Kim Harrison

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Manchester, GB
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Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
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About Kim Harrison

I am a Principal Lawyer specialising in public inquiries, abuse law and human rights at human rights at Slater & Gordon (UK) Ltd. I am an accredited APIL Senior Litigator.As a Principal Lawyer in our abuse team I act for victims of physical and sexual abuse including claims against schools, hospitals, the Ministry of Defence, sporting clubs including football and gymnastics, the Scouts, local authorities and religious institutions. I am regularly instructed via the Official Solicitor to investigate potential 'failure to protect'​ cases on behalf of children under the care of the Local Authority. I represent a number of Survivor Core Participants in the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) over a number of modules. I also represent 11 families whose 12 loved ones were murdered in the Manchester Arena Bombing in the Manchester Arena Public Inquiry. Most recently I am representing clients in the Covid-19 Public Inquiry. I represent families in Article 2 Inquests arising out of deaths in prison or other state institutions and also in associated Human Rights Act civil claims.I am a confident public speaker and provide internal training , talks and seminars as well as external training on my areas of expertise. I regularly appear in the media commenting on current legal affairs including abuse litigation, asbestos and human rights and have appeared multiple times on BBC Breakfast, the Daily Politics Show, BBC Radio 4 and Newsnight as well as local media and radio.I am an expert legal panel member of Article 39, a charity dedicated to promoting and protecting the rights of vulnerable young people in the care of the state.I am a former member of the editorial board of JPIL (2017-2021). I provide comment for the legal press including LexisNexis, New Law Journal, Justice Gap and PILJ and have written on Abuse Law, Modern Slavery and Human Rights as well as general personal injury law matters and civil litigation. I joined the APIL Exec team in May 2019 and was Vice President of APIL June 2023/May 2024 and APIL President May 2024.I am a keen follower of politics and current affairs, enjoy running, walking, gardening and reading.

Kim Harrison's Current Company Details
Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL)

Association Of Personal Injury Lawyers (Apil)

