Profile

Brian McCluggage is first and foremost a 'trial lawyer'. He has a busy court and tribunal workload of trials, final hearings and appeals. He firmly believes that thorough advance preparation is the key to an optimum outcome for clients.

Mr. McCluggage enjoys the distinction of being rated in Chambers & Partners as a notable practitioner in both the Employment Law and Personal Injury sections. There is great advantage to solicitor and client in using counsel with broad perspective and experience.

There are 2 common themes of his practice:
a) Cases involving issues of credibility, wrongdoing or fraud.
b) Technical issues whether evidential or legal, and points of law generally.

He specialises in employment law, personal injury law and insurance law, with some regulatory work which dovetails with his main areas of practice, such as presenting cases on behalf of the General Medical Council.

Instructions are accepted in multi-track work in the civil courts and in tribunal claims of significant value or difficulty.

His philosophy of practice is best summarised by the motto: “Fight your winners and settle your losers”. He will give direct and frank advice as to the merits of a case.

His strengths will become evident to those who instruct him:

• Attention to detail and hard work
• Thorough grasp of legal principles
• Robust advocacy

Please see the special areas of practice CVs for more detail.