Clinical Negligence
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“The barristers at St John’s Buildings can always be relied upon to provide firm and clear advice. They offer a variety of online training sessions which are up to date and on topic.” Legal 500 2023
We have a number of expert Clinical Negligence barristers at every level of call. The team have handled a wide variety of clinical negligence work and several are recommended by the leading directories in this regard.
Our expertise includes:
- Cerebral Palsy
- Birth injury
- Pregnancy and gynaecology claims
- Misdiagnosis
- Cancer mistreatment and cancer misdiagnosis
- Mental health claims
- Surgical procedure claims
- Hospital acquired infections
- Cosmetic (plastic) surgery claims
- Accident and emergency claims
- GP and community health team claims
- Eye surgery, laser surgery claims
- Dental negligence
- Defective medication claims
- Inquests, death in treatment
The service
We offer a fast, high quality, up-to-date and reliable service. All members of the group are approachable and are committed to written standards of service which are available on request. Suitable backup is available in the event that it is necessary.
The group is committed to providing specialist services in both advisory and advocacy to clients ranging from solicitors, insurance clients, employers and members of the public direct to doctors and medical practitioners, and prides itself on the ability to do so with quality practitioners, working hard for competitive rates.
We pride ourselves on our approachability and accessibility. We are pleasant people to do business with. The team approach to cases has been long understood and embraced by members.

Michael Redfern KC
Year of Silk: 1993
Joseph O'Brien KC
Head of Court of ProtectionYear of Silk: 2022
Richard Norton
Joint Head of ChambersYear of call: 1992
Philip M.D. Grundy
Head of Catastrophic InjuryYear of call: 1980
Nicholas Price
Year of call: 1987
Alastair Wright
Head of Industrial Disease Litigation GroupYear of call: 1991
Daniel Frieze
Head of Personal InjuryYear of call: 1994
Douglas Denton
Year of call: 1997
Jacqueline Swain
Year of call: 1998
John Ratledge
Year of call: 1999
Andrew Bridgman
Year of call: 2001
William Poole
Year of call: 2004
Rebecca Sutton
Year of call: 2004
Christopher Pare
Year of call: 2006
Henry Vanderpump
Year of call: 2007
Simon Murray
Year of call: 2008
David Baines
Year of call: 2009
Jessica Denton
Year of call: 2012
Tarlun Ahari
Year of call: 2014
Daniel Kinnear
Year of call: 2018
Rebecca Titus-Cobb
Year of call: 2017
Urd Varlo Larsen
Year of call: 2017
Cressida O'Connor
Year of call: 2019