Joshua practises in defendant catastrophic injury work where he is instructed in multi-million-pound, maximum-severity claims. His caseload includes claims of up to £25 million.

Joshua is well-known as a trial advocate. He is sought after by insurers to take complex, difficult or novel cases to trial on liability or to secure findings of fundamental dishonesty. Joshua has particular expertise in defending public liability claims, especially those involving statutory duties. He routinely acts for employers in defending claims following violence at work or for vicarious liability. He represents motor insurers in difficult cases requiring reconstruction evidence.

Joshua is also known for defending claims that involve unusual or novel duty situations and specialist expert evidence. He is frequently instructed by clients across the rail, aviation, events/festivals, adventure pursuits, and motorsport industries.

The nature of Joshua’s cases is such that he is frequently instructed to defend complicated contribution proceedings as well as claims for contractual indemnities or breaches of contract.

Joshua has an impressive caseload defending maximum severity quantum claims. He particularly deals with brain injury, amputations, spinal cord damage, FND and amputations. The majority of the claims that Joshua takes to JSM are pleaded in the millions, and he is instructed to defend a number of cases pleaded in excess of £10 million.

Joshua acts for the NHS, private hospitals and treatment providers in claims for alleged substandard clinical treatment and vitiated consent.

Joshua has a particular speciality defending paediatric brain injuries and he works closely with experts from the narrow pool that offer true specialism in such cases.

Joshua has also dealt with cases involving delayed and wrongful diagnosis of cancer, fatal doses of medication, failed sterilisation and wrongful births.

As a result of his practice for the insurance industry, Joshua is sought after by insurers and reinsurers to advise on coverage, claims conditions and the construction, incorporation and exclusion of terms. Joshua has been instructed by several leading insurers to redraft their policies of insurance from scratch.

Joshua is instructed in several commercial cases relating to partnership disputes, construction contracts, breach of confidence, SPAs, and joint ventures. He is presently instructed in commercial litigation following problematic joint ventures including one claim with a value of £16 million.

Joshua acts for insurers defending claims made for insured perils, especially those following fire and flood events. The upper end of his caseload includes claims made for reinstatements and payouts valued in the multi-millions. He takes a particular interest in defending complex claims for business interruption. Joshua also acts for insurers in recovery actions.

Joshua has a particular specialism in professional negligence claims involving lawyers and insurance brokers. He has acted in claims relating to the negligent conduct of litigation, immigration applications and non-contentious transactions by lawyers. He has also dealt with claims against solicitors for breach of trust.

Joshua’s work for the insurance industry makes him particularly adept at handling claims against brokers for the negligent appraisal of demands and needs as well as failures to incept appropriate cover. He has acted in several cases concerning fire or water damaged commercial property that turned out to be insufficiently insured.

Joshua is frequently instructed in cases proceeding in the Chancery Division. Most of his probate practice is concerned with the formal and substantial validity of wills. Joshua has acted in many cases concerning section 9 validity, undue influence, knowledge and approval, capacity and forged wills.

Joshua has acted in several Inheritance Act claims, both at mediation and at trial. He appreciates the sensitivity that these cases require to achieve settlement or a favourable outcome at trial.

Joshua has appeared in a number of cases relating to trusts of land, particularly constructive and resulting trusts over domestic property.

• 2017: MA (Oxon).
• 2010-2011: BPTC (BPP University).
• 2007-2010: BA Hons, Jurisprudence, Keble College (Oxon).

• The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple
• Personal Injuries Bar Association (PIBA)
• London Common Law and Commercial Bar Association (COMBAR)
• Accredited Advocacy Trainer (Middle Temple)

In his spare time, Joshua enjoys going to the theatre, cooking, and experimenting with new recipes.