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Immediate Past President
Manchester, GB
Website:
apil.org.uk
Employees:
71
Kim Harrison Work Experience Details
  • Association Of Personal Injury Lawyers (Apil)
    Immediate Past President
    Association Of Personal Injury Lawyers (Apil)
    Manchester, Gb
  • Slater And Gordon Lawyers (Uk)
    Principal Lawyer And Head Of Abuse Law (Operations) And Public Inquiries
    Slater And Gordon Lawyers (Uk) Mar 2015 - Present
    Manchester, United Kingdom
    Principal Lawyer and specialist in Abuse civil litigation, public inquiries and human rights at Slater & Gordon (UK) Ltd. I am an accredited APIL Senior Litigator.I act for victims of abuse and represent clients in cases against schools, health authorities, religious orders and institutions, sporting abuse such as football and gymnastics and local authorities. I have a particular interest and specialism in 'failure to remove cases'​ against local authorities on behalf of children, often… Show more Principal Lawyer and specialist in Abuse civil litigation, public inquiries and human rights at Slater & Gordon (UK) Ltd. I am an accredited APIL Senior Litigator.I act for victims of abuse and represent clients in cases against schools, health authorities, religious orders and institutions, sporting abuse such as football and gymnastics and local authorities. I have a particular interest and specialism in 'failure to remove cases'​ against local authorities on behalf of children, often instructed via the Official Solicitor.I also act for clients in public inquiries, most recently the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA), where I have represented dozens of victims and survivors in multiple strands of the inquiry including Nottinghamshire Children's homes investigation, Janner investigation, Westminster investigation, Minority Religions Investigation, Child Sexual Exploitation investigation, Lambeth investigation, Residential Schools investigation (parts 1 and 2) and the Accountability and Reparations (part 2) investigation). I currently act for families in the Manchester Arena Public Inquiry. I represent families at Article 2 Inquests often arising out of deaths in prison and other institutions and have successfully brought many Art 2 and Art 3 Human Rights Act civil claims following the Article 2 Inquests on behalf of family members. I have written widely on Human Rights in particular the threat to the Human Rights Act https://www.politicshome.com/home-affairs/articles/opinion/slater-and-gordon-lawyers/doing-right-thing-top-lawyer-warns-against I frequently write for the legal press and regularly appear in the press and broadcast media including BBC, ITV, and radio commenting on various legal issues including child abuse and human rights and public inquiries. I have appeared multiple times on BBC Breakfast, the Daily Politics Show, Radio 4 and Newsnight as well as many radio interviews and local news. Show less
  • Pannone Part Of Slater & Gordon
    Principal Lawyer
    Pannone Part Of Slater & Gordon Feb 2014 - Mar 2015
    Manchester, United Kingdom
    Senior Personal Injury Lawyer, Head of Human Rights and Industrial Disease specialist at Slater & Gordon (UK) LLP. I am an accredited APIL Senior Litigator and APIL accredited occupational and asbestos disease specialist. As well as specialising in asbestos and other disease litigation I act for victims of child abuse and represent families at inquests often arising out of deaths in prison. I frequently write for the legal press and regularly appear in the press and broadcast… Show more Senior Personal Injury Lawyer, Head of Human Rights and Industrial Disease specialist at Slater & Gordon (UK) LLP. I am an accredited APIL Senior Litigator and APIL accredited occupational and asbestos disease specialist. As well as specialising in asbestos and other disease litigation I act for victims of child abuse and represent families at inquests often arising out of deaths in prison. I frequently write for the legal press and regularly appear in the press and broadcast media including BBC, ITV, and radio commenting on various legal issues. Show less
  • Pannone Llp
    Partner
    Pannone Llp May 2011 - Feb 2014
    Solicitor, Partner and Industrial Disease specialist at Pannone LLP working in the Serious Injury Division.I specialise in industrial disease, particularly in asbestos lung disease cases. I also have experience in employer's liability claims, fatal accident claims, inquest work, Actions Against the Police, human rights and child abuse compensation claims.I am in charge of the Actions Against the Police team and act in cases against the police arising out of alleged assault… Show more Solicitor, Partner and Industrial Disease specialist at Pannone LLP working in the Serious Injury Division.I specialise in industrial disease, particularly in asbestos lung disease cases. I also have experience in employer's liability claims, fatal accident claims, inquest work, Actions Against the Police, human rights and child abuse compensation claims.I am in charge of the Actions Against the Police team and act in cases against the police arising out of alleged assault, false imprisonment, wrongful arrest, malicious prosecution and misfeasance and breaches of the HRA.I am the training representative for the Serious Injury Department and a member of the firms Human Rights group.I have appeared frequently in press and broadcast media including BBC and ITV news programmes and radio, Newsnight and BBC breakfast providing legal commentary and opinion. I have also written articles and case reports for various legal publications. Show less
  • Pannone Solicitors
    Solicitor
    Pannone Solicitors Sep 2005 - May 2011
    Solicitor in the Personal Injury and later Serious Injury Department dealing with a wide range of personal injury cases including industrial disease, employer's liability, occupier's liability, public liability, road traffic accident and child abuse compensation claims.
  • Pannone Solicitors
    Trainee Solicitor
    Pannone Solicitors Sep 2003 - Sep 2005

Kim Harrison Skills

Personal Injury Personal Injury Litigation Industrial Disease Litigation Human Rights Injury Legal Advice Civil Litigation Accident Claims Child Abuse Compensation Claims Employer's Liability Asbestos Litigation Fatal Accident Claims Legal Assistance Legal Research Legal Issues Professional Negligence Public Liability Inquests

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Kim Harrison works for Association Of Personal Injury Lawyers (Apil)

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Kim Harrison's current role is Immediate Past President.

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Kim Harrison has skills like Personal Injury, Personal Injury Litigation, Industrial Disease, Litigation, Human Rights, Injury, Legal Advice, Civil Litigation, Accident Claims, Child Abuse Compensation Claims, Employer's Liability, Asbestos Litigation.

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