David Hughes

Practice Areas

Injury | Mesothelioma

Career

David is an Associate in our Oxford team specialising in claims for asbestos-related diseases.

David graduated with a First Class degree in Law in 2014. He went onto complete his legal studies and was admitted to the rolls as a solicitor in 2018.

David has come from a broad legal background including dealing with Industrial Disease and multi-track catastrophic injury claims, Criminal Injury (CICA) and housing possession proceedings. He has extensive advocacy experience, attending court on a regular basis for a range of matters such as complex disclosure applications and CMCs as well as extensive Family Law Proceedings including domestic violence, non-molestation and Children Act proceedings.

David joined us in January 2020 in the Industrial Disease team and specialises in asbestos-related diseases including mesothelioma, pleural thickening, lung cancer and asbestosis.

David regularly achieves settlements for six-figure sums and his recent successes include a fatal mesothelioma claim involving complex dependency considerations, and settlement of a mesothelioma case following a deposition where the Claimant gave evidence in his lifetime.

Professional Memberships

Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL)

APIL Accredited Personal Injury Specialist – Litigator

APIL Central England Co-ordinator