Chris Gough & David Sandiford - Mills & Reeve - Fundamental Dishonesty

Chris is a litigation specialist at Mills and Reeve who works with Insurers, brokers and corporate clients defending high value, complex injury and property claims. Chris has extensive experience in challenging exaggerated and fraudulent claims, especially where “Chronic Pain” and long-term debility are being alleged from seemingly innocuous accidents. His forensic approach in those cases is something Chris applies to the other work he does helping Insurers and their corporate clients manage investigations by the Police and Health and Safety Executive in the context of “Corporate Manslaughter” as well as less serious Health and Safety offences.

David maintains a large and busy personal injury practice. He acts on behalf of both claimants and defendants with a focus on larger loss & catastrophic injury. His practice covers all aspects of the field from road traffic, employers' liability, product liability & sports injury.

David also has huge experience in the field of civil actions involving the police and prisons, ranging from malicious prosecution, false arrest/imprisonment and assaults right through to dog biting cases & employers’ liability claims, complex quantum disputes including police pensions and RTA’s involving police vehicles.

David has an informal and approachable ethos to his practice, welcoming calls or emails to discuss a tricky point or just to get a view on an issue which wouldn’t necessarily justify formal instructions to advise. He is happy to receive formal instructions by e mail & understands the needs of clients for flexibility & quick turnarounds. His practice takes him all over the country & he is more than happy to attend client premises for conferences.