Andrew Kerr

Experience

• I am a Partner in the catastrophic injury department specialising in catastrophic and large loss claims.
• I am a named individual for a number of insurers on their select panels to handle their highest value cases and currently manage a portfolio of claims with a combined value in excess of £150million.
• I have many years' experience acting exclusively for insurers, corporate policyholders and local authorities handling claims of the utmost severity and complexity.
• My caseload comprises public liability, employers’ liability and motor claims, especially severe brain injury, minimal awareness/PVS, tetraplegia and paraplegia and amputations. I have particular expertise in handling infant brain injury claims.
• I also have experience with insolvency (corporate and recovery) and professional negligence as well as disease claims.  
• I have written a number of articles commenting on legal issues and developments and regularly provide seminars, webinars and training for insurers, policyholders and clients.
• Aside from supervising and mentoring team members I manage a team of junior lawyers who assist on cases.
• I am a member of BLM’s national Catastrophic Injury Forum and Brain Injury Subject Matter Group.
• I am often asked to give the 'defendant's side' at events arranged by and for claimant lawyers and experts.

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