Personal Injury: Industrial Disease
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2 years ranked
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Helen is a highly experienced junior with a practice well beyond her year of call. She specialises in personal injury and industrial disease work. Her practice includes catastrophic injury and fatal accidents, both as sole and junior counsel. Helen is regularly instructed on multi-million-pound cases, including complex traumatic brain injuries, catastrophic spinal injuries, and amputations. She works for both claimants and defendants, receiving instructions from leading solicitors and major insurers. She has developed particular expertise in quantum. Helen has been instructed as junior to a number of leading practitioners in the field, including Paul Russell KC, Chris Kennedy KC, William Audland KC, Steven Snowden KC, David Sanderson, Nigel Lewers and John- Paul Swoboda KC.
Helen regularly appears in trials, CCMCs, approval hearings and applications against opponents of all seniority, including silks. She also has considerable experience of JSMs, both as sole and junior counsel.
The legal directories recognize Helen as “tenacious” and “an absolute bastion of client service”. She is ranked as a “rising star” in the Legal 500 and “up and coming” in Chambers & Partners.
See https://12kbw.co.uk/barristers/helen-waller/ for further details.
Called 2017.
Panel member of the British Cycling Disciplinary and Appeals Panel
European Circuit
PIBA
PNBA
Away from 12KBW Helen enjoys wine tasting, cycling, and travelling.
Provided by Chambers
Helen Waller is an up-and-coming junior with a strong focus on industrial disease claims. She regularly handles a variety of cases concerning asbestos-related disease. She has experience in appellate cases as well as in fatal mesothelioma claims. Waller predominantly acts for claimants.
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She is a joy to work with and exceptional with clients. She has prepared very detailed and complex schedules in cases and taken the lead in complex industrial disease cases.
Helen is a real up-and-coming talent. She has a lovely manner and is always very responsive to questions.
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