3PB Personal Injury & Clinical Negligence

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Guy Opperman

Guy Opperman

Call 1989
Email guy.opperman@3pb.co.uk

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Personal Injury & Clinical Negligence

Guy is a specialist in personal injury and clinical negligence actions. He has acted for both Claimants and Defendants in many high profile cases and has also conducted a large number of industrial injury cases including asbestosis, hearing loss and employers liability. Cases against the MIB form a significant area of work.

Clinical negligence: Guy does a lot of medical and dental negligence claims on behalf of Claimants

Recent major civil cases

Hutchinson v Metropolitan Police Commissioner & Morgan: High Court trial reported on 2nd August 2005 – [2005] EWHC 1660 QB/ Lawtel reference AC0109355 before Mr Justice Walker after a 10 day trial; groundbreaking decision on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder following a contested assault case; 2 day cross examination of expert psychiatrist

C v The Home Secretary (2003) July APIL News / Lawtel (High Court)

C v The Home Secretary (2004) Times 7/3/04 & other journals (Court of Appeal). The case is a test case on the rights of children and the disabled and the state's obligations to them.
Chalk v Devizes Reclamation CA The Times 1997 (one of the leading recent decisions on foreseeability of harm in personal injury cases)

Sutton v Tescos (2002) High Court CL; key decision on expert evidence and its availability

Guy is a member of the Personal Injury Bar Association. He also lectures to solicitors and other professional bodies most recently on hearing loss, occupier’s liability, and employer’s negligence.

Academic Qualifications

2.1 Honours degree in law, University of Buckingham
1st Class Diploma, University of Lille, France

Professional Qualifications and Appointments

  • Accredited Mediation Advocate

Professional Bodies

  • AvMA (Action against Medical Accidents)
  • Personal Injury Bar Association