Pankaj Madan

Barrister Profile

Pankaj has an excellent reputation in Personal Injury Law. He has a balanced practice representing both Claimant and Defendant usually in multi-track cases.

Based primarily on the North Eastern Circuit, Pankaj is instructed and respected by leading national firms, both Claimant and Defendant. Pankaj also practises in the South East with his speciality being almost exclusively Personal Injury.

He is experienced in claims of the utmost severity exceeding £1,000,000 (with leading counsel) but is also at ease undertaking very substantial multi track claims as sole junior counsel.

He has particular interest and expertise in:

- Hyper-extension flexion injuries leading to Chronic Pain syndrome
- Head injuries
- Spinal Injuries
- Unusual Psychiatric Injury e.g. Somatisation Disorder and Hysterical Conversion Syndrome
- Employer's liability and health and safety at work related claims
- Industrial deafness and disease
- Road traffic accident claims - low velocity accidents and defending fraudulent claims
- Costs including detailed assessments 

Pankaj enjoys keeping fit, photography, travel, the theatre and the opera. He is from a medical background and is married to a Consultant Child Psychiatrist.

Qualifications

MA (Cantab.) Hons. (Law Tripos) Magdalene College, Cambridge
Accredited Advocacy Trainer North Eastern Circuit
Trained by CEDR –“Representing Clients in mediation”

Awards
Harmsworth Scholar of the Middle Temple
Astbury Scholar of the Middle Temple

Professional Membership

Professional Negligence Bar Association.
Personal Injuries Bar Association 

Publications

Former Assistant Editor of “Personal Injury Precedents and Pleadings” 

Interesting Cases

 - Acted for the Claimant for psychiatric injury arising out of the Chancery Lane Underground Rail accident in January 2003- resulting in a settlement in excess of £200,000.

 - Acted for a claimant who attempted suicide following a major depressive episode occurring 2 years after a road traffic accident in which the third party died. Claim settled for £120,000.

 - Acting for a Claimant who is confined to a wheelchair after suffering hysterical conversion syndrome after a relatively modest road traffic accident.

 - Acting for a severely injured motorcyclist with severe permanent knee injuries and damage to the reproductive system.

 - Acting for an injured employee who has suffered a head injury, personality change and the loss of an eye after a severe accident at work.