1 Crown Office Row shortlisted for seven awards at the Chambers UK Bar Awards 2023 - Sep 2023
Elizabeth-Anne Gumbel KC is a leading practitioner in Clinical Negligence and Personal Injury claims. Lizanne has a distinguished reputation for representing Claimants with highly complex claims for catastrophic injury. In clinical negligence she has particular expertise and experience in birth damage and neo-natal claims but acts in claims arising in a wide range of circumstances. In personal injury she acts for Claimants with head injuries, spinal injuries and other complex multiple injuries.
Lizanne’s work also involves multi-party actions and she recently acted for over 700 Claimants in the litigation against Mr Ian Paterson, Spire Healthcare and HEFT. Lizanne has also been instructed in a number of multi-party actions arising out of sexual abuse and physical abuse of children and adults in institutions including the Jimmy Savile litigation and the Winterbourne View claims. Lizanne is now acting for woman abused by Mr Harvey Weinstein. Claims against private hospitals, the catholic church and local authorities have involved a number of cases which have resulted in the development of the law in respect of vicarious liability.
Lizanne is recommended as a leading and a star silk for both the clinical negligence and personal injury fields by Chambers & Partners Directory UK and in the Legal 500.
Since 2016, Lizanne has frequently been named both the Legal 500 ‘Personal Injury & Clinical Negligence Silk of the Year’, and Chambers and Partners ‘Personal Injury & Clinical Negligence Silk of the Year’.
In 2020, Lizanne was awarded ‘Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence Silk of the Year’ by Legal 500.
View full profile »1COR shortlisted in five categories at the Legal 500 Bar Awards 2023 - Jul 2023
We are delighted to be shortlisted for both 'Tax Set of the Year' and 'Clinical Negligence Set of the Year' at the 2023 Legal 500 Bar Awards. We are also pleased to see three of our members...
Lizanne Gumbel KC to speak at APIL plastic and cosmetic surgery conference 2023 - Jun 2023
Lizanne Gumbel KC will be speaking at the APIL plastic and cosmetic surgery conference on Tuesday 6th June 2023. This virtual conference will cover a range of important topics for clinical negligence...
Judgment handed down in significant HRA abuse appeal - May 2023
The Court of Appeal has handed down judgment in an appeal concerning a failure to remove a former looked after child from the care of his family. Lizanne Gumbel KC, who did not appear in the court...
1COR Quarterly Medical Law Review – Winter 2022 – Issue 12 – May 2023 - May 2023
Welcome to the twelfth issue of the QMLR, brought to you by the barristers at 1 Crown Office Row. This issue catches up on cases from early 2022. Download the Winter 2022 newsletter here: 1COR...
Four 1COR members in the Court of Appeal this week - Apr 2023
Four members of 1 Crown Office Row have appeared in the Court of Appeal this week, in three different cases. Lizanne Gumbel KC is appearing in AB v Worcestershire County Council, a complex...
Lizanne Gumbel KC runs the London Marathon to fundraise for LOOK UK - Apr 2023
Lizanne Gumbel KC will be running the London Marathon on April 23rd 2023 in order to fundraise for LOOK UK. This charity helps visually impaired young people and their families to help develop...
Lizanne Gumbel KC secures £39 million settlement in missed diagnosis claim - Jan 2023
Lizanne Gumbel KC recently represented the family of a young girl who suffered the amputation of all four limbs after she was wrongly discharged from hospital. The girl had visited Frimley Park...
Inquest into death of a teenager crushed to death by a forklift truck concludes - Sep 2022
Lizanne Gumbel KC, instructed by Jill Greenfield and Emma Hall of Fieldfisher, recently represented the family of Zach Richardson in an inquest into his death. Zach was 18 years old when he was...
Lizanne Gumbel QC and Justin Levinson successful in the Court of Appeal - Sep 2022
In a judgment handed down on 31st August 2022, the Court of Appeal has allowed the appeals of the claimants in HXA v Surrey County Council and YXA v Wolverhampton County Council. The claimants were...
1 Crown Office Row nominated in five categories at the Legal 500 Bar Awards - Jul 2022
We are delighted to have been nominated for five awards at the Legal 500 Bar Awards 2022: Clinical Negligence Set of the Year Clinical Negligence Junior of the Year - Cara Guthrie Clinical...
1COR Quarterly Medical Law Review – Winter 2021/2022 – Issue 11 - May 2022
Welcome to the eleventh issue of the QMLR, brought to you by the barristers at 1 Crown Office Row to update you on developments in Winter 2021/2022. Download the Winter 2021/2022 newsletter here:...
