Court finds informed consent given to IVF and IVIg treatment at fertility clinic - Nov 2025
Public Inquiries
Clodagh has experience in acting in public inquiries with a medical context and she appeared as junior counsel on behalf of a Trust in the Richard Neale Inquiry into how the NHS handled allegations about performance.
Clodagh is recognised as a leading silk by both Chambers & Partners and the Legal 500 for inquests and public inquiries. Recent editorial includes:
- “She is absolutely superb and a brilliant advocate. She handled a challenging inquest with tremendous expertise and was on top of all the complex issues.” Chambers & Partners 2026
- “Clodagh shows determination in court but delivers it carefully. She is a very effective cross-examiner who leaves no stone left unturned.” Chambers & Partners 2026
- “Clodagh is a tough negotiator and is always available to deal with queries.” Chambers & Partners 2026
- “Clodagh is a ferocious and meticulous advocate who truly fights for her clients.” Legal 500 2026
- “Her thoroughness and ability to pick up a case at short notice and get on top of things is really impressive.” Chambers & Partners 2025
- “Clodagh is really fantastic on the minute details.” Chambers & Partners 2025
- “A superb advocate, Clodagh is articulate and so empathic to families: they feel she is fighting their corner.” Legal 500 2025
Clodagh Bradley KC appears for the family in the inquest into the death of successful artist, Sarah Cunningham - Apr 2025
Clodagh Bradley KC acted on behalf of the family of successful artist, Sarah Cunningham, instructed by Thomas Jervis and Philippa Wheeler of Leigh Day, at her inquest in April 2025. Sarah went missing...
Law Pod UK Ep.216 International Women’s Day series part 3: community and belonging at the Bar - Mar 2025
Law Pod UK is marking International Women’s Day by bringing you the final episode of its three-part series exploring gender at the Bar. In this episode, Lucy McCann and Rajkiran Arhestey speak to...
Second inquest concludes neglect contributed to neonate’s avoidable death - Dec 2024
Clodagh Bradley KC, instructed by Stephen Jones, Partner at Leigh Day, appeared before HM Senior Coroner for Surrey, Mr Richard Travers, at a 3-week inquest on behalf of the parents of a baby, Hayden...
Clodagh Bradley KC elected to become a Master of the Bench of Middle Temple - Jul 2024
1COR is delighted to announce that Clodagh Bradley KC has recently been elected to become a Master of the Bench of Middle Temple. She is due to be called as a Bencher in early 2025. She looks...
Law Pod UK Ep. 194: International Women’s Day series part 1: what’s the problem? - Mar 2024
LawPod UK is marking International Women’s Day with a three-part series exploring gender at the Bar. In this series, Lucy McCann and Rajkiran Barhey speak to Lady Justice Whipple, Sally Smith...
Minority Report: Material Contribution or Genetics? - Oct 2023
On 5th October we are hosting a seminar discussing material contribution, underlying genetic conditions, secondary victims (including an update on Paul) and the scope of duty. This seminar is...
1COR Seminar: Pitfalls for Professionals on Social Media - May 2023
On 8th June 2023 we will be hosting a seminar exploring the pitfalls for professionals using social media today. Our panel of expert speakers includes: Richard Booth KC (Chair) Jeremy Hyam KC ...
We’re back at the AvMA 32nd Clinical Negligence Conference 2022 - Mar 2022
1COR are delighted to be sponsoring AvMA's annual Clinical Negligence Conference from 23rd - 25th March 2022 at the Royal Armouries, Leeds. The very best medical and legal experts will provide talks...
Legal Training Clinical Negligence Half Day Online Conference for the Lee Spark NF Foundation - Sep 2021
Join Chair Clodagh Bradley QC and expert speakers including Richard Booth QC for the popular half-day online clinical negligence conference by the Legal Training Consultancy. This year it focuses on a...
Women’s History Month : Reflections from 1COR - Mar 2021
Clodagh Bradley QC and Jessica Elliott reflect on life at the bar from Silk and junior perspectives to honour Women's History Month and International Women's Day. Clodagh Bradley QC ...
Inquest into death of toddler from Phenytoin concludes - Dec 2020
Clodagh Bradley QC was instructed by Suzanne White of Leigh Day on behalf of the parents of 11 month old Sophie Burgess who was admitted to St Peter’s hospital in Surrey in 2016 with a history of...
Inquests in Interesting Times Webinar - Jun 2020
Experts in Inquest Law discuss different key topics related to inquest during a pandemic at this webinar on 18th June 2020 chaired by Clodagh Bradley QC. Peter Skelton QC covered Article 2 in...
