UK Bar
Clinical Negligence - North Eastern (Bar)
Andrew Axon acts on both the claimant and defendant sides of heavyweight serious injury claims including those arising from surgical negligence, delayed diagnosis of diseases and a failure to supervise those at risk of suicide. He is widely renowned for his handling of cerebral palsy and acquired brain injury claims.
Strengths
"Andrew is sophisticated in his use of mediation and is very engaged and experienced in clinical negligence."
"Andrew is excellent with high-value brain injury cases."
"Andrew has the ability to understand the subtleties of the case."
Personal Injury - North Eastern (Bar)
Andrew Axon combines his outstanding personal injury practice with his work in clinical negligence. He is instructed by both the defence and the prosecution in serious, high-value cases, and excels in those relating to brain and spinal injury as well as amputations. He regularly appears in cases before the High Court and the Court of Appeal.
Strengths
"Andrew is my go-to person for large, complex personal injury matters. He is very good with clients."
"He can get a grasp of issues quickly and pare out the important matters. He is then able to explain such issues to clients in layman's terms."
"His breadth of knowledge on brain injury cases is phenomenal."
"He has a very good ability to grasp fine detail in complex brain injury cases and is very adept at dealing with complex liability issues."