Personal injury work forms a large part of Martin’s practice. He regularly appears at trial in employers’ and public liability, highways, occupiers’ liability and road traffic claims.

Martin regularly acts for both claimants and defendants where issues of fundamental dishonesty and/or fraud arise.

In particular, he frequently deals with such issues and the disapplication of QOCS / s. 57 in EL/PL personal injury claims, and RTA/credit hire claims.

Martin also enjoys a wide ranging paperwork practice and is regularly instructed to draft pleadings and advise on issues of procedure, limitation, liability, quantum and medical causation.

Martin has a developing clinical negligence practice. He is particularly interested in misdiagnosis, plastics, neonatal, dental, surgical and paediatric orthopaedics matters.

He has a mixed claimant and defendant practice and is sought after for his ability to handle experts and identify strategic opportunities at an early stage. He is willing to consider instructions on a CFA.

Martin is particularly sought after for cases involving complex or novel arguments, including those of strategic importance. He has considerable experience where there is an overlap with fraud and is often involved from the outset. He is frequently instructed on appeals.

Martin’s commercial practice forms a large part of his workload. Recent experience includes sale of goods, consumer rights, CPA, breach of directors’ duties, formation of contract, breach of contract and debt claims.

Martin appears for Claimants and Defendants in Fast and Multi-Track claims. His practice covers aviation claims, cancellations, sickness and insurance disputes.

He frequently represents airlines and passengers in respect of claims for statutory compensation arising out of delayed flights, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 261/2004. He is also experienced in claims involving the Package Travel, Package Holidays and Package Tours Regulations 1992.

He has a busy paperwork practice drafting pleadings, and advising on prospects, quantum and / or tactics.

Martin has appeared and drafted documents in a number of housing matters, including possession proceedings for both landlords and tenants, harassment and private nuisance claims.

He is also frequently instructed on party wall and boundary disputes and has provided training in the field.

• BPTC, BPP, Outstanding, 2016.
• Mental Health First Aid Instructor, MHFA England, 2015.
• Independent Mental Health Advocate, 2014.
• LLB with Honours, University of Nottingham, 2012.

Martin ranked in the top 5 in his year on the BPTC before being called to the bar and received the following awards from Lincoln’s Inn:

• Hardwicke Award.
• Buchanan Award.
• Shelford Scholarship.
• Overseas Placement Award.

• Well-managed Highway Infrastructure What the new Code means
• Scope of Duty Owed by Police: Supreme Court Clarification, 2018
• Section 57 CJCA 2015: London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games -v- Sinfield, 2018
• Public Identification during Community Sentence – Good or Bad?, Prison Service Journal, 2015

Away from the Bar, Martin retains directorship of an Educational Company he founded which delivers training on ethics to medical students. When not at work he plays Sunday league football for AFC Muswell Hill, competes in endurance karting for Leopold Motorsport and enjoys time with his family.