Clodagh Bradley QC represents Shante Turay-Thomas’ family at inquest - Jan 2020
Clodagh Bradley QC acts for family of Shante Turay-Thomas in anaphylaxis inquest Clodagh Bradley QC, instructed by Jill Paterson & Thomas Jervis of Leigh Day, acted for the family of 18-year...
Clodagh Bradley QC elected Chair of the Professional Negligence Bar Association - Jan 2020
We are delighted to announce that Clodagh Bradley QC has become the new Chair of the Professional Negligence Bar Association (PNBA) with effect from January 2020, taking over from Caroline Harrison...
Clodagh Bradley QC represents Shante Turay-Thomas’ family at inquest into death from suspected anaphylaxis - Dec 2019
Clodagh Bradley QC, instructed by Jill Paterson & Thomas Jervis of Leigh Day, to act on behalf of the family of 18-year old Shante Turay-Thomas, who died of suspected anaphylaxis after her mother...
Is this too sensitive? Dealing with difficult issues in Inquests and Inquiries - Oct 2019
Welcome to an evening of debate with three teams of 1COR speakers with extensive experience in their roles in major inquests and inquiries. They will discuss the different perspectives and lessons...
Clodagh Bradley QC represents mother in wrongful birth claim concerning Down’s Syndrome - Oct 2019
Clodagh Bradley QC, instructed by Richard Money-Kyrle of Boyes Turner, acted on behalf of the successful Claimant Edyta Mordel in a claim for ‘wrongful birth’ where no screening for Down’s...
Clodagh Bradley QC represents family of Owen Carey - Sep 2019
Clodagh Bradley QC is instructed by Thomas Jervis of Leigh Day to act on behalf of the family of Owen Carey at the inquest into his death. He died after eating a grilled chicken breast from Byron...
Clodagh Bradley QC represents Mother in wrongful birth claim - Jul 2019
Clodagh Bradley QC, instructed by Richard Money-Kyrle of Boyes Turner, acts on behalf of Edyta Mordel in respect of a claim for ‘wrongful birth’ because no screening for Down’s syndrome was...
Scope of Duty and Causation: Chester v Afshar Revisited - Jun 2019
Join us for an evening looking at scope of duty and causation in medical claims based on Chester v Afshar [2005] 1 AC 134, which have come to the fore in recent cases such as Pomphrey v Secretary of...
International Women’s Day: Joanna Glynn QC, Clodagh Bradley QC, Suzanne Lambert & Leanne Woods reflect on life at the Bar - Mar 2019
Joanna Glynn QC Call Year: 1983 Silk Year: 2002 Why did you decide to become a barrister? Neither of my parents went to university and I claim no early ambition to pursue a legal career,...
Five members volunteer at Inner Temple’s ‘Becoming a Barrister’ day - Feb 2019
Clodagh Bradley QC, Amy Mannion, Emma-Louise Fenelon, Head of Outreach Jo Moore and Charlotte Gilmartin this week volunteered at a ‘Becoming a Barrister Day’ for 16-18 year olds. The event,...
Clodagh Bradley QC chairs AvMA’s Medico-Legal Issues in Diabetes Conference - Dec 2018
Delighted to announce that Clodagh Bradley QC is chairing the upcoming AvMA conference focusing on Medico-Legal Issues in Diabetes on 11th December 2018, sponsored by Irwin Mitchell. It brings...
The End, the Beginning of the End or the End of the Beginning: Erasure, Remediation and Rights of Appeal in Disciplinary Proceedings - Nov 2018
This seminar, with opening remarks from Richard Booth QC and chaired by Clodagh Bradley QC, will look at Erasure, Remediation and Rights of Appeal relating to professional discipline and regulatory...
Clodagh Bradley QC acts for the family of cancer patient - Oct 2018
Clodagh Bradley QC, instructed by Vicki Seabrook of Scrivenger Seabrook, acts on behalf of the family in the ongoing inquests into Graham Stoten's death, aged only 57, and the deaths of 9 other...
Clodagh Bradley QC represents Osteopathic Tutor and member of GOsC’s Professional Conduct Committee accused of bullying student - Sep 2018
General Osteopathic Council v TD (2018) Clodagh Bradley QC represented an osteopathic tutor of undergraduates, who also sat as a member of the GOsC’s Professional Conduct Committee, who was...
Clodagh Bradley QC represents family at Inquest into maternal death from sepsis - Jul 2018
Clodagh Bradley QC, instructed by Iona Meeres-Young, Partner at Fieldfisher, represented the family of a 38 year old mother of two who was admitted to Basildon hospital, Essex, 15 weeks pregnant,...
