Ranked in 2 Practice Areas
2

Band 2

Personal Injury: Industrial Disease

All Circuits

6 Years Ranked

3

Band 3

Clinical Negligence

Northern (Bar)

1 Years Ranked

About

Provided by Richard Livingston

UK Bar

Practice Areas

Richard specialises in all aspects of Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence work. His practice encompasses injuries of the utmost severity and he regularly acts alone in cases where the value is pleaded well in excess of Ā£2,000,000. He has secured millions of pounds of compensation for seriously injured Claimants and their Dependants. He also defends cases of similar value at Trial and at Joint Settlement Meetings for numerous Insurers and the Motor Insurers Bureau. He has secured substantial awards before the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority where the damages initially awarded were inadequate.

Richard has developed a substantial reputation in the field of Occupational Disease. He is regularly instructed by Claimants and Defendants alike in claims involving benign and malignant asbestos-related conditions (pleural thickening, asbestosis, asbestos-related lung cancer, mesothelioma), asthma, chemical exposure (COSHH claims), occupational stress/harassment, upper limb disorders, tenosynovitis, silicosis and dermatitis. He is on a number of Insurers' panels.

He is regularly instructed in cases involving Chronic Pain Syndromes, Complex Regional Pain Syndromes, Chronic Fatigue Syndromes, Somatoform Pain Disorders, Somatic Symptom Disorders, Conversion Disorders and Fibromyalgia.

Richard also practises in the fields of Clinical and Dental Negligence and is instructed by Claimaints, the MDU, the DDU and NHS Resolution.

Richard also has a substantial Professional Negligence practice in the context of negligently mishandled personal injury and clinical negligence actions.

He regularly appears without a leader in cases against KCs. He is regarded as having a practice well beyond his call.

Career

University: University of Manchester

Degree: BA (First Class Honours) English Language and Literature

Year of Call: 2006 (Middle Temple)

Awards: Middle Temple Benefactors' Scholar

Professional Memberships

PIBA

Northern Circuit

North Eastern Circuit

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