Andrew is recognised as a leading junior in product liability law (Chambers & Partners; Legal 500; Legal Experts) and is "highly recommended”. This "efficient and focused barrister has a particular forte advising on European product matters" and displays an “amazing attention to detail” and a “fine understanding of difficult and tricky concepts".  Andrew is recommended as “an expert on very technical and scientific points” and “those that instruct him comment on his accessibility as well as the "experience, knowledge, leadership and insight he brings to bear on a matter".

Andrew regularly advises on civil and criminal liabilities, Consumer Protection Act 1987 and defective product claims relating to a broad range of products but particularly pharmaceutical products. In addition to his group action expertise, Andrew’s pharmaceutical product experience includes unitary actions, regulatory work, product testing and product labelling claims. In this field, Andrew has acted in claims made against the manufacturers of medical devices including breast implants, dermatological and other cosmetic treatments and blood products.

Andrew is experienced in dealing with contractual and tortious commercial product liability claims relating to products as diverse as 4x4 motor vehicles, false teeth and industrial equipment. He is also experienced in insurance recovery claims relating to products particularly motor vehicles.

In addition to his product liability experience, Andrew’s experience of group litigation is extensive. He has been instructed in GLO cases relating to industrial disease litigation, historic physical, sexual and financial abuse and clinical negligence cases.

• The Seroxat Group Action: a claim under the Consumer Protection Act in which it was alleged that the claimants were unable to discontinue their use of Seroxat
• Gold Venture Lodges (Pty) v Land Rover: a claim under the Consumer Protection Act in which the Land Rover Defender is alleged to be defective
• The PIP litigation: a series of claims in which prosthetic breast implants are alleged to be defective
• The Miners’ Knee Group Action: a claim in which former miners alleged that their working conditions had caused osteoarthritis of the knee
• The British Coal Respiratory Disease Litigation: a claim in which former miners alleged that exposure to coal dust had caused a range of respiratory conditions
• The Cornwall Partnership Trust Group Action: a claim in which former patients alleged they had suffered physical, sexual and financial abuse whilst under the care of the NHS Trust

Andrew is recognised as a leading junior in public and administrative law (Legal 500; Legal Experts) and in public procurement law (Chambers & Partners). He is described as "a highly regarded junior" and "very quick and practical".

In addition to experience of human rights law in all aspects of government activity, Andrew has broad experience of the range of local government activity including local government powers and finance; environmental matters including waste management; fire and rescue services; anti-terrorist and resilience matters; social services; housing including housing stock transfers; highways; electoral law and the law of markets.

Andrew has been instructed to advise on a range of European issues including infraction proceedings brought by the European Commission against the United Kingdom government, state aid matters, judicial reviews of European Commission decisions concerning pharmaceutical products and satellite broadcasting in the European Union, an ICC arbitration involving the EURATOM Treaty, matters arising under the Common Customs Code and private claims against the European Commission.

Andrew has wide experience of public inquiries having appeared at Parts 1 and 2 of Lord Cullen’s Inquiry into the Ladbroke Grove rail accident as well as at the Joint Inquiry into Train Protection Systems.

• The Queen (Main) v Minister for Legal Aid [2007] EWHC 742 (Admin): availability of legal aid for inquests
• The Queen (Western Riverside Waste Authority) v London Borough of Wandsworth [2005] EWHC 536 (Admin): waste collection authority’s power to fix tariff
• The Queen (Hancock) v. Welsh Ministers: challenge relating to power to recover overpayments made to dentists
• The Queen (Leavesley) v. UKBA: challenge to decision to award contract for storage of seized goods
• Implants International Ltd v. European Commission (Case C-279/06): reimbursement of money paid under a European research and development grant
• Ladbroke Grove Inquiry
• Joint Inquiry into Train Protection Systems

"Thorough, approachable and clear-thinking", Andrew is recommended as a leading junior in public procurement law: "his advice is always very clear, and he always shines a light on the way forward in any case" (Chambers UK) and provides “constructive and innovative solutions to procurement problems” (Legal 500).  In addition to advising on infraction proceedings brought by the European Commission, Andrew has particular experience advising both public bodies and private parties on regeneration schemes, concessions, Part B contracts, shared services projects, social housing, transport and state aid in addition to related judicial review claims.
Andrew is a member of the Procurement Lawyers’ Association and lectures regularly on procurement-related topics.

Representative cases

• BNOS Meditech v Secretary of State for Health: acting for the claimant in a challenge to a decision to award a contract for the provision of respiratory equipment
• The Civic Trust v Secretary of State for Communities & Local Government: acting for the Government in a challenge to a decision to award a contract for the supervision of a scheme
• The Queen (Leavesley) v. UKBA: acting for the UKBA in a judicial review of a decision to award a contract for the storage etc of detained goods

Andrew is recommended as a leading junior in health and safety law (Legal 500) and is described as having "an eye for detail and really gets to the heart of the issue". Whilst he has particular experience in the mining, construction, rail and road transport and food industries, Andrew is instructed on a range of employer's liability and related health and safety claims and prosecutions. He is also regularly retained in claims relating to industrial diseases as well as claims arising from accidents at work, mesothelioma, asbestosis and hazardous claims, fatal accidents, inquests and judicial review of coroners' decisions.

