Robert Wastell successfully acts for husband denied access to his brain injured wife for 2 years - Jan 2019
Personal Injury
Robert also acts in high value traumatic personal injury and fatal accident cases for Claimants and Defendants. He is currently instructed in a number of claims on behalf of family’s who have lost loved ones in fatal accidents or on behalf of individuals sustaining life changing injuries.
Selected Cases
- Dunsby, Roberts v MOD (2016-present): Counsel for the Ministry of Defence in litigation arising out the deaths of soldiers during training on the Brecon Beacons in 2013.
- DW v RM & Anr (2015): Acted for Claimant with severe brain injury in multi-million settlement arising out of road traffic accident and subsequent treatment at neurosurgery unit.
Inquest into the death of Alexander Perepilichnyy concludes - Dec 2018
Coroner concludes that Alexander Perepilichnyy likely died of natural causes Peter Skelton QC and Rob Wastell acted as Counsel to the Coroner in this high profile inquest into the death of Russian...
Robert Wastell successfully defends senior gynaecologist from allegations of sexual misconduct - Sep 2018
Robert Wastell successfully defended a senior gynaecologist in GMC proceedings in which it was alleged that he had engaged in sexual misconduct with a longstanding patient. After a six day hearing...
Robert Wastell acted in an Inquest into the death of Caixia Sun - Feb 2018
Robert Wastell represented the family at this widely covered inquest into the death of Caixia Sun. In November 2015, whilst attending a Bonfire Night display at her son’s school, Caixia Sun was...
Peter Skelton QC and Robert Wastell, Leanne Woods instructed as counsel for the inquest into Mr Perepilichnyy’s death - Apr 2017
Alexander Perepilichnyy, 44, died after collapsing near his home in Surrey on 10th November 2012 following a lunch with his wife that day. Peter Skelton QC, Robert Wastell and Leanne Woods are...
Four Members of 1COR involved in the Public Inquiry into the death of Alexander Litvinenko - Jan 2015
Neil Garnham QC and Robert Wastell are representing the Home Secretary and David Evans QC and Alasdair Henderson are representing the Ministry of Defence in the Public Inquiry into the death of...
Neil Garnham QC, Neil Sheldon and Robert Wastell are representing the Home Secretary in the Public Inquiry into the death of Alexander Litvinenko - Aug 2014
Neil Garnham QC, Neil Sheldon and Robert Wastell are representing the Government, and in particular the Home Secretary, in the Public Inquiry into the death of Alexander Litvinenko, a former employee...
Robert Wastell junior counsel in the Supreme Court Case of Bank Mellat v HM Treasury - Mar 2013
Robert Wastell is acting as junior counsel for the Treasury in the Supreme Court case regarding the Treasury's action against Bank Mellat in response to the threat of Iranian nuclear proliferation. ...
New Appointments to the Attorney General’s A, B and C Panels – February 2013 - Feb 2013
We are delighted to announce the following new appointments to the Attorney General's Panels - Owain Thomas to the A Panel (a re-appointment), Amy Mannion and John Jolliffe to the B Panel and Caroline...
New Appointments to the Attorney General’s A, B and C Panels – February 2012 - Feb 2012
We are delighted to announce the following new appointments to the Attorney General's Panels - Oliver Sanders to the A panel, Robert Wastell to the B panel and Adam Wagner to the C panel. The 23...
Angus McCullough QC special advocate for Russian cleared of spying in deportation case - Nov 2011
