Simon Allen, Head of Department

• Email:s.j.allen@rjw.co.uk
• Telephone:0114 252 5678
• Office: Sheffield & Wakefield
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Expertise

Simon Allen is the Joint head of the national PI department, and Managing Partner of the Sheffield Office of Russell Jones & Walker. His specialisation is in claimant personal injury. He is involved specifically in accidents at work, Asbestos cases, multi-handed fume and VWF cases and post-traumatic stress cases. He ran the Hillsborough Police PTSD Litigation which was successful before the Court of Appeal in October 1996 and set new law in the House of Lords in 1998.

Career

Simon was a partner at Brian Thompson & Partners until joining Russell Jones & Walker in 1989 where he made partner in 1990. He set up the firm's national Occupational Disease Group, which is the first of its kind in the UK, to research and develop knowledge of such illnesses. He designed the firm’s systems for doing employment Liability cases.

Education

Simon was articled at Favell & Smith in Sheffield and qualified in 1985.

Publications

"He focuses primarily on employers' liability and accident at work cases, including asbestos, VWF and exposure to dust and fumes."

Chambers 2007

He is also described as a "decent chap" in the 2007 edition of the Chambers and Partners.

Professional Memberships

Simon is a member of APIL, American Trial Lawyers Association, and a member of Personal Injury Panel. He was appointed Assessor for the Personal Injury Panel in 2000 and is a member of the Law Society Committee which produced the Pre-Action Protocol and the Disease and Illness protocol for the Lord Chancellors' Department. He is a Local Contact Point for Headway and belongs to the Society of Labour Lawyers. He is also a regular lecturer.

Interests and hobbies

Outside of work, Simon likes to spend time with his family and has an interest in photography www.simonallenphotos.com. He is involved in the Trade Union Movement and is also a Manchester United supporter.

Languages

Italian

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