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About
Provided by James Pickering
Career
James is a leading junior in cases involving serious injuries and fatal accidents, with extensive expertise and experience in international and group litigation. He acts in the most cutting-edge and high profile litigation, often with a cross-border element. He has expertise in all of the complex legal issues that arise in international claims and regularly deals with jurisdictional issues and the conflict of laws.
James is a robust and effective trial advocate. He enjoys working as part of a team on large-scale litigation and he delivers pragmatic advice with a consistent focus on maximising his clients' prospects of success. He finds paths through the most legally and factually complex of cases to get the right outcome for his clients.
He edits the leading practitioner textbooks in his main areas of practice: Occupational Illness Litigation (Sweet & Maxwell), Asbestos: Law & Litigation (Sweet & Maxwell), and Butterworths Personal Injury Litigation Service (Accidents Abroad) (LexisNexis UK).
Chambers Review
UK Bar
James Pickering is regularly instructed to act on behalf of claimants in mesothelioma claims. He is also noted for his work in relation to group actions brought by military personnel suffering hearing loss and non-freezing cold injuries.
James Pickering offers a breadth of knowledge in relation to cross-border personal injury claims. He has experience defending claims on behalf of insurers as well as acting for large groups of claimants.
James Pickering has a broad personal injury practice that includes an industrial disease specialism. He acts for claimants as well as defendants and has experience handling brain injuries as well as group litigation. He has further expertise in claims arising from accidents abroad.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"James is a super junior with a massive future. He is incredibly bright, meticulous and approachable."
"James is a very good technical lawyer who is measured in his delivery and extremely intelligent."
"He gives excellent advice, delivered with an attention to detail and a reassuring, calming demeanour."
"James has great technical skills, and his advice is well measured and reasoned."
"James cuts his teeth and gets to grips with matters very quickly. He is very good on detail, good with clients and not daunted by the other side."
"James is really excellent - a technical and effective advocate."
"James is straightforward and practical, and provides quick returns."
"James is a very good technical lawyer. He is quiet and unassuming, and measured in his delivery and approach, but extremely intelligent."
"James is a super junior with a massive future. He is incredibly bright, meticulous and approachable."
"James is a very good technical lawyer who is measured in his delivery and extremely intelligent."
"He gives excellent advice, delivered with an attention to detail and a reassuring, calming demeanour."
"James has great technical skills, and his advice is well measured and reasoned."
"James cuts his teeth and gets to grips with matters very quickly. He is very good on detail, good with clients and not daunted by the other side."
"James is really excellent - a technical and effective advocate."
"James is straightforward and practical, and provides quick returns."
"James is a very good technical lawyer. He is quiet and unassuming, and measured in his delivery and approach, but extremely intelligent."
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