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Group Litigation - All Circuits

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What the Team is Known For

Henderson Chambers is a noted leader in the field of group litigation. Its noted depth, breadth and longevity in this field grounds its celebrated reputation for "excellence at all levels" and its "unparalleled bench in group litigation," according to sources. The set's barristers routinely appear in the highest-profile and most complex group litigation. Recent examples include members appearing on both sides of the Dieselgate emissions litigation, members' involvement in the claims against AstraZeneca relating the COVID-19 vaccine, and in the claims arising from the Grenfell Tower Fire.

Jason Housden is chambers director.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Charles Gibson
Charles Gibson
Star Individuals

Charles Gibson KC is a noted leader in the field of group litigation. He is often sought out for his expertise in handling environmental law disputes and mass torts.

The godfather of this work.

The doyen of product liability and group actions. A master of strategy and a go-to silk for defendants in product liability group claims.

A titan in product liability and group litigation.

Charles is excellent on his feet.

Charles brings a lot of gravitas and he makes a significant contribution in a relatively short time.

Geraint Webb
Geraint Webb
Star Individuals

Geraint Webb KC has extensive experience of group litigation, representing business defendants in claims typically concerning environmental or human rights breaches.

Geraint is really the market leader in product liability and group actions with a real international specialist focus.

Geraint is extremely bright and has very sound judgement.

Geraint has enormous gravitas, the team really admire and respect everything he says.

Geraint would be my go-to for any product liability matter. He is always well prepared, makes time; his advice is considered; his writing is excellent.

Geraint is a brilliant tactician. He is a tremendous reassuring presence for clients; he is unfazed and so calm and instils confidence in the team.

Adam Heppinstall
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Adam Heppinstall
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Adam Heppinstall KC has group litigation expertise which is called upon in a notably broad selection of cases, including consumer, medical product and environmental actions.

Adam is both exceptionally intelligent and personable, which makes him a hit with clients.

Adam impresses with his ability to seize issues quickly.

Adam dealt with novel areas of law very effectively and brought the judge along well.

Adam is a superstar!

Adam is an excellent advocate.

Malcolm Sheehan
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Malcolm Sheehan
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Malcolm Sheehan KC is a leader in the field of medical product liability litigation, and is in constant demand to defend pharmaceutical companies in major group claims.

Malcolm is very client-friendly, sees the bigger picture but also knows his cases inside-out. A real trusted adviser.

Ognjen Miletic
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Ognjen Miletic
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Ognjen Miletic has demonstrated his group litigation expertise in cases including the vehicle emissions mass claims and several international business human rights actions.

Ognjen is very bright and diligent. He does great written work and is very user-friendly. A really good member of any group litigation team.

Ognjen is one of my favourite juniors, superb, bright, quick and a delight to work with.

He has great judgement, is so responsive, enormously user-friendly. He had a very nice tone with the judge as well.

Ognjen is a subject matter expert and not everyone can claim this. He is good on procedure.

Ognjen has been absolutely fantastic; he really knows his stuff and is really calm and responsive. A real resource and we respected his view. He was so good on the detail and fine on his feet.

Oliver Campbell
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Oliver Campbell
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Oliver Campbell KC has a wealth of experience handling all manner of group claims, including data privacy and consumer protection litigation. He has notable expertise concerning representative actions.

Simply the best for group litigation, fantastic judgement, and a highly effective advocate.

Oliver is hugely experienced and well-known as a leading light in the group litigation world. An excellent advocate and tactician.

A doyen of group litigation.

Oliver is the go-to silk for complex group litigation matters. He provides sound, commercially astute advice.

Oliver is the calm and intellect you need in every storm. A formidable player in the field.

Patrick Green
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Patrick Green
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Patrick Green KC has acted on the claimant side of a number of prominent group claims, notably Bates and Others v Post Office, and various large-scale consumer cases.

Patrick is incisive and great on his feet. One of the go-to names in group litigation.

Patrick has good commercial nous on what it takes to get a successful claim off the ground. He is dogged and a brilliant advocate.

Prashant Popat
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Prashant Popat
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Prashant Popat KC has longstanding experience in product liability and personal injury group claims, particularly those concerning medical products. He has also been active at the centre of the vehicle emissions litigation.

He is peerless in this field.

Prashant is an excellent team player who leads teams to deliver the right strategy in large-scale group litigation to suit the needs of the client.

Prashant is an absolute class act, very user-friendly, a skilled advocate, and strategic.

He's an absolute superstar. He does an absolutely phenomenal job of pulling together large teams to drive fantastic outcomes for clients. I really really rate him.

Toby Riley-Smith
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Toby Riley-Smith
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Toby Riley-Smith KC is widely instructed to defend medical manufacturers and those in other industries in consumer group claims. He has acted in the vaginal mesh litigation, among other notable matters.

Toby is so eloquent and an amazing tactician.

He is extremely good.

Toby is very charming, emotionally astute and will approach discussions with a very measured way. He commands respect.

Andrew Kinnier
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Andrew Kinnier
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Band 2

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 is highly charismatic and exceptionally capable of distilling and defusing complexity. His advocacy skills are very strong, demonstrated by successful outcomes in high-stakes cases.

