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- Robert McMaster
Rob is a Personal Injury specialist with a practice focussed on cases involving fraud / dishonesty. He exclusively defends. He is on panel as recommended counsel for most major insurers and also acts for public authorities, police forces and large corporate clients.
He is a robust advocate with substantial trial experience and has secured scores of enforceable costs orders following findings of fundamental dishonesty. His practice incorporates the gamut of dishonesty, including exaggeration / malingering and he is experienced in cross examination of experts at trial.
Rob is also a strong negotiator and is regularly instructed to draft counter schedules of loss and act at JSMs in cases of ostensible high value where dishonesty is suspected.
Appointments
- Crown Counsel to the Falkland Islands Government (2007)
- Queen Mother Scholar
- Blackstone Entrance Exhibitioner
Professional Associations
- Personal Injury Bar Association
- Northern Circuit
Education
- Inns of Court School of Law
- Birmingham University LLB
- Lady Manners School, Bakewell
Articles by Robert
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Contingent Pleading of Fraud: A Review of Mustard v (1) Flower (2) Flower (3) Direct Line Insurance [2021]
Given the ethical restrictions on pleading fraud without reasonably credible material to do so, it is unsurprising that defences to…
By: Robert McMaster Added in: Civil and Insurance Fraud
Posted: 6th May 2021
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Applying to Withdraw Pre Action Admissions: A Review of Arboleda-Quiceno v Newham London Borough Council
Defendants are encouraged to make prompt pre action admissions of liability. Often it is only after such admissions have been…
By: Robert McMaster Added in: Civil and Insurance Fraud
Posted: 9th April 2020