Simon Ellis
Position
Partner
Service(s)
Areas of Expertise
Industrial Disease
Flooding Claims
Profile
Simon Ellis is a Partner within
Hugh James and has worked with the firm for more than eleven years,
having trained and qualified here.
During this time Simon has
developed a leading reputation advising former miners seeking
compensation for Vibration White Finger as a result of their
employment with British Coal. This case is the second largest
piece of civil litigation in British legal history, second only to
the claim made on behalf of men suffering with chest disease due to
their work in the mines.
Simon has assisted in negotiations
with the Claims Handlers for British Coal and the Government, to
co-ordinate these claims. The VWF Department at Hugh James
has recovered many hundreds of thousands of pounds on behalf of
former miners suffering with this condition.
Simon is now leading efforts to
claim compensation on behalf of former mine workers suffering with
osteoarthritis of the knees, due to their employment in the
mines. He is able to bring his considerable experience of
mining claims to bear on behalf his clients.
Simon also heads the Group dealing
with recovery actions on behalf of victims of flooding. He
acted for the claimants in the case of Arscott and
Others v the Coal Authority and Merthyr Tydfil CBC, a Court of
Appeal ruling which set the law relating to flooding from rivers
and natural water courses. He regularly contributes articles
for the legal and insurance press, dealing with flooding
matters.
Professional Career
Trained: Hugh James
Qualified: 2000
Partner at Hugh James: 2009
Education
Poynton County High School
University of Wales,
Aberystwyth
College of Law, Chester
Personal Interests
Sports and music