RTA & Credit Hire
Byron has significant experience in road traffic litigation, across a range of disputes from straightforward liability issues to more complex and nuanced claims, such as low velocity impact, causation challenges, and fundamental dishonesty.
Byron has a strong practice of credit hire work. He is able to deal with all elements of credit hire effectively, and is well versed in the key authorities. He has experience in both small claims and fast track work.
Employment
Byron accepts instructions across a broad range of Employment matters, and is developing a growing employment practice alongside his general civil litigation work.
Due to his broad experience, Byron is comfortable with complex pleadings, evidence-heavy disputes, thorough cross-examination, appeals, and complex legal and factual issues. Byron has experience dealing with Unfair Dismissal, discrimination, whistleblowing, unlawful deductions from wages, breach of contract.
He welcomes instructions from both Claimant and respondent.
Commercial
Byron also accepts instruction in contract and wider commercial disputes.
He has experience in breach of contract, complex contractual interpretation, unpaid debt, consumer disputes and misrepresentation.
Solicitors instructing Byron benefit from his clear, straightforward advice and commercial awareness in these disputes.
Awards and Qualifications
- Inner Temple Exhibition Scholar
- University of Law Senior Scholar
Personal Injury
Byron has a developing yet robust personal injury practice. He advises and represents both for Claimant and Defendants.
His hands on, practical approach settles clients and reassures solicitors. He leaves no stone unturned in his efforts to secure the best outcome for his client. His work covers the full spectrum of mainstream personal injury litigation, including:
- Road traffic accidents
- Employer’s liability
- Occupiers’ liability
- Highway tripping claims
- Public liability matters
Byron is frequently instructed in cases involving disputed liability, causation challenges, and quantum assessments, and is comfortable dealing with complex medical evidence, including chronic pain, psychological injury, and overlapping pre-existing conditions. His experience covers both small claim and fast track work.
Privacy Notice
This privacy notice explains how, why and for how long Byron Austin will process or retain your personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
If Byron has been instructed by you, your litigation friend, your solicitor or agent, or through a pro bono referral, it is necessary to process your personal data in order to provide legal services. This may include advising on the prospects of litigation, advising on the value of a claim, representation at hearings or trial, and reviewing legal issues or evidence.
Recipients of your data
Depending on the nature of your case, data may be shared with courts and tribunals, your solicitors or agents, witnesses, experts, other legal representatives, ombudsmen or regulators, education and examining bodies, and current, past or prospective employers.
Special categories of data
Some matters require processing special category personal data, including information about health, ethnicity, religion, trade union membership, political beliefs, sexual orientation, or criminal allegations and convictions. Such data will only be processed where necessary to represent you or advise on your claim.
Retention
Your personal data will be retained for no longer than necessary and, where possible, anonymised. In general, records relating to cases are retained for at least six years to comply with professional obligations under the Bar Code of Conduct and tax record-keeping obligations.
Once your case has concluded and any fees have been paid, only the personal data necessary for regulatory compliance, conflict checking, defence of complaints or fee disputes, and reference in future similar cases will be retained.
Your rights
You may request confirmation that your personal data is being processed, request a copy of that data, request rectification of inaccurate data, object to certain processing, request restriction of processing, or request erasure where the GDPR permits it. Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time, although doing so may mean Byron can no longer provide the legal services requested.
Security
Appropriate physical and technical measures are taken to safeguard your personal data and prevent unauthorised access, accidental loss, misuse or disclosure.
Complaints or queries
If you have any questions about this privacy notice, or how your personal data is used, please email clerking@thebarristergroup.co.uk or the clerks at clerking@thebarristergroup.co.uk, or call 01823 247 247.
You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO). Further information is available at ico.org.uk/global/contact-us/.
Work with Byron
Send us your details and a member of the clerking team will be in touch. Or call us now on 01823 247 247.