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Welcome to 39 Essex Chambers
39 Essex Chambers is a leading set based in London, Manchester, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. Our barristers offer a depth of expertise in a range of specialist sectors and practice areas.
Practice Areas
- Administrative & Public
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Banking & Finance
- Civil Liability
- Clinical Negligence
- Commercial
- Construction
- Costs & Litigation Funding
- Court of Protection
- EU Law
- Inquiries & Investigations
- Intellectual Property
- International Arbitration
- International Litigation
- Medical Treatment
- Personal Injury
- Planning, Environment & Property
- Regulatory & Disciplinary
- Tax
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Public Liability
What our public liability barristers offer
39 Essex Chambers members have a wide range of expertise in public liability claims. These range from minor slippers and trippers on the highway or at premises open to the public, accidents at leisure and recreational facilities, assaults in restaurants and nightclubs and holiday claims.
Recent significant public liability cases
- A claim by a youth who sustained a catastrophic spinal injury diving into shallow water against the owner and operator of a beach.
- A claim by a child against a bouncy castle operator.
- A claim by a visitor to a leisure centre who fell from a climbing wall.
- A claim by a young baby who sustained catastrophic injury when struck in its pram by a falling window frame.
- A fatal food allergy claim.
- Various claims by visitors against nightclub operators.
- Various claims by visitors against swimming pool operators.
Who to contact
Ben Sundborg is the Senior Practice Manager for the Public Liability team and will, along with the clerking team below, be able to help you with any questions.
Ben Sundborg
Call: +44 (0)20 7832 1179
Mobile: +44 (0)7921 880 668
Tom Gibbons is the Senior Practice Manager for the Public Liability team and will, along with the clerking team below, be able to help you with any questions.
Tom Gibbons
Call: +44 (0)20 7634 9080
Mobile: +44 (0)7711 016 602
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