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Personal Injury - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Neil Block KC is a true leading light of the defendant personal injury market. He regularly acts in high-stakes litigation of the utmost complexity on behalf of a raft of loyal insurer clients. Much of his work concerns accidents on roads and in places of work. He has recently been involved in prominent cross-jurisdictional and conflict of laws cases. His broad practice encompasses both individual claims and group actions.
Strengths
Neil is a go-to for hyper complex issues. He is impossible to ruffle, always seems to know the likely approach that a judge will take on a case and is very bright.
He is excellent at marshalling the expert evidence and asking all the right questions of them.
He has a leading status in this area of work yet he is very responsive and accessible.
Clinical Negligence - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Neil Block KC is a silk with a comprehensive understanding of the full spectrum of clinical negligence law. He is admired for the depth of his intellect and experience and he has an exclusively defendant practice, handling a range of cases for health authorities, NHS Resolution and professional insurers. He heads the clinical negligence team at the set and specialises in high-value spinal injury and birth trauma claims.
Strengths
Neil is really fantastic. He is calm, reassuring and responsive. He is very responsive and a real team player. He thinks ahead to possibilities coming down the line.
Neil is very calm, measured and knowledgeable on high-value claims. He has a deep level of insight into the end game and how best to progress a case to achieve the best result for the client.
Group Litigation - All Circuits
Individual Editorial
Neil Block KC of 39 Essex Chambers has been instructed in a series of large-scale group claims in the product liability sphere. He focuses on matters involving medical products, such as the metal-on-metal hip and vaginal mesh litigation.
Strengths
Neil is really fantastic. He is calm, reassuring, responsive, a real team player and thinks ahead to possibilities coming down the line.
Product Liability - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Neil Block KC of 39 Essex Chambers specialises in product liability claims that involve serious personal injury or property damage. His practice sees him frequently acting in high-profile group litigation relating to defective household products and medical devices. He has experience representing both claimants and defendants.
Strengths
Neil is excellent. He is very responsive, popular and yet accessible.
