Steven Conway

Steven has extensive experience defending personal injury and liability claims.

• Mason v Satelcom Ltd & London Borough of Redbridge & others [2007] EWHC 2540: successful defence of a claim looking at the nature and extent of statutory duties owed by non-employers to workers on their premises and the extent of their “control” under the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 and the Occupiers’ Liability Act 1957.
• Kunnenkeril London Borough of Enfield [2017] EWHC 1779: successful defence of a claim arising out of an assault of a foster parent by a foster child on an emergency placement which considered the extent of the duty of care owed by a local authority to foster carers.
• Successfully defended a claim for £7 million against a former chief executive of a London borough council for misfeasance in public office for an alleged “threat” to compulsorily purchase a site for a City Academy.
• Struck out four related claims for breach of the Equality Act 2010 and the Human Rights Act 1998 claiming £1 million in total, and obtained an Extended Civil Restraint Order against the claimant’s legal representative.
• Successfully defended a local authority at trial against a claim for failure to educate and racial discrimination for failing to diagnose dyslexia and place a student on a statement of special educational needs.
• Successfully defended a local authority social services department at trial where a social worker was assaulted in a respite centre by a service user who had learning difficulties.
• Successfully defended at trial a claim under the Manual Handling (Operations) Regulations 1992 by a refuse worker who was required to lift a large load on to a refuse truck.
• Successfully defended a claim against a London Borough alleging that a statue plinth outside the V&A Museum had been defectively designed so as to be a danger to road users.
• Defence of a claim under the Animals Act 1971 brought by a groom kicked by a horse.
• Struck out a suspected fraudulent claim brought against a local authority by a claimant who allegedly tripped on a highway defect.
• Struck out a claim against a local authority where it was alleged a social services carer had knocked an elderly service user to the ground, causing injury.
• Struck out a claim for abuse against a local authority for failing to properly serve legal proceedings.
• Obtained discontinuances against a utility company who brought a number of claims under the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 against a local authority for property damage to their underground apparatus arising out of street works.

Steven advises insurers on policy coverage disputes.

• Acted for insurers in successfully defending a policy coverage dispute at arbitration arising out of a dispute as to whether in-house legal costs were recoverable under their insurance policy.

Steven advises on risk management with a focus on highway infrastructure and maintenance.

• Advised highway authorities in relation to “Well-managed highway infrastructure: A Code of Practice”.
• Advised highway authorities in relation to their highways maintenance policies.
• Contributing author to “Well Managed Highway Liability Risk”.
• Corresponding member to Well-managed highway infrastructure: A Code of Practice”.

Recommended by The Legal 500 for Personal Injury Defendant 2011–2026

Contributing author to “Well Managed Highway Liability Risk”

Corresponding member to “Well-managed highway infrastructure: A Code of Practice”