Areas of Expertise

• Disease

  Kam is a specialist practitioner in industrial disease cases and has been routinely recognised as a leading junior in this field by published guides to the legal profession.

  He is familiar with all categories and types of industrial disease related work, including but not limited to asbestos related injury and occupational cancers, acoustic injury, hand-arm vibration syndrome, dermatitis, respiratory disease, work related upper limb disorders and stress related injury.

  Kam has conducted disease trials at Courts throughout England and Wales.  In addition, he regularly undertakes CMC and Show Cause hearings before the Masters.

  Since his appointment to the Attorney General’s Regional Panel of Counsel to the Crown in 2010, he has acted extensively for the steel, rail, coal mining and ship-building industries.  He also regularly acts for the MoD.

  Kam has been involved in the following recently reported disease cases;

  Heynike v 00222648 Ltd (Formerly Birlec Ltd) & Ors [2018] EWHC 303 (QB)

  Goldscheider v Royal Opera House & Ors [2019] EWHC Civ 711

  Balls v Reeve & Thurlow [2021] EWHC 751 (QB)

  BAE Systems Ltd v Alfa Laval Ltd [2022] EWHC 2686 (KB).

• Personal Injury

  Kam acts for both claimants and defendants in all aspects of higher value personal injury work, including employers’, occupiers’ and public liability claims, claims by pupils against LEA’s, vicarious liability cases, claims arising from sports, defective premises, construction site accidents and all manner of fatal accident claims.

  He has undertaken numerous JSMs and mediations and his experience of high value work includes brain injuries, spinal injuries (including paralysis) and amputees.

  Kam is often instructed by insurers and a range of government bodies in claims of up to and exceeding £1 million.

  Kam also has experience of group litigation.

• Clinical Negligence

  Kam has acted for both claimants and defendants in claims involving trust and private hospitals, consultants, nurses, dentists and general practitioners.  Recent claims include claims arising from alleged delay in diagnosis, misdiagnosis or negligent care and treatment, involving complex issues of breach and causation.

• Insurance

  Kam has a keen interest in insurance contracts and is regularly instructed to advise and represent insurers and policy holders in coverage disputes.

  His experience covers the entire range of insurance and reinsurance disputes including product liability, professional liability, property damage, construction, EL/PL and fraud.

• Inquests

  Kam has considerable inquest experience and has acted for families and other properly interested persons including the MoJ, MoD, NHS, MDU and various PCTs.

  Kam is regularly instructed by the Government Legal Department in lengthy jury inquests and has experience of deaths caused by suicide (including deaths in custody) industrial disease, misadventure, natural causes, road traffic collisions and unlawful killing.

• Sports

  Kam is a keen sportsman and played rugby at a high level for many years.  He is increasingly instructed in injury claims arising from professional and amateur sports.  He is familiar with regulatory and compliance aspects and has a particular interest in sports concussion injuries.

About

• Appointments

  • Attorney General’s Panel Counsel
  • Direct Access

• Professional Memberships

  • Personal Injuries Bar Association

• Qualifications

  • LLB (Hons), University of Liverpool
  • LLM, University College, London

• Notable Cases

  Welcome Financial Services Ltd v Nine Regions Ltd [2010] 2 Lloyd’s Rep 426

  Heynike v 00222648 Ltd (Formerly Birlec Ltd) & Ors [2018] EWHC 303 (QB)

  Goldscheider v Royal Opera House & Ors [2019] EWHC Civ 711

  Balls v Reeve & Thurlow [2021] EWHC 751 (QB)

  BAE Systems Ltd v Alfa Laval Ltd [2022] EWHC 2686 (KB)