Mr Peter Andrews QC*

Date of birth: 14th November 1946.
Bishop Vesey's Grammar School, Sutton Coldfield
Christ's College Cambridge and Bristol University (Undergraduate Scholar)
Lincoln's Inn: Hardwicke Scholar. Called: Trinity 1970
Junior: Midland & Oxford Circuit 1973/4
Assistant Recorder: 1986. Recorder: 1990. Deputy High Court Judge: 1998
Queen’s Counsel: 1991
Head of Chambers, 199 Strand: 1997 - 2000
Bencher of Lincoln’s Inn: 1999
Professional Conduct Committee of the General Medical Council: 2001
Contributing editor: Kemp & Kemp, Quantum of Damages: 2004
Conference/seminar Chairman and Contributor: 1993 – date: catastrophic and complex injury claims, major sports injury claims, and mental capacity - the new legislation.

*Mr Peter Andrews is currently a door tenant.


Practics Details :
Catastrophic and clinical injury litigation with special emphasis on major spinal cord injury, severe brain damage and birth trauma claims.

Email : peter.andrews@stiveschambers.co.uk
Clerk Enquiries : clerks@stiveschambers.co.uk

What the Directories say :
Regularly featured in the leading silk sections of Chambers & Partners: A Guide to the Legal Profession; the Legal 500; and Who’s Who in the Law.

Reported Cases :
Reported cases:
Smoldon v. Nolan: catastrophic spinal injury - rugby player's successful negligence action against the match referee

Mansfield v. Weetabix : hypoglycaemia as a defence to negligent driving

Hill v. West Lancashire Health Authority: severe brain damage injury - cerebral palsy and peri-natal hypoxia

Chaplain v. The Scout Association: serious head injury – new cause of action

Oksuzoglu v. Kay: medical negligence – quantum of damages and costs

Heselwood v Collett: severe head injury – infant settlement – undertakings

Houghton v Stannard: road traffic accident – stationary vehicle – obstruction – retrograde amnesia - contributory negligence.

Professional Memberships :
Professional Negligence Bar Association
Personal Injury Bar Association

Publications :
Catastrophic Injuries - A Practical Guide to Compensation (Sweet & Maxwell 1997)

Personal Injury Handbook (contributor: mental capacity and the Court of Protection) (Sweet & Maxwell 3rd ed 2005)
Kemp & Kemp The Quantum of Damages - four volume editor and chapter contributor:
· damages for loss of future pension benefits
· impact of taxation on damages for personal injury
· structured settlements – procedure and practice
· damages for personal injury claims awarded as periodical payments
· the Court of Protection: consequential personal injury heads of damage and mentally incapable claimants: procedure and practice.
(Sweet & Maxwell new edition 2005)

Cases :
CHRISTOPHER LYNHAM (BY HIS FATHER & LITIGATION FRIEND MICHAEL LYNHAM) v MORECAMBE BAY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST (2002)
CHRISTOPHER LYNHAM (BY HIS FATHER & LITIGATION FRIEND MICHAEL LYNHAM) v MORECAMBE BAY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST (2002)
Assessment of damages in a clinical negligence claim where the claimant required 24-hour care after a perforation of his small bowel had not been diagnosed on his arrival at hospital.
QBD (Garland J) 25/3/2002
LTL 25/3/2002 (Unreported elsewhere)