Andrew McNamara

Barrister, Ropewalk Chambers

Andrew was called to the Bar in 1992.

He practises in:

· Serious, complex and valuable Personal Injury, including violence in the workplace

· Employers’ liability

· Respiratory illness and other industrial disease

· Clinical negligence

· Inquiries

· Inquests

· Actions against the police

Andrew has been consistently ranked in legal directories for many years and has been described as ‘an excellent Barrister’ a ‘superb advocate’ and that ‘His pleading and advice are excellent’.

Contributed to

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Claim against an employer on behalf of an employee who was attacked at work by a patient

Precedents

This Precedent outlines the particulars of claim for a healthcare assistant who was attacked at work by a patient. The Precedent is drafted for incidents occurring post 1 October 2013 and the introduction of section 69 of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013. The particulars of negligence are detailed together with the breaches of statutory duty set out in the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 as evidence of that negligence.

PI & Clinical Negligence