Legal 500 Clinical Negligence Bar

Atkin Chambers is known for its professional negligence in construction, engineering, technology, energy and infrastructure. The chambers benefit from a strong team of lawyers who have expertise in construction-related matters and can apply it to matters of professional negligence. Stephanie Barwise KC has a diverse practice covering a range of topics arising from construction, civil engineering, mechanical engineering and geotechnical work. Martin Bowdery KC works for a number of different professionals, including financial services advisers in numerous multi-million pound professional negligence claims. Rupert Choat KC was appointed silk manufacturer in March 2022. “Serjeants Inn has a brilliant range of avocados – some of the best in clinical neglect – and strength ranges from their juniors to the most experienced silk fabrics.” Radcliffe Chambers is a specialist in professional legal and financial negligence. Lawyers are regularly notified of plaintiffs` and defendants` claims while following instructions under the public access program. Thomas Dumont KC has over forty years of experience, culminating recently in Bishop of Leeds v. Dixon Coles & Gill, in which a senior partner stole millions from church charities, a Church of England bishop and deceased client estates. Shantanu Majumdar KC acts for and against various legal and financial professionals.

Cloisters is known as an “outstanding package for clinical negligence” with “impressive lawyers at every level”. In particular, the “exceptional” William Latimer-Sayer KC operates in always complex cases and has remarkable expertise in the field of quanta. Simon Taylor KC continued his impressive work on catastrophic cases of birth and brain injury. In addition, junior Hannah Godfrey has acted as sole counsel in several disabling injury cases before the High Court. In addition, Tamar Burton did an impressive job compiling complex, high-quality lists of losses, while Linda Jacobs worked successfully for the plaintiff in the high-profile case Bridgman v. University Hospitals and Warwickshire NHS Trust, in which case the deceased underwent surgery to remove a benign brain tumour that left him in a vegetative state. Further procedures to inhibit bleeding by the surgical technique to remove the tumor led to meningitis, which eventually caused his death. Joanne Easterbrook First Class leads the Clinical Risk Management team at Bevan Brittan LLP. In addition to NHSR panel work, the team works for a growing number of private insurers and healthcare providers and has a growing international job. The claims he defends include complex, high-quality spinal injuries, amputations and birth injuries. In addition, he established specialization in the areas of aesthetic and aesthetic medical malpractice, as well as fertility claims arising from public and private clinics. In particular, partner Dan Morris acted in the landmark Whittington Hospital NHS Trust v XX case before the Supreme Court regarding recoverable damages and international surrogacy agreements.

“Superstar” Penelope Radcliffe has been at the forefront of some of the team`s major secondary losses over the past year and is developing expertise in this area. “As a whole, they offer highly qualified clinical negligence lawyers. One thing they all have in common is their accessibility and responsiveness. “This is a leading package for clinical neglect work. They have the strength of silk superior to the younger tenants. All of their consultants who specialize in this area are worth teaching. They seem to attract really smart lawyers who, on paper and as advocates, have the right skills and are user-friendly and down-to-earth. Hugh James` team, described as “at the top of his game”, is led by Ruth Powell, panelist of Action Against Medical Accidents. It deals with a wide range of claims, often in the millions, including cases of maximum severity, fatal births, misdiagnosis, cerebral palsy, neurological injuries, debilitating obstetric injuries, orthopedic problems and general surgical negligence. Fran Moore specializes in the complex and sensitive field of mental death. In addition, the company has a clinical negligence investigation sub-team led by Lynda Reynolds.