Andrew Warnock KC
About
Provided by Andrew Warnock KC
Practice Areas
Personal Injury, professional negligence, police law (mainly defendant) inquests and inquiries.
Andrew is a highly experienced advocate with a track record of successful advocacy in the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, High Court and inquests and public inquiries. He has a particular expertise in tort claims and has acted in some of the leading appellate cases concerning the duty of care in negligence. He is regularly instructed on high profile, complex and sensitive litigation, including group actions and claims relating to non-recent abuse. He is frequently instructed in claims under the Human Rights Act. His professional negligence practice includes lawyers’ liability and claims against construction professionals. He has represented core participants at the Manchester Arena bombing and Grenfell inquiries.
Career
MA (Cantab) 1992;
Called to the Bar by Inner Temple 1993;
Silk 2012;
Bencher of the Inner Temple (2017);
Recorder (2019).
Winner of Chambers & Partners Personal Injury Barrister of the Year in 2020.
Professional Memberships
Personal Injury Bar Association
Professional Negligence Bar Association
Administrative Law Bar Association.
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Andrew Warnock KC
Andrew Warnock KC is a prominent defence counsel for serious historic sexual abuse cases, often involving multiple claimants and famous defendants. He is also a regular feature in the most complex and precedent-setting public liability cases. His broad personal injury expertise also encompasses psychiatric, brain and spinal injury claims. A go-to choice for many major insurers and clients from the public sector.
Andrew Warnock KC
Andrew Warnock KC has represented the police in their most serious legal challenges, including those before the Supreme Court. He has acted in relation to claims brought by officers as well as the general public, typically involving fatalities or other grave matters.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"He has an incredibly measured and thorough approach to everything - very valuable when it comes to public inquiries."
"Andrew is intellectually brilliant, personable and unflappable."
"He has a wonderful manner and is very measured."
"On his feet, he thinks two steps ahead."
"His written work is beautifully structured."
"He has an incredibly measured and thorough approach to everything - very valuable when it comes to public inquiries."
"Andrew is intellectually brilliant, personable and unflappable."
"He has a wonderful manner and is very measured."
"On his feet, he thinks two steps ahead."
"His written work is beautifully structured."
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