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Jack Hickling

Year of Call: 2015
Email Address: [email protected]
Telephone: 0121 289 4333

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Clerks Details

  • Clerk Name: Georgia Coleyshaw
  • Clerk Telephone: 0121 289 4333
  • Clerk Email: [email protected]

Overview

Training initially at DWF, Jack Hickling gained substantial experience across the Property sphere.  Although based in 3PB's Birmingham chambers,  Jack has built practice which spans the Country.

Jack's practice covers a broad range of property work, including:

  • Boundary disputes
  • Trespass and Nuisance
  • Commercial landlord and tenant, including forfeiture
  • Residential possessions, and Mortgage repossessions
  • Telecoms related property and related disputes under the Electronic Communications Code, including the placement and maintenance of masts, cabling and wayleaves

Jack is frequently instructed to advise and appear at all levels of Courts and Tribunals and at all stages of proceedings. He is known as a robust trial advocate, with a particular interest in matters which involve cross examination of experts in technical claims.

Before qualification, Jack worked as a County Court Advocate and latterly Advocacy Manager, gaining experience in a broad range of disputes and supervising a team of Advocates in various disciplines, ensuring that service levels were maintained for clients.

Jack is a passionate barrister who brings a wealth of experience from working previous careers, priding himself on his down to earth approach and ability to give clients clear pragmatic advice.

Outside of work, Jack has a particular interest in football and Formula 1, and is a keen supporter of Manchester United.

Expertise

  • Personal Injury
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    Jack is predominantly instructed to represent the interests of Defendant insurers in claims involving suspected fraud. He is well versed in bringing allegations of dishonesty, including staged and exaggerated accidents, fabricated injuries, and organised fraud, and has obtained several findings of fundamental dishonesty. Jack is particularly well versed in bringing challenges to medical causation, including in claims for non-tariff injuries arising out of road traffic accidents.

    Jack brings a wealth of experience in all manner of personal injury claims including road traffic accidents, credit hire, occupational health, and highways claims. Recent examples of Jack’s successes include:

    • Secured dismissal of a multi-track employer’s liability claim concerning a HGV driver falling off a lorry following cross-examination of the Claimant’s medical expert
    • Obtained a finding a fundamental dishonesty and the set aside of QOCs following a claimant’s failure to disclose his pre-accident medical history
    • Reduction of an £18,000 claim for credit his to a single day’s hire, including the dismissal of the associated claim for injury
    • Finding of fundamental dishonesty and obtained a costs order following the claimant’s inconsistent reporting to medical experts regarding injuries sustained in the accident and medical history

     

  • Property
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    Jack maintains a busy property practice, with experience of housing matters and commercial leases. He is regularly instructed in claims for possession, including forfeiture, having extensive experience of the same from his time as a County Court Advocate.

    He also has experienced a disrepair matters, particularly when there is a personal injury component to the claims. More broadly, he has experience of commercial matters, including contractual, insolvency and construction matters and is willing to accept instructions in these areas, particularly when linked to his core areas of practice.

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