Gardner Leader

Alastair Goggins

Responsibilities:

Partner and Team Leader in Personal Injury & Dispute Resolution

Contact:

E-mail: a.goggins@gardner-leader.co.uk
Dd: 0044 (0) 1635 50 81 28
Fax: 0044 (0) 1635 49 20 1
Dx: 30805 Newbury

Alastair is situated in the Newbury Office

Career:

LLB Hons 1995
Qualified 1998
Associate at Gardner Leader 2002

Specialist Areas:

Personal Injury

Alastair represents victims in a range of tortuous actions including:

• High level personal injury claims
• Asbestosis/industrial disease claims
• Anti natal and pre natal negligence claims
• legionnaires diseases claims
• Holiday illness actions
• Misdiagnosis and surgery claims

Dispute Resolution

Alastair regularly appears as a defence advocate for individuals and companies in both civil and criminal courts, as well as police station attendance's, covering the following situations:

• Trading Standards investigations and prosecutions
• Health and Safety investigations and prosecutions
• Generic criminal prosecutions including indictable only offences
• Motoring law including drink drive and speeding offences
• Appeals against local authorities for loss of taxi licence
• Duty solicitor at West Berkshire Magistrates' Court

Recent Cases:

R v GLEN ADAWAY (2004) CA (Crim Div) (Rose LJ, V-PHallett J, DobbsJ) 3/11/2004

This case saw the prosecution of a local double glazing company and a Local Authority. The Authority claimed that the double glazing company has mis-represented a conservatory they had sold, under the trade descriptions act. Both directors, represented by Alastair, were equitted, and costs were awarded in favour of the double glazing company, and proceedings are now underway to claim against the Local Authority for Damages.

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