Antonia Ford

Antonia acts in all types of personal injury claims for both Claimants and Defendants.

She has extensive experience in dealing with claims where fraud concerns have been raised including low speed, induced and staged road traffic accidents and fraudulent employers/public liability claims. Antonia has been able to use her knowledge of civil fraud to act for both Claimants and Defendants in cases where fundamental dishonesty has been alleged/intimated. Her understanding of intelligence data and surveillance is invaluable in understanding fraud strategy and evidence. She also has experience of civil sanctions such as contempt of court and tort of deceit following successful findings of fraud.

Her experience of road traffic accidents means that she has a wide knowledge of indemnity issues under the Road Traffic Act 1988 and the MIB agreements. She has also achieved success in credit hire claims for Claimants and Defendants, utilising both standard and novel arguments.

Antonia has also successfully acted for both Claimant and Defendants in a wide range of employment, public and occupiers liability claims. She has experience in harassment and occupational stress claims and has advised clients on complex claims involving Functional Neurological Disorders and noise induced hearing loss. She has used her training in mediation to represent clients at Joint Settlement Meetings and Judicial Mediations in high value claims.

She has advised insurers, manufacturers and restaurants in respect to claims involving both foreign bodies in food and food poisoning. She has advised in respect to professional negligence claims which result in personal injury and/or property damage. She also has experience of claims involving the Package Travel, Package Holiday and Package Tours Regulations 1992 and the Montreal Convention.

Antonia has extensive experience in drafting pleadings including defences, particulars of claim, requests for further information under CPR Part 18, schedules of special damages and applications. She has advised in conference in respect to quantum, liability and the content of witness evidence to maximise a party’s chances of success.

She has used her knowledge of the pre-action protocols to pursue the strike out of subsequent claims for credit hire commenced after settlement of protocol claims and the debarment of medical evidence for failure to comply with the rules on disclosure.