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Andrew Granville Stafford

Year of call: 1987

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Areas of practice

Andrew’s specialises in civil litigation including personal injury, contract, commercial and construction claims, negligence actions and insurance cases. He is heavily involved in tribunal work, representing clients in Employment Tribunals and disciplinary cases.

He acts for both claimants and defendants in personal injury cases, including road and workplace accidents and industrial disease claims. He has lectured and given seminars on civil procedure and personal injury law. He has a special interest in contractual disputes between companies and is one of a growing number of barristers who is qualified to act and advise under the Bar’s public access scheme.

Professional Memberships

Employment Law Bar Association; Personal Injury Bar Association; Treasurer of the Public Access Bar Association.

Quantum reports

Hill v Slade [2005] 2 QR 9

Bucknell v Currie [2005] 2 QR 8

White v Dean [2004] 1 QR 6

Bright v Seetec [2004] 1 QR 12

Re T [2002] 6 QR 7

Andrews v Murphy [2002] 6 QR 15

Guise v PLP Motors [2002] 3 QR 7

Edwards v Ford [2002] 3 QR 6

Morrison v Fulford [2002] 2 QR 17

Corkish v Harrison [2002] 2 QR 15

Whittingham v Doboulay [2002] 2 QR 13

Wilson v Hall [2002] 1 QR 12

Routley v Martin [2002] 6 QR 13

Vowles v Jervis [2001] 6 QR 10

Fisher v Cragg [2001] 5 QR 13

Douglas v Fensome [2001] 3 QR 14

Khamassi v Rajcip [2001] 4 QR 12

Harvey v Blount [2000] 5 QR 6

Whiddett v Phillips (1999) 99(5) QR 7

Case Profile

  • Clift v Welsh Office [1998] 4 All ER 852, [1999] 1 WLR 796, Times 24.8.98, CA (acted for the successful Claimants in a Court of Appeal test case on property damage compensation, described by The Times as a landmark ruling)

    Loveridge v Healey [2004] C.P. Rep. 30 (CA (Civ Div)), Times 27.2.04 (Court of Appeal authority on the effect of admission in pleadings)

    Nanglegan v Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust [2001] 3 All ER 793, [2002] 1 WLR 1043, Times CA (leading Court of Appeal authority on service of claims)

    Pratt v Smith (2005) 2 QR 5, QBD (successfully represented the Claimant in a £1.1m damages claim)

    James v First Bristol Buses Ltd [2003] CLY (civil procedure)

    Kirk v Walton [2008] EWHC 1780 (QBD) (whether permission should be given to bring contempt of court proceedings against personal injury claimant)

    Spilsbury v Martin International Holdings plc [2002] CLY (costs and Pt 36 offers)

    Cawston v Chartered Trust plc (2000) CLY (fraud not rendering hire purchase contract void ab initio)

    R v Denslow [1998] Crim L R 566, CA (definition of possession)