acted as Leading Counsel for the Claimants in a claim in which the English High Court applied Portuguese Law by virtue of Article 4(1) of the Rome II Regulation. The Claimants were on a family holiday in Portugual when two members of the family were struck by a vehicle whilst crossing the road. The Defendant insurer denied liability and alleged contributory negligence. Liability was established with no findings of contributory negligence against the Claimants.
Latest News
What Our Clients Say
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
Gerard McDermott QC is “incredibly clever, he’s very good with clients and a great team player.”
Chambers & Partners 2015
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
His client care skills are incomparable. He is also incredibly well connected and amazingly well respected on all sides
Chambers and Partners 2016
Gerard McDermott QC consistently acts on leading and high-value cases on applicable law, typically those relating to fatal or catastrophic injuries from RTAs in the USA or Europe. He has experience of complex MIB cases, acting on the claimant side.
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 works very hard to ensure he has a complete command of all evidence before the trial
Chambers and Partners 2016
“Savvy, wily and long-standing campaigner” Gerard McDermott QC is a popular choice with clients due to his knowledge of catastrophic injury cases, his expertise in aviation claims and his track record of handling road traffic accidents abroad.
Chambers and Partners (Personal Injury)2012