Naomi Rees

Naomi Rees

Call 2006
Email naomi.rees@3pb.co.uk
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Personal Injury & Clinical Negligence

Naomi acts for both Claimants and Defendants in a strong personal injury practice. She is regularly instructed to advise, draft and advocate on liability, quantum and procedural issues in fast track and multi-track work.

Liability

Naomi has experience of liability matters involving:

  • Road Traffic Accidents (including Motorcycle claims and Low Velocity Impact Claims)
  • Occupiers’ Liability (for example playgrounds, salons, retail premises)
  • Workplace Regulations (Manual Handling, Operations etc.)
  • Employers’ Liability
  • Defective Machinery
  • Trip/Slip Claims
  • Representation on behalf of Local Authority in Highway Matters.

Fraud

Naomi is frequently called upon to advise in fraudulent insurance matters including:

  • Exaggerated claims
  • Staged Accidents
  • Low Velocity Impact
  • Phantom Passenger Claims

Naomi has an excellent understanding of the strategies involved in the above types of cases and has lectured on the topic as a whole, and upon recent updates in the law of this area, including costs consequences flowing from fraudulent claims. She provides robust pleadings and provides sensible and comprehensive advice in this rapidly expanding area of law.

Quantum

Naomi regularly advises on quantum issues in adult and child cases. She is called upon to draft schedules of special damages including past and future losses and to advise and advocate upon general damage issues.

She has dealt with quantum issues involving:

  • neck and spinal injuries
  • wrist injuries
  • knee/leg foot injuries
  • psychological symptoms
  • scarring

Dental Claims

Naomi has a particular interest in dental claims arising out of personal injury. She has been called upon to advise on quantum relating to dental injuries and to provide schedules of loss on future treatment costs arising out of dental claims.

Procedural Matters

Naomi has advised on issues relating to limitation, technical issues relating to Part 36 offers and their enforceability, amendments to statements of case, summary judgement applications, abuse of process and she has in in-depth knowledge of costs arguments.

Multi-Jurisdictional Work

Having achieved the top first class mark in the Conflicts of Laws (Private International Law) at University, Naomi has always had a keen interest in multi-jurisdictional law and in claims arising out of accidents/negligence abroad.

She has expertise in dealing with claims with an international element and has been instructed in this complex area of law in cases involving jurisdiction issues (where to bring the claim) and choice of law disputes (which law applies to a particular dispute). Naomi has also dealt with cases proceeding under the Motor Insurance Directives.