Marcus Coates-Walker

Personal Injury

Marcus has an extensive practice encompassing all aspects of personal injury litigation. He has acted for both claimants and defendants in a wide variety of matters: road traffic accidents (including allegations of fundamental dishonesty), occupiers’ liability, employer’s liability, health and safety, public liability, Highways Act cases and Limitation Act disputes.

He has a very busy practice which is balanced between court and paper work. He has extensive court experience in the County Court and is frequently instructed to appear in trials and interim hearings in multi-track cases. He is regularly instructed to provide advice on liability, quantum and settlement tactics and also to draft pleadings, skeleton arguments and agendas / questions to experts.

Additionally, he has strong experience in costs litigation within the personal injury or wider civil context. He is regularly instructed in CCMCs and is very familiar with costs budgeting.