Anesh specialises in personal injury litigation and is the chairman of Zenith Chambers’ personal injury group. He has wide experience of all types of personal injury actions including road traffic, employer’s liability, clinical negligence and industrial disease claims.
He has particular expertise in traumatic brain injury, neuro-trauma, spinal and amputation claims. He is routinely instructed in claims exceeding £100,000 and many of his claims are in excess of £1 million without a leader. He has extensive experience in acting in claims involving chronic pain and other somatoform disorders. He is well regarded for his easy rapport with clients and ability to make complex medical issues intelligible.
Anesh has wide experience of personal injury claims against local authorities following sexual abuse of children whilst in their care and in damages claims for professional negligence against educational psychologists for delayed educational development.
He also undertakes a wide range of industrial disease claims with a particular emphasis on asbestos caused conditions and noise induced deafness claims.
Areas of Expertise
- Complex personal injury claims
- Brain Injury and Neuro-Trauma Claims
- Catastrophic injury Claims
- Pain Disorders
- Fatal Accidents
- MIB and CICA claims
- Industrial Disease litigation particularly asbestosis and mesothelioma
Reported Cases
- McKay v Hamlani v Direct Line (2009) 3 WLR 551
A leading case in the Court of Appeal on the application of section 33 of the Limitation Act. - Milton v North Yorkshire County Council 2002 QBD
Limitation in dyslexia liability claim. - Firth v Ackroyd v Bradford CC 2000 Lloyd's Rep. Med. 312
The leading case on the duty of a local authority to provide care to an injured person and the deductions from damages. - Trotman v North Yorkshire County Council The Times Law Reports September 10th 1998, [1999] 1 RLR 98
The leading case of the time on vicarious liability for sexual abuse by employees.
Notable Cases
- Dominic v Martin - 21 July 2011- Manchester C.C. HHJ Stewart QC - Significant case relating to Stage 3 hearings where Anesh represented the claimant. Successfully appealed the DJs decision to assess general damages on the lowest point of in a range of recovery period, i.e. 9-12 months. The case will be reported on due course but will have a significant impact on the valuation of cases and settlement negotiations. Click here for the case note or here for the implications of the decision.
- £1 million settlement for Claimant with left sided partial paralysis and complex causation arguments.
- Subtle brain injury claim involving disputed diagnosis of dysexcutive syndrome. Resolved for over £800,000.
- Fatal accident claim, Claimant with multiple companies and failure to pay appropriate taxes.
- CICA appeal for victim of sexual abuse in care of foster carers, award in excess of £200,000.
Seminars
- Anesh delivers high quality training and lectures to a range of audiences, from in-house specialist teams to large public events.
- Speaker 4 years running at the MASS Annual Conference
- Jordans Publishing Annual Personal Injury lecture - to download the presentation, click here.
- Maximising Damages - "Getting the most for your Client"
- Issues in Brain Injury Claims
- Care Regimes in serious injury cases
- Somatoform disorder claims
- Counter Schedules - Popping the balloons
- Effective use of the Ogden Tables
- "a wonderful understanding of medical issues." Legal 500, 2011
- Recommended in The Legal 500 UK [2010] in personal injury and clinical negligence work category
- Astbury Scholar, Middle Temple.
- Sachs Prize for Evidence.
- JJ Powell Prize for Civil Litigation.
- Certificate of Honour.
