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About
Provided by Andrew Roy KC
Practice Areas
Andrew specialises in complex, sensitive and high value cases involving personal injury, costs, clinical negligence, industrial disease, professional negligence, insurance, limitation and related areas.
Andrew has a significant appellate practice. He is regularly instructed in matters of the utmost difficulty and importance, up to and including Supreme Court level.
As one of only a handful of barristers ranked in both personal injury and in costs, Andrew brings in-depth crossover expertise to both his personal injury and his costs work.
Andrew covers all areas of personal injury (especially catastrophic claims), industrial disease and related insurance disputes.
His clinical negligence experience likewise encompasses all aspects of medical negligence, as well as claims involving other healthcare professionals.
Andrew is recognised expert in all aspects of costs. He is often instructed to deal with challenging technical and procedural issues, especially on appeal. He is head of the 12KBW Costs Team. He sits as a Deputy Costs Judge of the Senior Courts.
Andrew’s professional negligence expertise is founded on his comprehensive knowledge of the underlying litigation areas, particularly in claims arising out of personal injury and costs disputes.
Within these areas Andrew has notable specialism in procedural matters in general and limitation law in particular.
See https://12kbw.co.uk/barristers/andrew-roy-kc/ for further details.
Career
Call: 2002
Silk: 2023
Publications
Personal Injury Limitation Law, Bloomsbury (2020)
Asbestos: Law & Litigation, Sweet & Maxwell (2022)
Personal
Andrew is a keen runner, having run 27 marathons. He is an avid follower of other sports, in particular rugby.
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Andrew Roy KC of 12 King's Bench Walk is praised for his wide range of costs and personal injury experience. He is particularly adept at handling CFAs, detailed assessments, wasted costs and fixed costs. He is regularly called upon to advise clients on costs appeals and has significant experience of appearing before the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court. Roy also sits as a Deputy Costs Judge.
Andrew Roy KC brings an impressive grasp of limitation law to personal injury claims, and represents both claimants and defendants.His personal injury practice is complemented by his expertise in costs litigation.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Andrew has an encyclopedic knowledge of costs and 'on the ground' experience from his judicial role."
"An excellent costs KC, who gives good advice and delivers results."
"He has an encyclopedic knowledge and the ability to digest and advise upon significant volumes of documents very efficiently. His advocacy is always excellent."
"In court he is quite outstanding, a dogged and pugnacious performer."
"Andrew has an encyclopedic knowledge of costs and 'on the ground' experience from his judicial role."
"An excellent costs KC, who gives good advice and delivers results."
"He has an encyclopedic knowledge and the ability to digest and advise upon significant volumes of documents very efficiently. His advocacy is always excellent."
"In court he is quite outstanding, a dogged and pugnacious performer."
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