Acted in a case brought against a company which was in breach of the working time regulations causing the client, an employee, to fall asleep at the wheel. The client suffered paraplegia as a result. The trial was lost the first time but the appeal was successful and the client was awarded £3.7 million.
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He is very approachable, has a rapier-fast intellect and is always thinking about what the judge is going to do at trial
Chambers and Partners 2016
“Clients love him, and he has a great way with opponents and Judges”
Legal 500 (Personal Injury) 2014
Gerard McDermott QC is one of the very best personal injury barristers in the country. He is a vastly experienced practitioner who covers the full range of catastrophic injury matters.
Chambers and Partners 2016
He’s a great leader who has excellent overall judgement on a case
Chambers and Partners 2016
Gerard is “a very high-calibre practitioner, who fights very hard for his clients. He is very dedicated, very approachable and a real grafter.” “He is one of the best PI silks I have worked with – he lives and breathes the case, will immerse himself in it and has all the facts at his fingertips.”
Chambers & Partners 2015
His client care skills are just incomparable
Chambers and Partners 2016
One of the very best personal injury barristers in the country. He is a vastly experienced practitioner who covers the full range of catastrophic injury matters. He is noted for his specialist knowledge of EU employment regulations and is also qualified to practise in the state of New York.
Chambers and Partners 2016
On foreign cases, he is nothing short of excellent
Chambers and Partners 2016
He works very hard to ensure he has a complete command of all evidence before the trial
Chambers and Partners 2016
His client care skills are incomparable. He is also incredibly well connected and amazingly well respected on all sides
Chambers and Partners 2016