Henry Warwick
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Henry Warwick
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Henry Warwick KC has acted in an impressive array of group claims including the Post Office Horizon claims and the Volkswagen NOx and Seroxat litigation. He has experience representing claimant groups and defendants.

Henry is one of the leaders in the group action space, he's commercial and very easy to work with.

Henry is very client-oriented and gets up to speed with everything. He is just a joy to work with and makes the process very fun.

Henry is a pleasure to work with and delivers results.

James Purnell
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James Purnell
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Band 2

James Purnell has a strong group litigation practice that sees him handling injury-focused claims. He has considerable knowledge of medical device claims.

Kathleen Donnelly
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Kathleen Donnelly
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Kathleen Donnelly KC is a hugely able barrister who is entrusted with leading roles in major group litigation. She has been instructed in numerous high-profile group claims spanning consumer, employment and environmental law.

Kathleen is an absolute superstar and is so good and judges love her. She defuses tension in a room and her demeanor is excellent.

Kathleen is a brilliant lawyer. She understands the commercial aims in large-scale litigation and adjusts to match the clients. She is able to deliver defence strategies that set her apart.

Kathleen is just a joy to deal with. She is emphatic but also razor-sharp - she gives you the strategy as well as listening to the team.

Kathleen is a marvelous advocate. Her cross-examination is second to none. She is tremendous.

Kathleen is an absolute trailblazer. She's very easy to work with and very hands-on. She is an absolute master of the detail and a ferocious advocate.

Rachel Tandy
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Rachel Tandy
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Rachel Tandy is extremely well qualified to manage large group claims in the consumer or product liability field, having acted on the claimant side of numerous matters arising out of the vehicle emissions scandal.

I wouldn't want any other senior junior on my cases: she's super bright and pragmatic.

She is excellent on product liability and group litigation.

Thomas Evans
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Thomas Evans
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Thomas Evans is an impressive senior junior with significant expertise in high-profile group litigation. He regularly features in group litigation arising from consumer and product liability issues.

Tom is a really strong advocate when it comes to consumer-related issues in motor vehicle finance. He's a really strong junior for group litigation.

Tom is consistently brilliant; everyone wants him on group litigation.

Tom is brilliant, the team say that he's got two brains for our one. He is very responsive, detailed and clients like him.

Lucy McCormick
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Lucy McCormick
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Band 3

Lucy McCormick has significant experience in high-profile group actions. McCormick has acted in vehicle emissions and medical product claims, among many other matters.

Lucy is very efficient and clearly bright.

Lucy is tactically astute, forensically fierce, and totally trusted by silks and clients.

Lucy is a fantastic team player - incisive, responsive and reliable.

Lucy is fantastically bright. She's a real leader on AI in the automotive industry.

Celia Oldham
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Celia Oldham
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Celia Oldham is a much sought-after junior who has significant experience in product liability-related group litigation.

Celia was brilliant on detail and supportive.

Celia is just fabulous. She has an extraordinary ability to know in advance how other lawyers are thinking. She is amazingly bright, very calm and hugely knowledgeable.

Her instincts are spot-on, a perfect junior for high-stakes group work.

Celia is very technically able, she is very thorough and easy to deal with.

James White
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James White
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James White has a well-developed group litigation practice with particular emphasis on competition and consumer disputes which has seen him represent clients before the Competition Appeal Tribunal and the Court of Appeal.

James is a brilliant junior.

James Williams
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James Williams
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James Williams has a busy group litigation practice which focuses on product liability, particularly in relation to pharmaceutical products, and industrial disease. He is instructed on high-profile cases including the diesel emissions litigation and the litigation concerning AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine.

James demonstrates a thorough understanding of group litigation dynamics. His advocacy skills are outstanding, presenting compelling arguments and achieving favourable outcomes in group litigation.

James is a hugely good practitioner, clever and hard-working.

Freya Foster
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Freya Foster
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Up and Coming

Freya Foster is an up-and-coming junior in the group litigation sphere. She is experienced in group litigation concerning environmental law and product liability.

Freya has a great grasp of detail and is operating above her level of call.

Freya has a growing reputation in the group action field and is very able.

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Charles Gibson KC
Charles Gibson KC
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Geraint Webb KC
Geraint Webb KC
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Adam Heppinstall KC
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Adam Heppinstall KC
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Malcolm Sheehan KC
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Malcolm Sheehan KC
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Oliver Campbell KC
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Oliver Campbell KC
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Patrick Green KC
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Patrick Green KC
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Prashant Popat KC
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Prashant Popat KC
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Toby Riley-Smith KC
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Toby Riley-Smith KC
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Andrew Kinnier KC
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Andrew Kinnier KC
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Henry Warwick KC
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Henry Warwick KC
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Kathleen Donnelly KC
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Juniors

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Ognjen Miletic
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Ognjen Miletic
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James Purnell
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James Purnell
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Rachel Tandy
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Rachel Tandy
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Thomas Evans
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Thomas Evans
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Lucy McCormick
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Lucy McCormick
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Celia Oldham
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Celia Oldham
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James White
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James White
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James Williams
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James Williams
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Freya Foster
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Freya Foster
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Up and Coming