Howard’s particular expertise is in personal injury work. He has practised in this area for almost 30 years and in that time, has represented clients in Employer’s Liability, Occupiers’ Liability, Product Liability, Fatal Accident, Highways and Road Traffic claims, as well as associated areas such as MIB, CRU and Criminal Injuries compensation.

Most of Howard’s work is in the multi-track. He appears in courts nationwide in applications, CCMC’s, trials and appeals. He is a strong negotiator, achieving excellent results at JSM’s and round table conferences.

He is also a popular speaker, having chaired the Farrar’s Building Manchester Personal Injury conference in 2025 and spoken in the past on topics as diverse as CRU, Surveillance Evidence and CCMC’s.

Howard has significant experience in dealing with large clinical negligence claims, most particularly in colo-rectal claims, claims following accidents at birth and those arising from negligently performed surgery. He is a trained case presenter for the Nursing and Midwifery Council and has regularly appeared before that, and other healthcare regulators.

Howard has developed an interest in professional negligence claims of all types, particularly against solicitors.

Howard has experience of appearing before tribunals of different types including in educational appeals, CRU appeals, social security benefits appeals and criminal injuries compensation. He is a trained case presenter for the Nursing and Midwifery Council and has regularly appeared before that, and other healthcare regulators.

Howard has acted in a number of high value property damage claims including those involving fire, flood, subsidence and damage caused by tree roots and falling trees.

Howard has represented clients in high value commercial claims of all types, ranging from those arising from railway accidents and derailments (including claims in excess of £1 million), to business disputes, sales of goods matters and substantial credit hire claims.

• Bar Vocational Course, Inns of Court School of Law.
• Phil (Criminology), Trinity Hall, Cambridge.
• MA Hons (Jurisprudence), St. Catherine’s College, Oxford.
• City of London School for Boys.

• Appointed to Recorder (Crime) on the South Eastern Circuit in 2020.
• Association of Personal Injury Lawyers.
• Personal Injury Bar Association.
• London Common Law and Commercial Bar Association.

Howard enjoys both playing and watching football, continuing to participate in weekly 5- a-side games. He goes to the theatre as often as he can. He is married with 3 sons.