Julian Chamberlayne

Partner, Head of Aviation and International Injury Julian has a rare dual speciality of acting for clients who have sustained life-changing or fatal injuries in an international context. He has successfully recovered more than £160m for clients injured in the UK and across the globe. In the latest edition of the Chambers UK, Julian is the only lawyer acting for Claimants in International Personal Injury to be designated a Star Individual. Julian also has an important firm-wide role at Stewarts as Risk & Funding Partner, which involves developing and implementing improvements to the legal services Stewarts provides to all of its clients, including innovative cost and funding options like the Stewarts Litigate insurance facility. 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 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. Julian acts for claimants who have sustained spinal cord and severe brain injury, amputations, and for the families of fatal accident victims. In addition, Julian specialises in the costs, insurance and funding of high-value and complex litigation across all of Stewarts practice areas. · Stewarts Law LLP