• Ladbroke Grove Inquiry
• The Joint Inquiry into Train Protection Systems
• Thames Trains v. HSE and Railtrack PLC : Commercial Court recovery action following the Ladbroke Grove rail accident
• HSE v Laing O’Rourke Infrastructure Limited:  prosecution of principal contractor relating to fatality during construction of Heathrow’s Terminal 5
• HSE v Alstom T&D Limited: prosecution of principal contractor relating to fatality at Corus’ Scunthorpe plant
• HSE v Select UK Limited: prosecution arising from crane collapse
• Office of Rail Regulation v. Network Rail: prosecution relating to an incident on the Great Western Main Line near Acton West

Andrew is recommended as a leading junior in environmental law (Legal 500). Andrew advises on all regulatory aspects of environmental legislation, in particular the obligations of waste disposal and collection authorities, as well as acting for public bodies and companies in civil and criminal proceedings arising from the use of land, including the contamination of land.

• The Queen (Western Riverside Waste Authority) v London Borough of Wandsworth [2005] EWHC 536 (Admin): waste collection authority’s power to fix tariff
• The Queen (West London Waste Authority) v Mayor of London: challenge to Mayor’s failure to consult under the Greater London Assembly Act 1999
• Environment Agency v Railtrack PLC: prosecution relating to diesel pollution of river
• Environment Agency v Elite Hotels: prosecution of hotel chain in respect of recycling of packaging
• Environment Agency v FD Todd & Sons: prosecution of waste carrier relating to deposit of food waste

Andrew has broad experience of personal injury claims including employer’s liability claims involving exposure to asbestos, vibration white finger and noise induced hearing loss claims and fatal accident claims particularly involving industrial diseases.  He also deals with catastrophic injury cases. Andrew has particular expertise in limitation matters particularly in respect of historic abuse and industrial disease claims.

• The Seroxat Group Action: a claim under the Consumer Protection Act in which it was alleged that the claimants were unable to discontinue their use of Seroxat
• Gold Venture Lodges (Pty) v Land Rover: a claim under the Consumer Protection Act in which the Land Rover Defender is alleged to be defective
• The PIP litigation: a series of claims in which prosthetic breast implants are alleged to be defective
• The Miners’ Knee Group Action: a claim in which former miners alleged that their working conditions had caused osteoarthritis of the knee
• Davies v Department for Energy & Climate Change [2011] EWCA Civ 780: limitation appeal in group action
• The British Coal Respiratory Disease Litigation: a claim in which former miners alleged that exposure to coal dust had caused a range of respiratory conditions
• The Cornwall Partnership Trust Group Action: a claim in which former patients alleged they had suffered physical, sexual and financial abuse whilst under the care of the NHS Trust

Andrew has an expertise in inquests and coronial law, particularly in relation to workplace deaths, hospital deaths and deaths in custody.  He is experienced in acting in Middleton/ Article 2 inquests with an expanded scope. He represented Railway Safety at the inquests arising from the Ufton Nervet, Potters Bar and Greyrigg rail accidents.
Andrew has also advised a range of public and private bodies in claims for judicial review of coroners’ decisions.

• The Queen (Main) v Minister for Legal Aid [2007] EWHC 742 (Admin); availability of legal aid for inquests
• Re AP: death at work inquest in respect of which negligence was alleged against the sub-contractor
• Re JJ: inquest where member of the public had died as a result of employee’s failings
• Re SC: death at hospital inquest in which A&E staff were alleged to have failed to treat an overdose appropriately
• Re AH: death at hospital inquest in which surgical and nursing staff were alleged to have failed to diagnose a leaking anastomosis

The Seroxat Group Litigation
Gold Venture Lodges (Pty) v Land Rover: a claim under the Consumer Protection Act in which the Land Rover Defender is alleged to be defective
The PIP litigation: a series of claims in which prosthetic breast implants are alleged to be defective
The Miners’ Knee Group Litigation
Davies v Department for Energy & Climate Change [2011] EWCA Civ 780
The British Coal Respiratory Disease Litigation
The Cornwall Partnership Trust Group Litigation
Implants International Ltd v. European Commission (Case C-279/06)
The Queen (Main) v Minister for Legal Aid [2007] EWHC 742 (Admin)
The Queen (Western Riverside Waste Authority) v London Borough of Wandsworth [2005] EWHC 536 (Admin)
The Ladbroke Grove Public Inquiry
The Joint Inquiry into Train Protection Systems