Clodagh Bradley QC appointed as Vice Chair and Leanne Woods elected as an Executive Committee Member of the PNBA - Dec 2017
Tuesday night saw the election of a new PNBA Executive Committee and we are delighted to announce that two of our members were appointed: Clodagh Bradley QC is now Vice-Chair of the Executive...
Clodagh Bradley QC Interviewed for Comment By BBC South East - Jun 2017
Clodagh Bradley QC comments to BBC South East's reporter Leanne Rinne about struck-off doctor Michael Sheill who was filmed performing Botox consultations.
1COR Annual Professional Discipline Seminar - Jun 2017
Last night saw a stellar line up of some of 1 Crown Office Row's finest speakers at the Royal College of Surgeons, discussing the latest developments in Professional Disciplinary law. The event was...
Clodagh Bradley QC successfully resists strike out in clinical negligence nervous shock claim - Mar 2017
Clodagh Bradley QC, instructed by Mark Bowman of Fieldfisher, successfully resisted an application to strike out / summary judgment of a nervous shock claim on behalf of the secondary victim father of...
Clodagh Bradley QC wins point of law in Fatal Accidents Act claim for loss of earnings - Nov 2016
Clodagh Bradley QC has won an interesting point of law in a quantum only trial relating to a claim for the surviving spouse's loss of earnings under the Fatal Accidents Act 1976. The Claimant was a...
Clodagh Bradley QC in Successful Landmark Appeal for Dr Waney Squier - Nov 2016
Clodagh Bradley QC, led by Sir Robert Francis QC, was instructed to appear on behalf of Dr Waney Squier, consultant paediatric neuropathologist, in an appeal against the findings of the GMC's Medical...
Clodagh Bradley QC appears in landmark Appeal on Expert Evidence - Oct 2016
Clodagh Bradley QC, who is being led by Sir Robert Francis QC, is instructed to appear on behalf of Dr Waney Squier, consultant paediatric neuropathologist, in an appeal against the findings of the...
Clodagh Bradley in closing stages of GMC case of Dr Waney Squier - Feb 2016
Clodagh Bradley, who is being led by Sir Robert Francis QC, is currently appearing on behalf of Dr Waney Squier, consultant paediatric neuropathologist, in GMC Fitness to Practise proceedings. The...
‘Six of the Best!’ 6 members appointed Queen’s Counsel - Jan 2016
We are absolutely delighted to announce the appointment of Marina Wheeler, Henry Witcomb, Owain Thomas, Jeremy Hyam, Clodagh Bradley and Peter Skelton as Queen's Counsel. This provides welcome...
Clodagh Bradley acts for Dr Squier in controversial GMC case re expert evidence in shaken baby syndrome cases - Oct 2015
Clodagh Bradley, who is being led by Sir Robert Francis QC, is acting for Dr Waney Squier, consultant paediatric neuropathologist, in GMC Fitness to Practise proceedings listed from October 2015 to...
Clodagh Bradley obtains stay of proceedings against the GDC on grounds of abuse of process - Jun 2015
Clodagh Bradley, instructed by Ravi Gupta of Hempsons, made a successful application for a stay of proceedings before the Professional Conduct Committee of the General Dental Council on the grounds of...
Clodagh Bradley for the family in the inquest into the death of a boy on home leave from psychiatric treatment - Oct 2014
Clodagh Bradley represented the family of George Werb at the Exeter Coroner's Court in the inquest into the 15-year old boy's death, after he stepped in front of a train while on home leave from the...
Clodagh Bradley and Isabel McArdle appear in inquest into the death of a cyclist with undiagnosed ruptured spleen - Sep 2014
Isabel McArdle is representing the family of the deceased, John Moore Robinson, and Clodagh Bradley is acting on behalf of the junior doctor at Stafford Hospital who examined the 20-year following a...
Clodagh Bradley is representing Dr Waney Squier, in GMC proceedings before the Fitness to Practise Panel of the MPTS - Sep 2014
Clodagh Bradley, who is being led by Sir Robert Francis QC, is representing Dr Waney Squier, consultant paediatric neuropathologist, in the GMC proceedings before the Fitness to Practise Panel of the...
Clodagh Bradley represented Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in the inquest into the death of Mr Goold - Jan 2014
Clodagh Bradley represented Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in the inquest into the death of Mr Goold who had advanced Alzheimer's and was admitted to hospital with severe head...
Clodagh Bradley represented Dr Scholten in the GMC against charges he photographed a woman’s genitalia during a breast implant operation, without consent - Nov 2013
Dr Scholten was conducting surgery to replace a woman's PIP breast implants when he noticed an unusual feature of her genitalia. He took a picture of this on his iphone. Dr Scholten is a specialist in...
Clodagh Bradley joins 1 Crown Office Row - Feb 2012
