25th October 2017
Marcus Grant, instructed by Alex Cohen of Brian Barr Solicitors represented a 42 year old claimant who sustained injuries in a rear end shunting car accident.
Read more13th October 2017
Marcus Grant, instructed by Peregrine Redgrave of Stewarts LLP, represented a 28 year old Barrista Trainer who sustained multiple injuries in a car that overturned and struck a tree.
Read more13th October 2017
Marcus Grant, instructed by Tracey Benson of Slater & Gordon represented a 36 year old Police Sergeant who sustained injury when she was dragged by a car driven by a suspect attempting to evade arrest.
Read more13th October 2017
Marcus Grant, instructed by Christopher Dickinson of Dickinson Solicitors represented a 54 year old builder who sustained head injuries in a falling accident on a set of steps.
Read more13th September 2017
Marcus Grant (instructed by Daniel Denton of Slater & Gordon) appeared for the Claimant
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Marcus Grant (instructed by Phillip Cohen of Brain Barr Solicitors) appeared for the Claimant.
Read more23rd August 2017
Marcus Grant (instructed by Mark Ellis of CFG Law) appeared for the Claimant.
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28th April 2017
43-year-old Warehouse Worker recovered £539,000 for post traumatic fibromyalgia following a workplace accident – Marcus Grant instructed by Steven Akerman of Brian Barr Solicitors represented the Claimant.
Read more6th April 2017
Marcus Grant instructed by Marsha Crossland of DWF LLP, represented Liverpool Victoria Insurance who applied to commit to prison for contempt off Court nine members of the Turkish community in North London who brought injury claims arising from three alleged accidents.
Read more3rd April 2017
HHJ Main QC accepted evidence of a scientific link between trauma and fibromyalgia. Marcus Grant instructed by Lindsay Ryan of Brian Barr Solicitors, represented a 54 year old civil servant who was involved in a lift accident.
Read more23rd March 2017
Marcus Grant, instructed by Alexander Wormald of Clarkson, Wright & Jakes, represented a 17 year old pillion passenger on a motorcycle who sustained a severe brain injury in a road accident with an uninsured driver.
Read more22nd March 2017
Marcus Grant instructed by Nick Godwin of Slater & Gordon, represented a 68-year-old widow whose 64 year old husband died when a branch from an oak tree struck his passing car on an A road in Berkshire.
Read more18th January 2017
44 year old IT Project Manager recovered £700,000 for the consequences of developing fibromyalgia . Marcus Grant (instructed by Alex Cohen of Brian Barr Solicitors) appeared for the Claimant.
Read more20th December 2016
In September 2012 the Claimant, then a Sergeant in the Police Service, on his case sustained a closed head injury with suspected diffuse axonal injury and some bony injuries in a motorcycle accident when the Defendant began to turn across his path, changed his mind and stopped blocking part of the carriageway. The Defendant alleged contributory negligence against the Claimant for riding at 13.5 mph above the 50 mph speed limit, and for capsizing his motorcycle whilst braking.
Read more29th November 2016
Marcus Grant (instructed by Iona Smith of Gaby Hardwicke) appeared for the Claimant.
In April 2015 the Claimant sustained unstable fractures of the T12, L2 and L4 vertebrae causing a complete thoracic spinal cord injury. He spent much of the first year post accident in a spinal unit undergoing repeated surgeries to enable him to sit upright in a wheelchair.
Read more25th November 2016
Marcus Grant (instructed by Laura Sales of Keoghs LLP) appeared for Aviva Insurance in committal proceedings in the Queen’s Bench Division for contempt of court in respect of signing a statement of truth on one or more documents in County Court proceedings that Aviva asserted the Respondent knew to be untrue.
Read more18th November 2016
Marcus Grant (instructed by Hamida Khatun of Keoghs LLP) appeared for Direct Line Insurance to resist three injury claims arising from an alleged road accident that generated 11 intimated injury claims from occupants in three vehicles.
Read more7th November 2016
With 36 rankings over 9 practice areas members of TGC receive the deserved accolade from the legal directory following market research.
Read more31st October 2016
A 24 year old Construction Labourer recovered £300,000 for the consequences of a fractured toe and compartment syndrome in a workplace accident. Marcus Grant (instructed by Tracey Bennett of Slater & Gordon) appeared for the Claimant.
Read more7th October 2016
In February 2011 the Claimant sustained a soft tissue ‘whiplash’ injury to her cervical and lumbar spine in a moderate energy rear end shunting road accident. Marcus Grant (instructed by Ardip Khalon of Irwin Mitchell) appeared for the Claimant.
