Andrew qualified in 1991 and became a
partner in 1997. He is director of our national Public Sector
group.
Andrew has experience of all types of
public sector litigation, advising both local and fire authorities.
He has handled a wide variety of cases including occupier’s,
employers' and public liability claims involving duty of care and
performance of statutory duties issues. He has also been involved
in judicial review proceedings.
Andrew has acted for public bodies in
the higher courts on many occasions and is especially skilled in
defending education and social service type claims. For
example, he recently
successfully defended a claim in the
Supreme Court alleging a breach of human rights
arising from the provision of education.
Andrew also has a special interest in
defamation and human rights law.