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Lloyd Williams QC

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Lloyd Williams QC

Practice Overview

As head of the civil team, Lloyd Williams wins praise for his sharp mind and mental agility. He specialises in personal injury including fatal accident and injuries of the utmost severity including catastrophic head injury and paraplegic claims, industrial disease, stress claims, workplace accidents and motor bike accidents.

He also has considerable experience and reputation in Coroner’s Inquest Work and he is instructed in corporate manslaughter and criminal health and safety cases.

Additionally Lloyd’s enviable expertise also extends to clinical negligence, education law, public law and police law including actions for the police.

Recommendations 

Lloyd Williams QC is listed on the Chambers UK 2013 'Spotlight Table'

"Lloyd Williams QC is an experienced silk admired for his "ability to provide creative solutions to complex cases." He handles numerous matters including claims relating to industrial disease and catastrophic injuries, and is noted for his "willingness to fight and succeed with difficult cases." (Chambers UK 2013)

Lloyd Williams QC is listed on the Chambers UK 2012 'Spotlight Table'

'Clients of the "sharp and creative" Lloyd Williams QC seek him out because "he finds innovative ways to tackle complex issues." Severe injury, fatalities and industrial disease claims make up the bulk of his diverse practice, which also includes clinical negligence and police law'.
(Chambers UK 2012)

"Lloyd Williams QC is recommended for top-end work including catastrophic and brain injury cases".
(Legal 500, 2012)

‘Lloyd Williams is an “extremely clever” silk who wins praise for his “meticulous preparation” and “ ability to advance new and novel arguments”. His regular caseload includes head injuries, spinal injuries and asbestos related cases’.
(Chambers UK 2011)

‘Lloyd Williams QC is a very fine team player and extremely robust counsel for claimants and defendants alike’
(Chambers UK 2010)

‘Lloyd Williams is a” top class choice” for high value claims, with vast experience in occupational injury and disease cases’. (Legal 500 2009)

‘Lloyd Williams QC “certainly knows what he is doing”’.
(Chambers UK 2009)

'Lloyd Williams is a silk who wins admiration from numerous sources as a “first class all-rounder”. Both “extremely knowledgeable and approachable” he is also “superb with clients”. He heads the civil team and specialises in fatal accident claims, industrial disease and brain and spinal injury matters'.
(Chambers UK 2008)

‘The “outstanding” Lloyd Williams QC is both “clever” and “persuasive”. Solicitors applauded his “sound judgement” and “balanced point of view”.
(Chambers UK 2007)

Appointments

  • Queen's Counsel 2006
  • Recorder (2000)

Memberships

  • Personal Injury Bar Association
  • Wales Personal Injury Lawyer's Association

Education

  • BA (Hons)

Notable and Reported Cases

  • Targett v Torfaen Council
  • Port Talbot Steelworks Explostion Inquest (2005): Lead Counsel for beareaved families and injured men 
  • Kingston & Others v British Steel (2004):lead action in boliermakers' vibration claims
  • Adams v Rhymney Valley Council (2001) PNLR 68 CA; issues of breach of duty arising from two alternative non-negligent courses of action (window locks/deaths from fire) 
  • James v Preseli Council (1992) PIQR 114 CA; duty to maintain highways - obligation to specify particular spot where tripping or fall occurred was dangerous 
 

 

 
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