JUNIOR PROFILE
Philip Mead

Philip Mead

UK Bar 2026

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About

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Practice Areas

Philip is a member of the International and Travel Group of 12KBW with an established practice in the field of cross-border personal injury and employment law. He has been named as a Band1 or Star Individual in Chambers & Partners for several years in respect of International and Travel Claims and has appeared in the leading cases on jurisdiction and conflict of laws. Philip has particular expertise in the field of European law, in respect of the application of the Judgments Regulation, the Rome II Regulation and the Motor Insurance Directives.

Philip’s personal injury practice involves claims of the utmost severity and includes the following areas: road traffic accident claims, direct actions against foreign insurers and compensation bodies, employer’s liability claims, product liability claims, fatal accident claims, package holiday claims and maritime and aviation claims.

Philip’s employment practice has involved peripatetic and overseas workers, seafarers, claims against foreign embassies and international organisations, in relation to claims for breach of contract, discrimination and breach of statutory rights.

Philip has received instructions directly from foreign lawyers and foreign clients. He is able to act on a direct access basis without the need to instruct an English solicitor.

Career

Call: 1989

Professional Memberships

Member of PIBA, Pan-European Organization of Personal Injury Lawyers (General Board Member for England and Wales) TATLA; ELBA; ELA; BEG; UKAEL.

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Travel: International Personal Injury - London (Bar)

Band 1
Band 1

Individual Editorial

Philip Mead is often instructed in high-value claims arising from RTAs and package holidays. He acts for both claimants and defendants in claims brought against insurers, compensation bodies and employers. He is well versed in accidents abroad that involve conflicts of law.

Strengths

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  • He is a very skilled advocate, having dealt with such a wide range of work.

    Travel: International Personal InjuryUK Bar
  • Philip has good attention to detail; he is very lateral in his thinking and in his curation of solutions.

    Travel: International Personal InjuryUK Bar
  • He is loved by clients thanks to his client-handling style; when he talks to someone who needs him, he puts them at ease in awful circumstances.

    Travel: International Personal InjuryUK Bar

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