Profile
"...a first-class all-rounder, both extremely knowledgeable and approachable, and superb with clients".
Chambers & Partners 2008
"...penetrating and persuasive"
Legal 500 2008
As head of the civil team, Lloyd Williams' area of specialisation is Personal Injury, including Fatal Accident claims, injuries of the utmost severity, including catastrophic head injury and paraplegic claims, industrial disease, stress claims, workplace accidents and motor bike accidents.
He also undertakes, and enjoys a considerable reputation in, Coroner's Inquest work, and furthermore as a natural extension to this field he is instructed in Corporate Manslaughter cases.
Additionally, Lloyd's expertise extends to Clinical negligence, Education law, Public law and Police law (wrongful arrest, unlawful imprisonment etc.)
In the Personal Injury section of Chambers & Partners Guide to the Legal Profession 2007 he is described as "The 'outstanding' new silk... both 'clever' and 'persuasive'", applauded by solicitors for his "'sound judgement' and 'balanced point of view'". The Legal 500 2007 singles him out as being "...very clever, a star".
Fields of Work
Personal Injury
- Road accident involving cyclist, serious head injuries. Damages £5.3m
- Acting for National Assembly-serious head injuries (paraplegic) sustained on disused road by off-road motor cyclist
- Injuries arising out of Corus Steel Works explosion in Port Talbot-burns, PTSD, hyperacusis
- Police motorcyclist injured during the course of off-road training
- Stress/psychiatric- associated police misconduct investigation
- Stress-local authority social service employees
Clinical Negligence
Fatalities:
- Death following kidney transplant
- Cervical carcinoma-failure to conduct smears
Birth/Pregnancy:
- Cerebral Palsy-oxygen deprivation 24 hours after birth
- Failed sterilisation
- Problems following hysterectomy
- Failure to properly anaesthatise (caesarean)
- Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (blood test)
Mental:
- Incorrect assessment
- Severe reaction by schizophrenic to Clozapine
Other:
- Ankle surgery-Welsh national squad rugby player
- Urinary tract/kidney problems-young child
- Corrective toe surgery-Hallux Valgus
- Rectopexy to treat gynaecological and IBS problems, resulting in complications
Disease:
Noise Induced Hearing Loss-Deafness
- Paper mill
- Tin works
- Steel works
- Central heating generators (hospital)
- Gardener for local authority
Asbestosis etc
- Pipe lagging-steel works, coal mine, hospital
- Asthma-school technician-clay, paint and plaster dust, flour etc.
- Mesothelioma-hospital maintenance worker (asbestos dust)
- Mesothelioma-electrician at steel works
- Chronic Irritant Hand Dermatitis-printing
- 'Q' Fever (CB bacterium)-strawboard partitions
Hand/Arm Vibration Syndrome (VWF)
Crime
- Corporate Manslaughter
Inquests
- Lead Counsel for the bereaved families and injured men in the Corus Steel Works explosion in Port Talbot
- Fatal crushing-steel industry
- Death of 15 year-old with cerebral palsy while on outward bound trip
- Suicide of mother undergoing psychiatric treatment due to daughter's drug addiction
Public Law
- Judicial Review-death of pupil on Outward Bound trip
Education
- Assault on SENT teacher by parent
- Injuries at school
