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Rachel Segal - Personal Injury Costs
Call: 2013
Inn: Lincoln’s Inn
Rachel has an unrivalled attention to detail, excellent response times, and is a thoughtful and concise advocate.’
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Rachel is a decisive advocate and demonstrates an impressive knowledge of her practice area. She is thorough and compassionate.”
To class Rachel as exceptional is to merely scratch the surface. Rachel has a gift for articulating complex issues and distilling intricate matters into understandable concepts.”
Rachel is highly capable, both in writing and on her feet. Her advice to clients helps formulate strategies and achieve settlements where appropriate.”
Rachel has an unrivalled attention to detail, excellent response times, and is a thoughtful and concise advocate.”
Rachel has impeccable attention to detail, and is able to give quick and firm advice on difficult questions.”
She has impeccable attention to detail, and is able to give quick and firm advice on difficult questions.”
“A strong, organised and approachable barrister, who goes above and beyond to be available to deal with urgent matters. She is patient and understanding with clients, and is excellent at explaining complex matters in layman’s terms.”
Qualifications & awards:
- BPTC (Nottingham Law School) – very competent (top in year in commercial litigation and employment litigation)
- Grad LLB (Nottingham Law School) – first class
- GDL (University of Plymouth) – distinction
- PhD (Newcastle University)
- PGCertHE (Open University)
- MA by research (University of Leeds)
- BA (Hons) in Music with English Literature (University of Leeds)
Professional memberships:
- Personal Injury Bar Association
- Employment Law Bar Association
- Women Lawyers’ Division
- Member of the Western Circuit
- Member of the Western Circuit’s Women’s Forum
Additional information:
Before training for the Bar, Rachel was a full-time academic for many years, lecturing in musicology and specialising in Golden Era Hollywood film scoring and latterly working in Higher Education Policy Research. She is a recognised expert on the composer Franz Waxman (a particular focus of her PhD) on whom she has contributed a range of publications, including a Composer of the Week series for BBC Radio 3. She was until recently a professional classical cellist and singer.
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