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About
Provided by Andrew Kinnier KC
Practice Areas
Product liability: acting for defendants in group and unitary actions, particularly relating to pharmaceutical products, medical devices and motor vehicles. Inquests and public inquiries: acting as Counsel to the Inquiry and representing core participants in major public inquiries; Public procurement: advises central government, local and other public authorities on a broad range of procurement matters (particularly defence-related); Health & safety law: represents corporate clients in respect of regulatory prosecutions, civil proceedings and inquests.
Career
Educated at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge (1991-95) (BA 1st Class Honours; MA); Caled 1996 Middle Temple (Queen Mother-Fox Major Entrance Scholarship). Junior Counsel to the Crown (A Panel 2011-18; B Panel 2008-2011); Junior Counsel to the Welsh Government (Public Law - A Panel, 2012-18; Public Law Panel, 2008-2012); Counsel to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry (2017-2024). Appointed KC in 2018. Welsh Government KC Panel (2018-)
Professional Memberships
ALBA; BEG; HSLA; PIBA; Procurement Lawyers' Association; South Eastern Circuit; Fellow, Royal Society of Arts; Fellow, Royal Statistical Society.
Publications
Contributor - Halsbury's Laws of England (Vol 37); Specialist Contributor - Bullen & Leake Precedents & Pleadings (15th-19th editions); Specialist Contributor - Kluwer's Manual of International Product Law (1st and 2nd editions).
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Andrew Kinnier KC is an experienced defence-side advocate in group actions involving product liability claims. He has acted in emissions cases in the automotive sector as well as pharmaceutical and medical products cases including the vaginal mesh litigation.
Andrew Kinnier KC has a strong inquests practice concentrating on deaths in the workplace, bolstered by his deep knowledge of health and safety law. He has more recently assumed a central role in the Grenfell Tower Inquiry and is instructed by the Welsh government in the UK Covid-19 Inquiry.
Andrew Kinnier KC handles a wide range of cases in the health and safety field. He is particularly adept at handling matters arising in the construction and railway sectors. He frequently acts for his clients at inquests.
Andrew Kinnier KC receives very high praise for his involvement in complex product liability cases, particularly those concerning defective medical devices and pharmaceutical products. His broader pharmaceutical experience includes unitary actions, regulatory work, product testing and labelling claims. He regularly advises on both civil and criminal liabilities and is sought after by several leading instructing solicitors, who regard him as a pleasure to work with.
Andrew Kinnier KC of Henderson Chambers is held in high esteem for his procurement practice. He concentrates onheavy advisory work primarily relating to European structural funds, large-scale services agreements, major infrastructure and regeneration projects as well as court and arbitration work.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Andrew is a tremendously reassuring and able counsel. He is supportive, client-friendly, approachable and hard-working."
"An absolutely fantastic silk who is erudite, sophisticated and charming with clients."
"Andrew enchants clients and courts. He has a natural and friendly charisma about him that allows people to feel at ease."
"Andrew is intelligent and has a good grasp of both the legal and commercial issues."
"Andrew has excellent product liability expertise."
"Andrew is deeply thoughtful and highly practical at the same time."
"Andrew is a very thorough and balanced practitioner."
"He is an extremely efficient advocate. He addresses the key issues."
"Andrew has a good grasp and intelligence of the legal and commercial issues. He is highly accessible and user-friendly."
"Andrew Kinnier is very efficient, effective and good at getting to the heart of issues."
"He has such a lovely way of dealing with witnesses and is very good on the advocacy."
"Andrew is a tremendously reassuring and able counsel. He is supportive, client-friendly, approachable and hard-working."
"An absolutely fantastic silk who is erudite, sophisticated and charming with clients."
"Andrew enchants clients and courts. He has a natural and friendly charisma about him that allows people to feel at ease."
"Andrew is intelligent and has a good grasp of both the legal and commercial issues."
"Andrew has excellent product liability expertise."
"Andrew is deeply thoughtful and highly practical at the same time."
"Andrew is a very thorough and balanced practitioner."
"He is an extremely efficient advocate. He addresses the key issues."
"Andrew has a good grasp and intelligence of the legal and commercial issues. He is highly accessible and user-friendly."
"Andrew Kinnier is very efficient, effective and good at getting to the heart of issues."
"He has such a lovely way of dealing with witnesses and is very good on the advocacy."
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