Tania Griffiths Q.C.

Appointed Recorder in 2000, Treasury Counsel in 2002 and took Silk in 2006, voted Liverpool Law Society’s Barrister of the Year 2007. In 2010 cited in Chambers UK in relation to Police Law as “famed for her trial skills and for her expertise across a broad range of issues…”

In Silk, Tania has consolidated on her Defence PI practice developed as  a junior, of defending Government Departments, Local Authorities, Police Authorities and Insurers in relation to both public liability and employer liability claims through which she has developed particular experience and expertise in defending claims which are fabricated, exaggerated or inflated.

Some Claimant work also undertaken.

Tania has experience in all aspects of personal injury litigation, including:

 * Injuries of the brain and skull including cognitive impairment, personality change

    and psychiatric effects.

 * Injuries of the neck and spinal / spinal cord injuries involving tetraplegia and

    paraplegia.

 * Industrial disease: mesothelioma, asbestosis, benzene exposure, VWF,

    deafness.

 * Sports injuries, particularly in  a military context including  football, abseiling,

    climbing, swimming/diving accidents. Also, in the same context  familiar with

    dealing with issues relating to loss of career and the physical/ psychological

    consequences thereof.

 * Stress and bullying claims

 * Claims for emotional damage resulting from physical/ sexual abuse/neglect.

 * Inquests, particularly in relation to deaths in custody

Email: griffithsqc@exchangechambers.co.uk