James has considerable experience across the full range of public liability work acting for claimants and defendants or their insurers.

Recent work includes:

  • Advising the claimant, who had suffered serious and multiple fractures of his left heel and hind foot and lost some of his heel fat pad, after a steel load struck his foot in the course of a delivery. Claim in excess of £300k for future loss of earnings, scarring treatment and orthotics.
  • Acting for a claimant who suffered multiple severe injuries after his motorcycle was struck by a car which had left the claimant with nowhere to go after emerging from its driveway. Claim in excess of £250k.
  • Acting for a claimant whose case was that she had trapped her hand while using a mobility lift in her demised premises. Multi-day trial. Claim succeeded.

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  • Qualifications:

    • LLB (Hons) (Nottingham University) –  Law with European Law (2010)
    • BPTC, College of Law (2011)
    • LLM, Bristol University (2012)
    • Erasmus Scholar
    • Nottingham University Mooting Competition and Law Graduates’ Association Moot Prize Winner
    • Westlaw UK Mooting Competition Winner (judged by Jackson LJ)
    • Lord Justice Jackson’s Award for Best Submissions at Westlaw UK Moot Final
    • National Mock Trial Competition Semi-Finalist
    • Herbert Smith Mooting Competition Winner (Bristol University, judged by Lord Kerr, Supreme Court Justice)

  • Professional memberships:

    • Personal Injury Bar Association
    • Western Circuit

  • James Hughes is regulated by the Bar Standards Board (BSB) and holds a current practising certificate. If you are not satisfied with the service provided, please read here.