Richard Viney

Barrister Profile

Richard has an established civil practice with experience of acting for both Claimants and Defendants in all courts. He has advised on the European law aspects of the MIB agreement and has a particular interest in cases involving complex loss assessments. He is involved in the continuing professional education of solicitors and lectures regularly to them on Employment law.

Qualifications

Clare College, Cambridge (BA Hons) (LLM Hons)

Professional Membership

PIBA, ELBA, PNBA, TECBAR

Publications

Contributor: Butterworths Professional Negligence Service

Interesting Cases

Salisbury v Staffordshire - Employers liability in respect of an assault on a member of staff by a child in care; Siddiqui v Governors of George Mitchell School – Discrimination for failure to appoint teacher as head of year; Lewis v Basildon & Thurrock General Hospitals - Settlement of cerebral palsy claim on basis of periodical payments and approval of settlement following the coming into force of the periodical payment provisions of the Damages Act 1996; Agyepong v London Borough of Islington (EAT) - Appeal following a Tribunal's interlocutory costs order on the basis of unreasonable conduct; Charlton t/a K Charlton v Brennan (EAT/0158/05) - Whether a self-employed DX van driver was a worker for the purpose of holiday pay under the Working Time Regulations 1998.