Carl Troman is a commercial litigator, with particular expertise and experience in disputes involving insurance, professional liability, classic and super cars (including motorsports), property damage and costs. He is also a formally accredited mediator and acts as an arbitrator.
Carl is recommended as a leading junior in the fields of both insurance and professional negligence by Chambers & Partners having been described in the following terms:
“He is responsive, smart and sensible, and always has one eye on commerciality, which is key for my insurer clients.”
“He’s an excellent tactician when dealing with cases. He is incredibly speedy, meticulous on detail but also very efficient.”
“He’s a very knowledgeable, technically savvy and very persuasive opponent.”
“He is extremely accessible and user-friendly. His work product is timely and he thinks outside the box to provide cost-effective solutions.”
“Super-intelligent with great interpersonal skills.”
“He provides excellent advice and is always thinking of innovative ways to get the best possible result for the client.”
“Very user-friendly and good on tactics.”
“A really good choice for complex insurance litigation.”
“Approachable, friendly and incredibly helpful on complex cases. His advice is very clear and he is great with clients.”
“He’s very bright and I like the style of his advice, which is detailed but not overly so. He is good at getting to the nub of a case and he has a very good understanding of the commercial factors in play and what is driving the decisions of insurers.”
“He’s extremely approachable, easy to deal with and has a good rapport with solicitors and clients.”
“He has an impressive knowledge of the law, and applies it with impressive efficiency to tactical decisions. He also just seems to know how judges will deal with things, such that you never feel like anything that happens is a surprise.”
“He is very approachable and very user-friendly.”
“An excellent senior junior.”
“Very good technically.”
“At trial, he is well mannered and entirely unflappable. His performance is exemplary.”
“Go-to junior for professional indemnity.”
“User-friendly and intelligent.”
“He has an intelligent, measured approach and a calm manner that clients find reassuring.”
“Gives clear reasoning and exudes charm and confidence.”
“Gives good robust advice, sticks to his guns, and is very thorough and very helpful.”
“He’s extremely approachable and a very charming individual who has a good touch with clients.”
“Tremendous experience dealing with property-related professional negligence matters.”
“He is very good at drafting and very good on his feet.”
“A popular choice with clients and good in difficult situations. He’s good at putting people at ease and getting the best out of them.”
Carl is also ranked in the Legal 500 and has been described as follows:
“Outstanding.”
“He exudes a confidence and charm, which puts clients at ease.”
“An accomplished advocate.”
“He is approachable and provides advice in a sensible way”
Carl provides a service of the very highest quality and practical commercial solutions to even the most difficult or intractable of problems. He is always customer focused, user-friendly and responsive with a keen grasp of all relevant detail.
Carl read law before finishing sixth on the Bar Vocational Course at the Inns of Court School of Law winning the Stephen Seabrooke Memorial Prize, the Everard Ver Heyden Foundation Prize and the Buchanan Prize as well as being awarded the Wolfson Scholarship by Lincoln’s Inn. Before joining chambers in 2003 Carl taught law to undergraduates at the University of Reading.
Carl was the Consultant Editor of the 2021 (5th) edition of the Tort chapter of Halsbury’s Laws of England.
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