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Mark Gargan


Areas of Practice:

Personal Injury

Employment

Commercial

Professional Negligence

Background:

Ampleforth College, North Yorkshire

Oxford University, BA Jurisprudence

Areas of Speciality:

Clinical Negligence

Solicitor's Negligence

Personal Injury

Employment

Commercial

Mediation - Qualified as an ADR Mediator in 1999.  Member of the Association of Northern Mediators.  Experienced Mediator instructed in a wide variety of disputes including those relating to professional neglignece, inheritance, land and general commerce.  In addition has experience of high value claims for personal injury.  Instructed regularly, his approach has majority of the cases in which he has been instructed.  Has also represented clients in mediations concerning significant professional negligence actions

Professional memberships and Significant Appointments:

Called to the Bar July 1983, Middle Temple

Professional Negligence Bar Association

Northern Chancery Bar Association

Recorder

Highly Recommended in Legal Experts 2007, Commercial Litigation

Notable cases:

Drewitt v Seafield Holdings Ltd (t/a Seafield Logistics) [2006] All ER (D) 91 (Aug) - Measure of damages for loss of opportunity on unfair dismissal

Khan v Kirklees MDC [2007] All ER (D) 318 (Mar) - Disability/race discrimination.  Bias.  Costs

Kimberley Group Housing/Angel Services v Hambley [2008] IRLR - TUPE 2006.  Construing and applying the provisions relating to service provision change

Ankers v Clearsprings Management Ltd [2009] All ER (D) 261 (Feb) - TUPE 2006.  Construing and applying the provisions relating to service provision change