Justin Levinson
Call: 1994
justin.levinson@1cor.com
Profile
Justin Levinson has a specialist personal injury practice focussing on compensation claims arising out of childhood sexual abuse. He is recognised to have particular expertise in claims against the Catholic Church and other religious institutions, having been in most of the leading cases in this area. He also has considerable experience of claims against care homes, schools, social services departments and youth groups. Clients appreciate his approachable manner. Directories Described as "committed" and “noted for his lateral thinking and experience in a wide range of personal injury claims, including those arising from sexual abuse or neglect” (Chambers & Partners, 2010). A "committed, eminent junior"…He is much prized for his "excellent lateral thinking."
(Chambers & Partners, 2009) Described as “committed” and a “junior to watch” in the field of personal injury. (Legal 500) Publications Contributory Negligence - the leading textbook on the subject, published by XPL Publishing Ltd in 2002 www.xplpublishing.com Cruel Intentions - Legal & Medical, November 2005 Vicarious Liability for Intentional Torts – [2005] JPIL 304 Tactics in Child Abuse Claims against the Catholic Church - PI Focus, September 2006 Significant cases include the following
AB & ors v Nugent Care Society [2009] EWCA Civ 827 – Major review of limitation and the exercise of the court’s discretion to allow claims to proceed out of time in child abuse cases. Raggett v Society of Jesus [2009] EWHC 909 (QB) – Trial of limitation and liability in a very high value and much publicised case concerning a city solicitor who had been sexually abused as a child and the effect of that abuse on his career. MAGA v Archbishop of Birmingham [2009] EWHC 780 (QB) – Trial of limitation, liability and quantum in a claim arising out of child abuse by a priest. T v Archbishop of Liverpool [2008] EWHC 3531 (QB) – The only appellate level decision on an important case management issue which arises in most claims arising out of historic child abuse claims, namely whether questions of limitation should be dealt with separately to or at the main trial. B v LB Ealing & B [2008] EWHC 1262 (QB) – Claim by a daughter against her father for childhood physical abuse. J, K & P v Archbishop of Birmingham 25 July 2008 – Limitation as a preliminary issue in child abuse cases. C v D & SBA [2006] EWHC 166 – liability of a headmaster and monastic order for sexual abuse at a private school A v Archbishop of Birmingham [2005] EWHC 1361 - largest ever damages claim against the Catholic Church in the UK
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