Chris is instructed by a variety of clients to defend several different claim types, including abuse and social care, failure to educate, defamation, misfeasance in public office, battery, assault, false imprisonment (unlawful detention), offender lost property and malicious prosecution claims. His clients include various schools, local authorities, insurers, religious organisations, charities and sporting clubs as well as police authorities and offender service providers. He also regularly advises his clients on related issues including policy coverage and Independent Inquiries and has been extensively involved in the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (‘IICSA’) and Clive Sheldon QC’s Independent Inquiry into Historic Child Sexual Abuse in Football.
In Legal 500 a client said “Christopher Wilson is undoubtedly the rising star in this area of litigation. He has already been involved in numerous complex and high-profile matters, including at least two that have reached the Court of Appeal. Never one to shirk hard work, his meticulous attention to detail and willingness to go the extra mile in the interests of his clients is invaluable”.
Notable cases include: Blackpool Football Club Limited v DSN [2021] EWCA Civ 1352; London Borough of Haringey v FZO [2020] EWCA Civ 180; and EXE v The Governors of the Royal Naval School [2020] EWHC 596 (QB).
