Aaron was called to the Bar in 2008. Prior to joining Chambers in 2019, he garnered extensive experience working for several leading national and multinational law firms as an advocate and Professional Support Lawyer.
Aaron specialises in acting for blue-chip insurers, companies, manufacturers, and privately paying individuals at trials and all interlocutory hearings. He excels in drafting and providing comprehensive written and oral advice.
Within his personal injury practice area, Aaron has dealt with a diverse range of cases, including:
● Complex fraud matters
● Inquests
● Serious sexual assaults
● Harassment, sexual misconduct, and workplace stress
● Personal injury claims involving complex commercial disputes regarding contractual indemnities and contribution claims
● Personality-change and traumatic brain injuries
● Spinal injury claims
● Product liability resulting in disease
● Emerging risk claims (such as chemical exposure and acoustic shock in large group litigation)
● Environmental damage claims
● An appeal on the need to restore companies to perfect service (Joddrell v. Peaktone)
● An appeal on the effect of part 36 to portal claims
● Complex NIHL claims addressing the limits of de minimus hearing loss
● Short-tail diseases such as dermatitis and WRULDs
Expertise
Aaron's expertise has been honed through his involvement in a series of novel multi-party matters and incredibly complex cases throughout his career, including:
● The largest civil fraud operation in the UK
● A group action of NIHL claims against several police forces arising from new technology, which included commercial disputes with hardware providers
● A cross-border product liability group action relating to defective hip implants
● A group action involving hundreds of claims resulting from furniture-caused skin burns, which included a cross-border dispute
● A multi-company oil spill claim relating to the contamination of a water table
● A disability discrimination claim related to the use of chip and sign bank cards
● Sexual assault allegations within a major law firm
● A Companies Act appeal relating to disease claims
● Admiralty and cross-border claims relating to international conventions
● A novel claim relating to whether acoustic shock syndrome was recoverable
● Catastrophic injury claims arising from road traffic collisions
● Several subtle brain injury claims resulting in catastrophic losses
Aaron's expertise encompasses advising on complex injury claims, EL/PL claims, industrial disease claims (both short-tail and long-tail), and actions against the police and blue light services.
He is particularly adept at handling major fraud rings involving hundreds of claims, both defending consolidated and separate actions and prosecuting claims against multiple participants in highly orchestrated conspiracies.
Aaron is open to undertaking claims on a conditional fee basis when appropriate and is always willing to discuss matters before receiving instructions.
In his spare time, Aaron enjoys reading, cycling (in a casual way), rowing (in an even more casual way), and occasionally attending the theatre in an attempt to inject some culture into his life. When not engaged in these activities, he can usually be found in his local independent alehouse with friends.
For further information regarding Aaron’s expertise, please do not hesitate to contact his clerk, Steven Tobias here.