APIL Webinar 2/2 on Presenting, Defending and Valuing a Wrongful Birth Claim with Lizanne Gumbel QC & Shahram Sharghy - Mar 2022
We're looking forward to the second of two webinars with APIL focusing on Wrongful Birth Claims with Lizanne Gumbel QC and Shahram Sharghy discussing presenting, defending and valuing a claim at 1pm...
1COR Quarterly Medical Law Review – Summer/Autumn 2021 – Issue 10 - Jan 2022
Welcome to the tenth issue of the QMLR, brought to you by the barristers at 1 Crown Office Row to update you on developments in Summer and Autumn 2021. Download the Summer/Autumn 2021 newsletter...
APIL Child Brain Injury Conference with The Children’s Trust - Nov 2021
We are delighted to be speaking at the first ever virtual APIL Child Brain Injury Conference held in association with The Children's Trust on 2nd November 2021. Hear Lizanne Gumbel QC at 2.55pm...
Wrongful Birth Claims: Theory, Law and Practice Webinar - Oct 2021
Join a stellar line up of speakers for an afternoon discussing wrongful birth claims, including a case law update, costs and more on 21st October 2021 from 2-5pm on Teams. This event is accredited for...
Lizanne Gumbel QC discusses adolescent sporting injuries at the Cambridge Annual Medico-Legal Conference - Sep 2021
On 24th September Lizanne Gumbel QC joins a stellar line-up of speakers at the 10th Anniversary Cambridge Annual Medico-Legal Conference. This unique conference brings together medical and legal...
University of Buckingham: Montgomery and the impact on medical negligence claims with Lizanne Gumbel QC - May 2021
On Tuesday 5th May 2021, Lizanne Gumbel QC will talk to students at the University of Buckingham about Montgomery and the impact on medical negligence claims with Associate Dean of Law, Sandra Clarke...
1COR Quarterly Medical Law Review – Autumn 2020 – Issue 7 - Feb 2021
Welcome to the seventh issue of the Quarterly Medical Law Review, brought to you by the barristers at 1 Crown Office Row. This issue was unfortunately somewhat delayed but covers developments in...
Inquest into the death of Rachel Johnston concludes - Feb 2021
Rachel Johnston died 17 days after surgery to remove her severely decayed teeth. Following the surgery, which was performed as a day case under general anaesthetic, Rachel was discharged to Pirton...
Congratulations to Lizanne Gumbel QC on completing 10 Marathons - Dec 2020
Well done to Lizanne Gumbel QC on running 10 marathons over the course of 3 months. Lizanne, a running enthusiast, ran her first marathon on 4th October and finished her final one on 30th December. ...
QMLR Special Release: Lizanne Gumbel QC comments on Swift v Carpenter - Oct 2020
Welcome to this special issue of the Quarterly Medical Law Review, brought to you by the barristers at 1 Crown Office Row. In this special issue Lizanne Gumbel QC explains the Court of Appeal’s...
London Legal Support Trust x10 Challenge - Oct 2020
Each year 1COR raise money to provide access to justice through their support of the London Legal Support Trust (LLST), usually through a 10km walk and the Great Legal Bake Off. London Legal Support...
Impact of Covid-19 on Healthcare Webinar - May 2020
In the first remote event of 2020, three teams looked at the impact of COVID-19. Lizanne Gumbel QC chaired the Claimant team comprised of Isabel McArdle and Matthew Flinn. John Whitting QC...
Lizanne Gumbel QC & Rob Kellar QC in Supreme Court case on vicarious liability - Apr 2020
Today, 1st April 2020, the Supreme Court has handed down judgment in Barclays Bank v Various Claimants [2020] UKSC 13. This is an important decision clarifying the scope of vicarious liability for...
Lizanne Gumbel QC and her son Mark Wainwright aim to run their 11th consecutive Marathon - Mar 2020
For Lizanne and Mark it is their 11th consecutive year for the London Marathon. For the 6th consecutive year Lizanne Gumbel QC and her son, Mark Wainwright, will run both the London and Brighton...
Hear from Lizanne Gumbel QC at APIL’s next London regional group meeting - Feb 2020
On the evening of Tuesday 11th February, APIL are holding their next London regional group meeting with expert speakers invited to talk on the theme of client issues involving the use of alcohol....
1COR named ‘Personal Injury & Clinical Negligence Set of the Year’ with Lizanne Gumbel QC named ‘Personal Injury & Clinical Negligence Silk of the Year’ by Legal 500 - Dec 2019
We are pleased to announce that 1 Crown Office Row has been named ‘Personal Injury/Clinical Negligence Set of the Year’ and Lizanne Gumbel QC named for ‘Personal Injury/Clinical Negligence Silk...
