Overview
Dr Howard practices in clinical negligence, personal injury and employment law, as well as advises a wide range of regulatory bodies, including the General Medical Council
Dr Howard practices as a medical Doctor and has undertaken research in Orthopaedic Engineering, which has been internationally recognised. He is currently undertaking a part-time PhD at Liverpool University in Surgery. This additional knowledge gives him a truly unique ability to challenge and interrogate both medical and engineering evidence alike; a powerful resource for dealing with medical causation and clinical negligence.
Dr Howard has gained an excellent reputation for his clinical negligence and personal injury work, both at a County Court and High Court level. His legal knowledge and approach is favoured by his solicitors, clients and the judiciary alike.
Dr Howard is an appointed Assistant Deputy Coroner for Preston and West Lancashire.
Dr Howard prides himself on dealing with papers promptly and is keen to work as a member of the legal team during case preparation; encouraging calls from instructing solicitors when difficulties are encountered or when informal input is required.
Dr Howard’s employment law specialism led him to spend a year on secondment working for Johnson, Stokes and Master in Hong Kong, the largest Solicitor’s firm in Asia. His work in Asia focused on providing legal advice on discrimination law to several airlines such as Cathay Pacific & international banks such as HSBC and BNP Paribas, whilst he gained a unique insight into the challenges and demands made on Solicitors, which is of great benefit to those who instruct him.
A number of cases in which Dr Howard has been involved have been reported in Kemp & Kemp and Current Law.
Dr Howard offers an insightful and pragmatic approach to litigation, robust approach in court and is meticulous in his preparation, all of which are great assets in any case in which he is instructed.
Employment
Dr Howard practises extensively in employment law as well as advising a wide-range of regulatory bodies. He has significant experience of Tribunal and Employment Appeals Tribunal work, including group redundancy applications, discrimination & harassment, unfair dismissal and restraint of trade injunctions.
He has a particular interest and expertise in all areas of discrimination work, which has led to number of high profile cases including cases brought against Greater Manchester Police and Trafford Borough Council.
Dr Howard has acted for large number of trades union and large commercial organisations such as the Cathy Pacific and HSBC. Further, Dr Howard has acted for a number of Police Authorities and Local Government organisations.
Dr Howard’s employment law specialism led him to spend a year on secondment working for Johnson, Stokes and Master in Hong Kong, the largest Solicitor’s firm in Asia. His work in Asia focussed on providing legal advice to several international banks and airline companies on discrimination law, whilst he gained a unique insight into the challenges and demands made on Solicitors which is of great benefit to those who instruct him.
Dr Howard has been recommended by the Legal 500 for his knowledge of employment law, reliability and willingness to get on with clients. Further, whilst in Hong Kong he was involved in writing updates for CCH Employment Law. Dr Howard has experience of taking a leading role in advising on transactional matters for international organisations, for example, he was responsible for the harmonisation of the employment policies following the BNP Paribas merger.
Dr Howard is known for his common-sense, down to earth and approachable style which has always been favourably received by Solicitors and clients alike.
Insurance Fraud
Dr Howard has been dealing with fraud issues for in excess of 15 years and enjoys a wealth of experience at both County and High Court Level. This experience encompasses everything from fictional accident and passengers to exaggerated claims.
Dr Howard practices as a Doctor and has undertaken research in Orthopaedic Engineering, which has been internationally recognised. This additional knowledge gives him a truly unique ability to challenge and interrogate both medical and engineering evidence alike; a powerful resource for dealing with medical causation and low velocity impact claims.
Dr Howard prides himself on dealing with papers promptly and is keen to work as a member of the legal team during case preparation; encouraging calls from instructing solicitors when difficulties are encountered or when informal input is required.
Dr Howard spent a year on secondment working for Johnson, Stokes and Master in Hong Kong; the largest Solicitors firm in Asia. This experience gave him insight into the challenges and demands made on solicitors, which is of great benefit to those who instruct him.
Dr Howard offers an insightful and pragmatic approach to litigation, robust approach in court and is meticulous in his preparation, all of which make him a value asset in fraud litigation.
Clinical Negligence
Dr Howard has gained an excellent reputation for his clinical negligence and personal injury work, both at a County Court and High Court level. His legal knowledge and approach is favoured by his solicitors, clients and the judiciary alike.
Practicing as a medical Doctor, he has a particular interest and expertise in Clinical Negligence and medical causation. His wealth of legal experience is in addition to his work as an Assistant Deputy Coroner, experience gained as a Doctor and whilst completing a Bachelor of Medicine & Surgery at Manchester University and an MSc in Orthopaedic Engineering. Both degrees have further developed Dr Howard’s knowledge in understanding the mechanics causative of injury. Dr Howard’s research has been recognised both national and internationally and his is currently undertaking a part-time PhD in Surgery at Liverpool University.
Dr Howard specialises in:
– Clinical Negligence
– Employer Liability
– Industrial Disease (including asbestosis, noise deafness and repetitive strain injury)
– Sexual Abuse
– Sporting Injuries
– Road Traffic and other claims
– Compensation Recovery Unit appeal
Dr Howard practices in clinical negligence and personal injury; he also advises a wide range of regulatory bodies, including the General Medical Council
Dr Howard practices as a medical Doctor and has undertaken research in Orthopaedic Engineering, which has been internationally recognised. He is currently undertaking a part-time PhD at Liverpool University in Surgery. This additional knowledge gives him a unique ability to challenge and interrogate both medical and engineering evidence alike; a powerful resource for dealing with medical causation and clinical negligence.
Dr Howard’s clinical negligence practice enables him to use his dual medical and legal insight into each case. He has undertaken cases involving negligence in anaesthetics, orthopaedics, intra-operative surgery, obstetrics, failure in diagnosis and General Practitioner’s negligence. His training in both medicine and law enables an insightful approach to cases involving difficult or controversial dilemmas in treatment or management of patients.
Dr Howard has gained an excellent reputation for his clinical negligence and personal injury work, both at a County Court and High Court level. His legal knowledge and approach is favoured by his solicitors, clients and the judiciary alike.
Dr Howard is an appointed Assistant Deputy Coroner for Preston and West Lancashire. He has wide experience of representing at Inquests, particularly involving clinical issues such as failure to diagnose.
Dr Howard prides himself on dealing with papers promptly and is keen to work as a member of the legal team during case preparation; encouraging calls from instructing solicitors when difficulties are encountered or when informal input is required.
Appointments
Assistant Deputy Coroner, Preston & East Lancashire (2019)
Associations
Personal Injury Bar Association
Employment Lawyer’s Association
Professional Negligence Bar Association
Discrimination Law Association
Industrial Law Society and LAG
Education
LLB (Hons), Lancaster
MB ChB, Manchester
MSc (Ortho. Eng), Cardiff
Awards
Duke of Edinburgh Entrance Scholar, Inner Temple
