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Personal Injury - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Bernard Doherty is regularly instructed by claimant and defendant clients in the most complex spinal and brain injury claims. He is a well-respected authority on insurance disputes, especially those involving conflict of laws issues arising from accidents in Europe and further abroad.
Strengths
He is my go-to. He is charming, very experienced and approachable, and he has encyclopaedic knowledge and a can-do attitude. He is also proactive and commercially minded.
Bernard Doherty is our go-to for any big brain injury cases. His knowledge is exceptional, his manner with clients brilliant and he has a calm demeanour about him.
He is brilliant. You give him complicated issues, and he'll come back with it simplified. He's fantastic.
Travel: International Personal Injury - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Bernard Doherty garners extensive praise for his academic prowess and for his strength in dealing with private international law questions in complex travel claims. He regularly appears on the claimant and defendant sides in cases arising from outdoor accidents and alleged negligence.
Strengths
Bernard wrote the book on cross-border claims. He is my go-to barrister on all issues to do with jurisdiction and applicable law. He is excellent with clients and brings calm to complex situations.
He is an excellent junior counsel, with great client service.
Bernard possesses considerable knowledge of cross-border cases and offers a commercial approach to cases.