Louis Weston

Call 1994
Email louis.weston@3pb.co.uk
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Personal Injury & Clinical Negligence

Louis Weston is ranked as a leading junior by Chambers and Partners Directory 2012: 'Louis Weston of 3PB Barristers is fast forging a name for himself in horse racing cases. Sources confess to being impressed by his "truly disarming manner. He has charm coupled with real intellectual rigour." A man with considerable experience, he frequently appears both before and on behalf of the BHA.'

Louis is recommended as a Leading Junior by the Legal 500 Directory 2011, where he is described as "The ‘talented and tenacious’ Louis Weston at 3PB.".

 

 

Louis Weston undertakes Clinical Negligence and Personal Injury work both for Claimants and Defendants and related Insurance Litigation. He has wide experience in:

• Fatal accidents and catastrophic injury claims,
• Clinical negligence (including veterinary negligence) claims particularly in the context of misdiagnosis and surgical error,
• Industrial Disease (particularly NIHL and VWF),
• Fraudulent Claims,
• Employer’s Liability, including: Workplace regulations including manual handling operations regulations and defective machinery,
• Occupier’s Liability,
• Highways and Road Traffic cases including, highway maintenance cases, and MIB litigation.

He prosecutes for the General Medical Council and has prosecuted for the Hearing Aid Council.

He regularly appears as advocate before the British Horseracing Authority and has developed a particular interest in related personal injury claims.

He has dealt with various claims arising from The Package Travel, Package Holidays & Package Tours Regulations 1992. Also claims in respect of touring holidaymakers suffering accidents and jurisdictional issues derived there from.

In appropriate cases he accepts instructions on a conditional fee basis.

Lecture and Seminars

Louis Weston regularly presents seminars and lectures. Recent subjects have been on the MIB and related claims, fraudulent claims, experts and loss calculation.