Lizanne Gumbel QC and Robert Kellar QC in Supreme Court case on Vicarious Liability: Barclays Bank v Various Claimants - Nov 2019
Lizanne Gumbel QC and Robert Kellar QC appeared before the Supreme Court on 28 November 2019 in an important case concerning the scope of vicarious liability for personal injury in Barclays Bank v...
Three 1COR members appear in landmark case about disclosure of confidential medical information: ABC v St George’s Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust & ors - Nov 2019
This week sees the beginning of the trial in the High Court of ABC v St George’s Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and others, a high profile clinical negligence case concerning the disclosure of...
Silks at 1COR on both sides in £30m Birth Injury Settlement - Oct 2019
The Claimant, a young boy, was delivered by emergency caesarean section but had been deprived of oxygen, causing brain injury. As a young child he consistently exhibited volatile behaviour which...
1COR walk in the LLST’s London Legal Walk 2019 - Jun 2019
These 1COR boots are made for walking...in the London Legal Walk 2019! Each year 1COR raise money to provide access to justice through their support of the London Legal Support Trust (LLST). Each...
Protecting children from harm: CN & GN v Poole Borough Council - Jun 2019
Protecting children from harm: Supreme Court hands down key decision on tort of negligence. In an important decision on the liability of social welfare services and public authorities more generally,...
Six members of chambers participate in Inner Temple outreach events - Apr 2019
Members of 1 Crown Office Row have been volunteering their time to participate in Inner Temple’s Schools Day events. These events, run in collaboration with the Sutton Trust and other organisations,...
Delighted to have 1COR, Lizanne Gumbel QC and Matthew Hill nominated in the Legal 500 Awards - Dec 2018
We are pleased to announce that our chambers and two members have been nominated for the Legal 500 Awards in recognition of their hard work. 1 Crown Office Row has been nominated for 'Personal...
Brain damaged child receives over £18m in compensation in clinical negligence claim - Oct 2018
A boy born at Singleton Hospital, Swansea, was left catastrophically injured in the first few days of his life. He now suffers from cerebral palsy, learning difficulties, developmental delay and...
Elizabeth-Anne Gumbel QC and Robert Kellar win in the Court of Appeal regarding an employer’s vicarious liability in Barclays Bank v Various Claimants - Jul 2018
Lizanne Gumbel QC is leading Robert Kellar in this ongoing group litigation, concerning the vicarious liability of a bank for sexual assaults committed by a now deceased doctor during medical...
Seven 1COR members in landmark Supreme Court case - Jul 2018
The Supreme Court will today begin hearing the appeal in CN & GN v Poole Borough Council. The case will consider the extent to which local authorities owe a common law duty to protect from harm...
30th AvMA Clinical Negligence Conference - Jun 2018
1COR are delighted to take part in the 30th AvMA Clinical Negligence Conference at the Hilton Brighton Metropole. Listen our members speak at the conference (details below) and visit us at stand 36. ...
Celebrate and support Lizanne Gumbel QC, her son Mark Wainwright and Natasha Barnes running the London Marathon for LOOK this year - Apr 2018
For Lizanne and Mark it is their 10th consecutive year for the London Marathon. For the 5th consecutive year Lizanne Gumbel QC and her son, Mark Wainwright, will run both the London and Brighton...
1COR sponsors BISWG ‘Risky Business: The Challenges of Acquired Brain Injury through the Stages of Life’ - Mar 2018
We are looking forward to the upcoming Brain Injury Social Working Group (BISWG), sponsored by 1COR, Enable Law and Nestor. It is always a great conference with a fantastic programme covering the...
The Supreme Court has granted permission to the Appellants to appeal in the case of CN (1) & GN (2) v Poole Borough Council - Mar 2018
The Appellants are represented by Lizanne Gumbel QC leading Iain O’Donnell and Duncan Fairgrieve of 1 Crown Office Row, instructed by Leigh Day, and the AIRE CENTRE have instructed Philip Havers QC...
The Liability of Private Hospitals and Clinics - Feb 2018
Lessons from the Paterson Litigation: Developments in the law relating to vicarious liability. Dame Christina Lambert chairs a panel of 1COR members who will discuss developments in the law...
Lizanne Gumbel QC and Paul Reynolds featured in The Lawyer’s Top 20 Cases of 2018 - Feb 2018
The civil proceedings for sexual assault brought against Harvey Weinstein and his UK and US companies have been named as one of the Lawyer’s top 20 cases of 2018. Lizanne Gumbel QC and Paul Reynolds...
