Sean Batterton

Sean welcomes instructions in all areas of personal injury claims, acting for both Claimants and Defendants.

Sean is well experienced in multi-track, fast-track and small claims track trials, as well as CCMCs, stage 3 and OIC hearings, and applications.

Alongside his court work, Sean has significant experience in paperwork and routinely advises on prospects and quantum, drafts statements of case and Part 35 questions. Sean prides himself on turning work around to meet deadlines. He has significant experience in road traffic, public liability, and employer’s liability, and has a growing interest in industrial disease and clinical negligence.

Featured cases

• Instructed on behalf of the Claimant in a multi-track road traffic accident involving a significant claim for losses to the Claimant company. Successfully opposed the Defendant’s attempt to introduce expert evidence shortly before the trial and succeeded on liability after extensive cross examination of the Defendant’s insurer.
• Instructed on behalf of the Defendant in an employer’s liability claim arising from a slip at work. The claim was successfully dismissed at the conclusion of the trial.
• Instructed on behalf of the child Claimant in an occupier’s liability action following injury caused by anti-climb strips placed on the Defendant’s fence.
• Instructed on behalf of the Defendant on a multi-track case following an accident at work. Advised on liability in conference and represented the Defendant at trial.
• Instructed on behalf of the Defendant in a liability disputed road traffic accident involving a claim for personal injury and hire. The claim was dismissed following extensive cross examination of the Claimant.
• Drafted defences, part 35s, and counter schedules of loss on employer’s liability, occupier’s liability, and road traffic accident claims.

Sean has significant experience in fraud, having previously worked at a large Defendant insurance firm’s in-house chambers. Sean is acutely aware of the importance of client strategies on these matters and has worked closely with instructing solicitors and insurers directly in the development and implementation of strategies, including within the OIC.

Sean has extensive experience of dealing with issues involving, personal injury claims including the drafting of Part 35 questions to experts, rehabilitation claims, credit hire, and expert engineering evidence. Sean has significant experience in drafting Defences, Counter Schedules, and Parts 35s in these claims, and is well adept at dealing with voluminous medical records. Sean has successfully achieved dismissal of a number of personal injury claims including with findings of fundamental dishonesty.

Sean has also delivered training sessions to students undertaking further qualifications in fraud investigations, including to members of the MET Police, the DWP, and insurer file handlers.

Featured cases

• Instructed on behalf of the Defendant on a road traffic accident claim involving a taxi driver, breach of duty was admitted but causation and quantum were in dispute. The claim was dismissed with a finding of fundamental dishonesty following cross-examination of the Claimant.
• Instructed on behalf of the Defendant in a three Claimant liability admitted road traffic accident. Claims for personal injury dismissed as not proven following extensive cross examination of the onset of the Claimants’ injuries, their failure to seek medical attention, and the inconsistencies within the medical evidence.
• Instructed on behalf of the Defendant in a liability admitted road traffic accident. Cross examination of the Claimant demonstrated his inconsistent reporting of his injuries and the Recorder dismissed the claim.
• Instructed on behalf of the Defendant in a road traffic accident, liability admitted trial. Negotiated the discontinuance of the Claimant’s claim.

Sean welcomes instructions to advise and draft pleadings in clinical negligence claims. Sean is keen to grow his practice in this area having previously achieved the strike out of a claim for dental negligence following the Claimant’s failure to comply with an unless order.

Sean welcomes instructions to advise and draft pleadings in disease claims. Sean has appeared at interlocutory hearings in this area including on mesothelioma and deafness claims. Sean is keen to grow his practice in this area.

• BPTC (Very Competent) MMU 2016
• PGCE (Teach First) Sheffield Hallam University 2014
• LLB (Hons), 2:1, University of Durham 2012
• MMU BPTC Scholarship 2015

• Northern Circuit
• PIBA