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Personal Injury: Industrial Disease - All Circuits
Individual Editorial
Jim Hester possesses a broad range of expertise in personal injury. He is often instructed on matters relating to hearing loss and asbestos disease. Hester is skilled in the representation of both claimants and defendants.
Strengths
He is a very good barrister.
Jim is very accessible and interactive. He communicates well and thinks outside the box. He is a delight to deal with.
Personal Injury - North Eastern (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Jim Hester is a well-regarded barrister who is regularly called upon to represent the Ministry of Defence in complex personal injury cases. He has considerable experience handling military deafness claims.
Strengths
Jim is a good performer. He is really good on occupational disease and deafness work.
He is very good and technical on car and motor issues.
Jim is well liked by clients who often insist on his repeat instruction.