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Neil Stockdale

Neil is an elected Partner on the firm’s board of management. He is also head of the firm’s financial mis-selling team, specialising in handling claims for financial mis-selling relating to pension mis-selling, timeshare purchase, annuities, mortgages and insurance.

Neil and his dedicated team of specialist lawyers act on behalf of individuals across the UK in relation to group action cases across a number of sectors including; environmental nuisance and toxic tort cases, claims for property blight and interference relating to highway and airport developments, claims for industrial illness and disease cases including asbestos related illnesses as well as product liability, major accident and disaster cases.

Neil also heads up a team that specialises in handling claims for financial mis-selling relating to pension mis-selling, timeshare purchase, annuities, mortgages and insurance.

Neil and his dedicated team of specialist lawyers have acted for clients across the UK in several high profile cases include personal injury and property blight claims against major public utilities, government bodies, landfill and composting sites, and a variety of claims against private and public limited companies relating to industrial sites.

Neil has also been involved in a number of cases in the Lands Tribunal involving claims for compensation resulting from the development of airports and public highways.

Expertise

  • Environmental law
  • Land compensation claims
  • Group actions
  • Human rights
  • Personal injury
  • Mediation
  • Funding
  • Financial Mis-selling

Education

  • Howardian High School, Cardiff
  • Liverpool University (1993) 2:1
  • Chester (1994) LPC

Career history

  • Trained: Robertsons
  • Qualified: 1996
  • Partner at Hugh James: 2003
  • Head of Group Actions: 2008

Memberships

I cannot speak highly enough about the service i have received from Hugh James. It would have been an option to pursue my own claim, but i am so glad i didn’t as i am sure that without the knowledge and experience of Neil Stockdale and his very polite and efficient team, i would almost certainly have failed to win my claim. Things were explained to me at every stage of the very long process and i received regular progress updates. When i made calls to check things, the financial mis-selling team were always happy to listen and answer my queries. I would have no hesitation in using Hugh James again in the future and would highly recommend their services.

Peter Foster

Hugh James have been wonderful! Professional, courteous and sympathetic. Over the last 3 years they have made me feel important and that they are working hard on my behalf. Excellent!

Client testimonial

Neil Stockdale is commended for his “good manner with clients.” He is a recognised expert in bringing nuisance claims, with clients calling upon his deep experience in major group actions. One source reports: “I have found that Neil can look at every aspect of a case, evaluate specialist advice and then take a pragmatic view of the way to proceed.”

Chambers & Partners

Neil is easy to work with and collegiate in his approach.

Chambers & Partners