Elizabeth-Anne Gumbel QC
Call: 1974
QC: 1999
lizanne.gumbel@1cor.com
Profile
Lizanne Gumbel's work mainly involves clinical negligence and personal injury claims for catastrophically injured Claimants. She also has extensive experience in multi-party actions arising out of child abuse in institutions. Directories Recommended as a leading silk in both the clinical negligence (Band 1) and personal injury (Band 1) fields by Chambers & Partners Directory UK 2010. The "highly energetic and absolutely committed" Elizabeth-Anne Gumbel QC is similarly highly regarded by her instructing solicitors. Crediting her with being "ferociously hard-working," sources explain that "she wins by knowing more and being better prepared than everybody else - she will visit clients in their homes if necessary and she has an encyclopaedic medical knowledge.
(Chambers UK, 2010) Among the best of them is personal injury and clinical negligence specialist Elizabeth-Anne Gumbel QC. "Down to earth and capable of getting to the nub of things incredibly quickly, she succeeds by focusing on the main objectives and ignoring the minor details that can cloud the issue." She is also praised for being excellent and sympathetic with clients.
(Chambers UK, 2010) ‘one of the best all-round clinical negligence silks’
(Legal 500, 2009) Publications Joint author of "Clinical Negligence - A Practitioners Handbook", published by OUP
Joint author of "Child Abuse Compensation Claims", published by the Law Society
Contributor to "Risk Management and Litigation in Obstetrics and Gynecology" edited by Roger Clements, published by RSM Press
Member of the editorial committee of "Clinical Risk" Significant cases include the following
Please click on the printable version of the CV for a more detailed list David Rowe v Dolman [2008] CA Simon Bourstead v North West Strategic Health Authority [2008] EWHC 2375 Braithwaite v Homerton University Hospitals Foundation Trust [2008] EWHC 353 X and Y v London Borough of Hounslow [2008] EWHC 1168 A v Iorworth Hoare [2008] HL 2 WLR 311 Jake Pierce v Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council [2007] EWHC 2968 (QB) A (a child suing by his father and litigation friend C) v B Hospitals NHS Trust [2006] EWHC 1178 Ahsan v University Hospitals Leicester NHS Trust [2006] EWHC 2624 (QB) C v Middlesborough Council [2004] EWCA Civ 1746 Sowden v Lodge, Crookdake v Drury [2005] 1WLR 2129 McDonnell v Congregation of Christian Brothers Trustees (formerly Irish Christian Brothers) & Anor, Hof L [2004] 1 AC 1101 Royal Victoria Infirmary & Associated Hospitals NHS Trust v B (A child) [2002] Lloyd's Rep Med 282 Lucy Reynolds v North Tyneside Health Authority [2002] Lloyds Rep Med 459 Z v UK [2001] 2 FLR 612 S v Gloucestershire County Council, C of A [2000] FLR 825 Heil v Rankin [2000] 2 WLR 1173
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