Rebecca Henshaw-Keene

Rebecca’s experience has given her a sound understanding of high-value and complex personal injury work. She has advised on cases pleaded in excess of £100,000.

Recent instructions include a claim following a fall from height resulting in a traumatic brain injury, and a claim arising from the assault of an NHS clinician. She has a particular interest in chronic pain cases.

Rebecca has recently been instructed as junior to Michael Rawlinson KC on behalf of a Claimant in a solvents case, and as second junior in a mesothelioma claim with an international element.

Rebecca is instructed in a range of industrial disease matters including non-freezing cold injuries and repetitive strain.

She is assistant editor of the 12KBW Asbestos Blog

Rebecca is assistant editor of the 12KBW Costs Blog with Deputy Costs Judge Andrew Roy KC. Rebecca is keen to build a costs practice.

Rebecca has experience of claims (for both Claimants and Defendants) which involve allegations of fundamental dishonesty and has assisted with extensive disclosure reviews.

Rebecca appears regularly in liability contested RTA/credit hire trials and is very familiar with the full range of issues which arise in these matters.

She has had recent success in disproving impecuniosity for self-employed Claimants, and in limiting the amount recoverable for “taxi” claims following Mehmood v AIG Europe Ltd & Anor [2023].

Rebecca is keen to build an inquest practice and has experience of preparing for prison and healthcare inquests as a paralegal in a public law firm.  She is able to work quickly and accurately with large amounts of disclosure. She has experience of working in the health, adult social care, and prison systems.

Rebecca is instructed as a second junior on the Lampard Inquiry.

Rebecca has experience in advising on coverage disputes, including in the context of employers’ liability claims, and more generally in litigation arising out of construction disputes and property damage.

She routinely acts for the Motor Insurance Bureau in interlocutory hearings and at trial. She has experience of cases under the Uninsured Drivers Agreement.

She regularly gives training on motor indemnity issues.

As a paralegal, Rebecca assisted with claims brought under the Lambeth Children’s Homes Redress Scheme.

She will consider cases on a pro-bono basis.

BPTC, City Law School (2021)
GDL, BPP (2019)
MPhil, Economic and Social History, University of Cambridge (2014)
BA (First-Class Honours), History, University of Cambridge (2013)

Lord Denning Scholar, Lincoln’s Inn
City Law School Scholarship
Winner, BPP GDL Mooting Competition 2018
Haldane Scholar, Lincoln’s Inn
Career Guarantee Scholarship, BPP
MPhil in Economic and Social History, jointly funded by the Newnham College Graduate Support Studentship and the Ferguson Trust
Creighton Memorial Prize (Newnham College)
Dr Ethel Williams Prize (Newnham College)

• Personal Injury Bar Association
• Attorney General’s Junior Junior Panel

Discussing witness statements and wasted costs (re-printed by the Association of Costs Lawyers’ Journal)

https://costsandlitigationfunding.com/2024/04/19/non-english-speaking-witnesses-and-wasted-costs/