Barrister, Old Square Chambers
Christopher Edwards specialises in both personal injury and employment, and has a busy and active practice in both of these key chambers areas.
Christopher acts for Claimants and Defendants in personal injury cases, with a particular focus on high-value workplace and road traffic accidents, industrial disease and multi-party litigation. His expertise encompasses all types of personal injury claims, public liability, employers’ liability, occupiers claims, highways claims, injuries caused by or involving housing disrepair, etc. He acts in high-value and complex cases where there is major ongoing disability or inability to work. He also has extensive experience in product liability claims under the Consumer Protection Act 1987 and travel/holiday claims under the Package Travel (etc) Regulations 1992.
Christopher acts for both patients and doctors or other medical professionals in clinical negligence cases. His experience includes acting in traditional claims against the NHS and private medical practitioners and dentists, as well as similar types of professional negligence claim against beauticians, hairdressers, tattooists and such individuals. He has a particular specialism in cases involving cosmetic surgery.
Christopher has a very wide and varied experience in employment and discrimination claims. He acts for employers and employees from a varied client base which includes public services (in particular the NHS), City and blue chip companies, educational institutions, local authorities, charities, the construction industry, manufacturers, the police, trade unions, as well as individuals from a wide range of different employment backgrounds. He appears in the High Court, Employment Appeal Tribunal, Employment Tribunal and County Court.
Christopher has a busy costs practice and regularly appears in the High Court, SCCO, and County Court, arguing points of principle as well as undertaking detailed assessments. He is a high capable choice to instruct when difficult costs points arise. He also has wide experience of costs in the employment tribunal jurisdiction. He gives talks and lectures on costs law.