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.