Ken Young

Ken has specialised in defendant insurance litigation throughout his legal career. He is a member of the Complex Injury Claims Team and handles complex high value claims in employers′ and public liability and motor. He has a particular interest in chronic pain cases and those involving amputations, brain and spinal cord injuries. The majority of Ken′s caseload is now made up of matters over £1million in value with his expertise in large loss matters augmented by his experience of regulatory claims.

Ken has dealt with a wide variety of prosecutions and investigations undertaken by various agencies including the police, HSE and local authorities following serious incidents in the workplace and on site. Ken is a great believer in the use of ADR as a means of resolving claims and regularly attends joint settlement meetings, both with and without counsel. He is ranked in both Chambers and Partners and the Legal 500, with current comments being for example - ‘he has got tremendous judgement. He is someone with a remarkable feel for a case.’