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Personal Injury
Changez’s personal injury practice encompasses an array of personal injury claims with a focus on areas such as: RTAs, EL/ PL and highways claims. He acts for claimants and defendant insurers alike.
He is particularly experienced in cases involving contested expert evidence, issues of credibility / fraud or thorny loss of earnings calculations.
He has a special interest in claims involving accidents abroad. He draws upon his French law degree and his knowledge of civil law systems. He has acted or advised on issues of law/ jurisdiction in such claims in countries such as France, Germany and Belgium.
View full profile >>Notable Cases
C v Gemini Riteway Ltd (in liquidation) and ANT Structures Ltd
Pre-packaged sale of a SME in administration; director controversially ousted following a TUPE transfer to newco.
R & R Plant Hire (Peterborough) Ltd v Bailey [2012] EWCA Civ 410
Age discrimination; compulsory retirement at 65; interpretation of an employer's duties under the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006, Schedule 6.
K v BearingPoint
Allegations of race discrimination by London-based employee during overseas secondment to a Swiss bank.
Hall v DHL Excel
High-value chronic pain claim arising out of an accident at work.
P v SCR Envelopes
Heated High Court litigation over restrictive covenants; departing sales director accused of soliciting ex-clients.
H v Reignwood Group
Claim for pregnancy discrimination against a large Chinese multi-national; job offer withdrawn upon learning of claimant’s pregnancy; at trial HR found to have doctored evidence.
P v Medical & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency
Public sector restructure and TUPE; compatibility between Secretary of State’s staff transfer scheme and the principles of a fair redundancy process.
C v Scottish Provident
Dispute over interpretation of a clause in an insurance contract.
M v Metrolink RATP Dev UK
Business re-organisation and redundancy; claim for automatic unfair dismissal based on trade union activity, s.152 TULRCA 1992; successful at 8-day trial.
Bahous v Pizza Express Restaurants Ltd (2012) All ER (D) 191
Race discrimination; employee suspended on suspicion of illegal immigration status.
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Appointments & Memberships
- Bar Pro Bono Group
- Employment Lawyers Association
- Personal Injury Bar Association
- London Commercial & Common Law Bar Association
Education & Qualifications
- LLB English & French law, King’s College London
- Maitrise en droit prive, Universite de Paris I (Pantheon-Sorbonne)
- LLM, King’s College London
- BVC, College of Law
- Clifford Chance Prize for highest overall mark in second year LLB
- Denning scholarship
- Hardwicke award
- Levitt award
Previous Employment
Law Commission: research assistant 2006-07.
Personal Interests
Changez enjoys foreign travel. He also plays tennis and is a member of his local astronomy club in Bedford.