Julian chamberlayne, Chair of focis
Julian joined Stewarts in 2000 and was appointed a partner in 2002. He founded the International Injury department in 2007 and built it to become No.1 ranked in both Chambers and Legal 500. He combines the rare dual specialities of acting for clients who have sustained life-changing or fatal injuries in an international context.
Expertise: Julian acts for claimants who have sustained spinal cord and severe brain injury, amputations, and for the families of fatal accident victims. He has successfully recovered more than £160m for clients injured in the UK and across the globe. He is also a leading legal commentator, author and lobbyist on legal issues relating to complex injury claims.
Experience: Julian fought the case of Harding v Wealands up to the House of Lords, who agreed the assessment of damages for this Australian accident should be in accordance with English law. Not only did that lead to Mr Harding recovering £5.5m compensation for his spinal cord injury, it also set a precedent which helped countless others injured in accidents abroad to recover full compensation.
Another prominent example of Julian’s work is acting for the family of Jules Bianchi, who died nine months after suffering a severe brain injury during the Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix in 2014.
Accreditations and memberships:
- Member of Ogden Working Party
- APIL Fellow and accredited specialist in Accidents Abroad, Spinal Injury and Fatal Accidents
- Member of International Spinal Cord Society (ISCOS) and PEOPIL
Publications and Media:
- Compensation for Future Losses: An International Comparative Review; JPIL 2024
- Personal Injury Schedules textbook (Chapters I, L and M), by Latimer-Sayer et al; Bloomsbury Press
- Ogden Tables, 8th Edition, lead author of section D (Fatal Accidents), summer 2020
