Product Liability
Julian has a wide experience of different types of product liability claims, acting for manufacturers, suppliers and end-users.
Selected Cases
- Karro Foods v Town View Foods – Contaminated meat.
- County Glazing v Dow Corning Hansil – Silicone double-glazing sealant.
- Dalton v Hoechst UK – Veterinary pharmaceuticals.
- Beckwith v W & J Pye – Livestock fatalities; contaminated cattle feed.
- Dowty v Asda & Johnson Wax – Fire; defective plug-in air fresheners.
- Richardson v LRC Products – Condom; failure in use; unwanted birth.
News
- Prezzo v High Point Estates – the extent of the principle in Berni Inns
- Julian Field successful in recent TCC decision
Qualifications
- ADR Registered Mediator
- CEDR Registered Mediator
- LLB, King’s College London
Memberships
- Commercial Bar Association
- London Common Law & Commercial Bar Association
- Professional Negligence Bar Association
- Technology & Construction Bar Association
Recommendations
“Julian is a delight.”…”He is the proverbial safe pair of hands.”
Chambers & Partners, 2025
“Julian is very bright and hard-working. He’s easy to work with, very client-friendly.”
Chambers & Partners, 2024
“Commitment, an ability to analyze a case thoroughly and to express his views clearly and logically on paper. Supportive and an all round good barrister. Terrific on paper.”
Legal 500, 2024
“A fighter who works hard for his clients.”
Chambers & Partners, 2022
“Extremely knowledgeable, charming and commercially-minded – a real pleasure to work with and very popular with clients.”
Legal 500, 2022
“He’s an incisive, practical senior junior who offers commercial advice.”
Chambers & Partners, 2021
“He is thoughtful and cerebral and great on the details. He’s very good at managing several cases at a time without overstretching himself.”; “He has an excellent manner and grasp of the subject matter.”
Chambers & Partners, 2021
“Provides thorough, clear, advice, which allows an accurate assessment of the litigation risks of a particular case. He also provides commercial, pragmatic advice, which leads clients to the ends they wish to achieve.”
Legal 500, 2021
“He is considered, thoughtful and always has command of the key points in a case.”; “A senior junior who is approachable, hard-working and a pleasure to work with.”; “If you have a really knotty legal problem he’s a great person to go to.”
Chambers & Partners, 2020
“Has sound tactical judgement as a result of a wealth of experience.”
Legal 500, 2019
“Extremely experienced…very reliable, thorough and easy to work with.”
Chambers & Partners UK Bar 2019
“Highly rated”
Legal 500, 2017
“An insightful senior junior, who is as good as a silk”
Legal 500, 2016
