Greg Dicks Email & Phone Number

An attorney (RSA) and solicitor (England & Wales) experienced in the field of civil litigation acting primarily for the insurance industry.Areas of expertise include a wide variety of public liability and personal injury defended litigation, insurance and indemnity litigation and motor law.Specialise in fllowing areas of practice:Personal injury matters arising from varied causes of action. The level of injury attended to has ranged from minor to catastrophic high value claims. Advise on all aspects including assessment of merits, causation, quantum, advice to client on settlement where necessary and required, negotiating settlements, consulting with necessary expert medical witnesses and dealing with all aspects of the litigation process including the drawing of all pleadings, advocacy in conducting trials and the drawing of instructions to counsel in high court actions etc.Public liability matters arising from varied causes of action including, by way of example, unlawful arrest and detention claims, defamation actions, fire and water damage claims, products liability claims and actions arising from a variety of factual causes. Attend to all relevant issues in advising client on merits, causation and quantum as well as settlement where appropriate and all aspects of the civil litigation process. Professional indemnity claims acting on behalf of defendant including actions against estate agents, insurance brokers and healthcare and nursing staff. Pursuing subrogated claimant actions arising from motor collisions for recovery of motor insurer’s loss as well as defending such actions on insurer’s instructions in indemnification of the insured. Advising on and litigating in contractual actions concerning policy interpretation, scope of cover and insurer’s repudiation of indemnity.Have also done a variety of other more general non contentious legal work.

Listed skills include Civil Litigation, Product Liability, Courts, Trials, and 14 others.

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  University Of The Witwatersrand (Wits) Jhb – 1985 – 1990

  Batchelor Of Arts - Legal Major, Batchelor Of Laws