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James Arrowsmith

James Arrowsmith
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James leads the Children’s Services and Abuse team, working with a wide range of clients across the country to address historical and recent allegations of abuse, child sexual exploitation and other complaints relating to children and children's services.

He is often involved from the emergence of allegations of abuse through internal and police investigations to the conclusion of claims. His role includes support for public relations teams, internal briefings (for example for board members or councilors) and supporting safeguarding teams in extracting learning from incidents.

James supports clients in safeguarding and risk management, from working with them to understand and mitigate risks arising from organizational structure and procurement decisions to prevent claims, to leading investigations focused on delivering real improvements.

He has co-authored a book on ADR in relation to injury claims; and has worked with clients to develop schemes in collaboration with victims' representatives to deliver redress in ways which minimize distress, delay and cost for all parties.

Having previously specialised in high value personal injury claims, some exceeding £10m, he has a long history of working with insurers as well as their policyholders on insurance coverage issues, including historical abuse allegations.

Recent experience

Advising a high end retail chain in relation to their investigation into allegations of grooming against one of their staff, including employment, information and reputation management issues and liaising with police in respect of potential criminal aspects.
Advising an outdoor activity charity on allegations of CSE by an abuser who used their organisation as a front for some of his activities.
Investigating allegations by over 100 pupils at a local authority run school in relation to abuse, and progressing claims to settlement.
Alleged sexual assaults and voyeurism of a doctor in private practice. Estimated to be over 200 potential complainants.
Supreme Court case of Armes v Nottinghamshire County Council (2017).
Advising an insurer in relation to multiple sexual assault claims against a medical practice, including coverage, liability and reserve estimation. Advice to underwriters in relation to relevant policy wordings.
Advising on a maximum severity car / bus RTA with multiple casualties including fatal and catastrophic injuries, including first notification and coordinating insurer response including evidence gathering, identification of casualties, projected reserves and implementation of rehab where appropriate.

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What the directories say...

James Arrowsmith is a thoughtful and reflective lawyer who combines a strong understanding of the developing and increasingly complex law of social care negligence, limitation and vicarious liability with a measured and pragmatic approach to resolution.

Legal 500 2021

Liability claims expert James Arrowsmith is ‘extremely efficient’, ‘well prepared’ and ‘has a sharp eye for detail'.

Legal 500 2018

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Organisations owe no duty to staff when responding to claims

In Bowen v Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis, the Supreme Court have confirmed that members of the workforce aggrieved by the way in which such claims are defended or settled are not entitled to pursue a claim against their employers on this basis.

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Risk warning: independent contractors

Various Claimants v Barclays Bank is a claim in vicarious liability arising from sexual assaults perpetrated by an independent doctor conducting health examinations on employees and prospective employees of Barclays Bank, on the bank’s behalf.

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