Read more19th September 2016
TGC are delighted to announce that Marcus Grant has been shortlisted for the Junior of the Year award for Personal Injury/Clinical Negligence at the forthcoming 2016 Chambers UK Bar Awards to be held at at The London Hilton on Park Lane on Thursday, 27th October 2016.
13th September 2016
Marcus Grant (instructed by Christopher Kardahji of Irwin Mitchell) appeared for the Claimant.
Read more2nd September 2016
Marcus Grant (instructed by Hamida Khatun of Keoghs LLP) appeared for the Appellant.
Read more26th August 2016
Marcus Grant (instructed by Phillip Cohen of Brian Barr Solicitors) appeared for the Claimant.
Read more24th August 2016
Marcus Grant (instructed by Nick Godwin of Slater & Gordon Solicitors) appeared for the Claimant.
Read more8th August 2016
Marcus Grant (instructed by Phillip Cohen of Brian Barr Solicitors) appeared for the Claimant.
Read more2nd August 2016
Marcus Grant (instructed by Daniel Denton of Slater & Gordon Solicitors) appeared for the Claimant. The lift in which she was travelling came off its runners and caused her acute psychiatric shock that damaged her sympathetic nervous system; she presented with symptoms akin to Diffuse Axonal Injury and chronic spinal pain and impaired balance.
Read more15th July 2016
Marcus Grant (instructed by Hamida Khatun of Keoghs LLP) appeared for UK Insurance in its pursuit of Mr Gentry for dishonesty in the presentation of his claim that culminated in the Court of Appeal refusing to grant relief from sanctions to an insurer who was late in applying to set aside a default judgment on the ground that the judgment was obtained on a claim that was likely to be fraudulent see: Gentry v. Miller & UKI Limited [2016] EWCA Civ 141.
Read more14th July 2016
Marcus Grant (instructed by Richard Foyster of Ashtons Legal) appeared for the Claimant in an injury claim arising from a crushing injury to his pelvis.
Read more7th July 2016
Marcus Grant was invited by Jill Greenfield, Partner at Fieldfisher to speak at their annual head injury conference entitled “Hidden in Plain Sight” held at City Hall with c. 200 delegates from across the legal, medical and caring professions.
Read more22nd June 2016
Stemming the tide of the fraud.
Please see link below for the third edition of TGC Fraud Update, a publication we have set up with the stated aim of facilitating the sharing of information about decided claims involving issues of road traffic fraud and related matters.
21st June 2016
Marcus Grant (instructed by Tom Ranson of Ashtons Legal) appeared for the Claimant. Alex Glassbrook (instructed by Gurbir Thethy of DWF LLP) appeared for the Defendant.
The claim involved a middle aged man who sustained a severe traumatic brain injury in a running down accident. The Parties agreed to settle the claim on a combined lump sum and Periodical Payment Order basis with periodical payments being agreed in respect of future claims for loss of earnings, case management and care / support worker provision.
Read more15th June 2016
Marcus Grant (instructed by Gemma Wilkinson of Keoghs LLP) appeared for Direct Line Insurance in a tort of deceit action against 29 Defendants, all of whom had intimated or facilitated claims arising from nine separate fictitious accidents in an attempt to defraud the insurer.
Read more1st June 2016
Marcus Grant appeared for Amlin Insurance in two injury claims.
Read more18th May 2016
Marcus Grant appeared for Aviva Insurance in obtaining permission to bring committal proceedings arising out of a car crash.
Read more20th April 2016
Marcus Grant appeared for Tesco Insurance in two injury claims.
Read more24th March 2016
Marcus Grant (instructed by Laura Harper of Thompsons) appeared for the Claimant in an action arising from a motorcycle accident.
Read more14th March 2016
Marcus Grant appeared for the Claimant
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Marcus Grant appeared for the Claimant
Read more3rd March 2016
Marcus Grant (instructed by Phillip Cohen of Brian Barr Solicitors) appeared for the Claimant in an action arising out of a car accident.
Read more25th February 2016
Marcus Grant (instructed by Tom Ranson of Ashton KCJ) appeared for the Claimant in an action arising out of a car accident.
Read more15th February 2016
Marcus Grant appeared for Aviva Insurance in defending a finding of fraud
Read more3rd February 2016
Facing up to the challenge of fraud rings
Read more4th January 2016
Marcus Grant appeared for Churchill Insurance at trial and judgment, Paul McGrath appeared at the sentencing hearing (in Marcus Grant’s absence overseas)
Read more10th December 2015
Marcus Grant appeared for Churchill Insurance Company in securing a committal order for contempt of Court
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