David Green, junior counsel in Barry v MOD, considers the wider implications of the judgment on the application of the Ogden Tables’ reduction factors for contingencies other than mortality (given the revised guidance in the 8th edition).
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David Green
David is a leading personal injury and employment junior. He is the head of Chambers’ employment team.
"He is really impressive - smart and efficient" (Chambers & Partners (personal injury: industrial disease), 2025).
“David is simply outstanding” (Chambers & Partners (employment), 2025)
David is ranked as a leading junior for both personal injury and employment law, in both Chambers & Partners and the Legal 500.
David is the head of the 12KBW employment team. He appears regularly in the Employment Tribunal and the EAT in every kind of statutory employment case.
Cases include:
Minis Childcare Ltd v Hilton-Webb [2024] EAT 108: successful appeal concerning the relationship between indirect discrimination and the duty to make reasonable adjustments for disabled employees.
Barry v Ministry of Defence [2023] EWHC 459 (KB): military noise-induced hearing loss case with widespread implications for the quantum of earnings-related damages for disabled claimants.
Abbott v Ministry of Defence [2022] EWHC 1807 (QB): junior counsel for nearly 3,500 claimants for noise-induced hearing loss and/or tinnitus brought against the MOD.
Wokingham Borough Council v Arshad [2022] EWHC 2419 (KB): successful appeal on behalf of a local authority against claim for psychiatric damage, brought by a taxi driver after a mistake in the taxi licensing process.
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