Gideon Barth, Jim Duffy, Lizanne Gumbel QC and Mark Wainwright running the London and Brighton Marathons - Jan 2018
Training has already begun for our members running the Marathon this year. We couldn’t be prouder of them undertaking this physical challenge in aid of such good causes and look forward to cheering...
Must the family be told? Genetic information and liability for non-disclosure to relatives - Jan 2018
Legislation: European Convention on Human Rights 1950 article 8. Cases: ABC v St George's Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust [2017] EWCA Civ 336; [2017] P.I.Q.R. P15 (CA (Civ Div)) Caparo...
Lizanne Gumbel QC shortlisted for Legal 500 ‘Personal Injury / Clinical Negligence Silk of the Year’ Award - Nov 2017
Delighted to announce that Lizanne Gumbel QC is again nominated by Legal 500 for Personal Injury/Clinical Negligence Silk of the Year Award. We are looking forward to hearing the results and good luck...
Elizabeth-Anne Gumbel QC and Robert Kellar win preliminary issue on vicarious liability in the High Court - Sep 2017
Elizabeth-Anne Gumbel QC is leading Robert Kellar in this ongoing group litigation acting for 126 claimants, who have instructed both Slater and Gordon and Shaw & Co, and are seeking damages...
Elizabeth-Anne Gumbel QC and Robert Kellar succeed in establishing vicarious liability of bank for sexual assaults - Aug 2017
Elizabeth-Anne Gumbel QC and Robert Kellar were successful in establishing that Barclay's bank were vicariously liable for any sexual assaults committed by a GP in the course of pre-employment health...
Clinical negligence and the duty to disclose: full house of 1COR members in high profile Court of Appeal case - Jun 2017
Five members of Chambers appeared before the Court of Appeal in ABC v St George's Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and others. The Appellant, known as ABC, appealed against the strike out of her...
Elizabeth-Anne Gumbel QC gets set to run both Brighton and London Marathons in 2017 for Look UK - Feb 2017
For the past 9 years, since 2009, Elizabeth-Anne and her son Mark have run the London Marathon on behalf of Look UK, the visual impairment charity. This year, Elizabeth-Anne and Mark, and they will...
Paterson case listed in The Lawyer top 20 cases for 2017 - Jan 2017
The Paterson breast surgery litigation has been identified by The Lawyer as one of the top 20 legal cases for 2017. The Claimants are represented by a team from 1 COR including Elizabeth-Anne Gumbel...
Double Win In 2016 Chambers & Partners Awards - Oct 2016
Last night the annual Chambers UK Bar Awards announced their winners at a reception in The Hilton Park Lane. Having celebrated earlier in the week Elizabeth-Anne Gumbel QC becoming Legal 500 Person...
Legal 500 UK 2017 Awards Announcement - Oct 2016
Chambers is pleased to have won two categories in this year's Legal 500 Awards. The Legal 500 Silk (London) of the year: Elizabeth-Anne Gumbel QC - Personal Injury & Clinical Negligence ...
African sex abuse claim settlement approved - Mar 2016
A settlement of virtually 40 claims brought by Kenyan and Ugandan children and young women against the estate of Simon Wood and his employer, BA Plc, arising out of the alleged sexual abuse committed...
Four members of 1COR in duty of care case - Jun 2015
The Claimant's father killed the Claimant's mother in 2007 and was detained at a hospital run by the Second Defendant. In 2009 he was diagnosed with Huntington's Disease, meaning that the Claimant...
Elizabeth-Anne Gumbel QC and Henry Witcomb secure the right to anonymity for children and protected parties - Feb 2015
Elizabeth-Anne Gumbel QC and Henry Witcomb, instructed by Mark Bowman of Fieldfisher, represented the Claimant in a pro bono case in The Court of Appeal. Judgment was handed down in the much...
Elizabeth-Anne Gumbel QC settles case for family of mother who died hours after leaving A&E where she was told that her crippling pain was caused by holding her baby daughter the wrong way. - Feb 2015
Elizabeth-Anne Gumbel QC obtained undisclosed damages for the husband, Jason, and daughter, Ava (now three), of Nadia Wearn who died just hours after leaving A&E where she was told that her...
Elizabeth-Anne Gumbel QC and Henry Witcomb represent the family in the inquest into the death of Horatio Chapple who was attacked by a polar bear. - Jul 2014
Elizabeth-Anne Gumbel QC and Henry Witcomb are representing the family in the inquest into the death of Horatio Chapple who was on a school expedition to Svalbard in Norway when he and four others...
1COR appear on both sides of a case where a woman had to wait 100 minutes for an ambulance - Jun 2014
Elizabeth-Anne Gumbel QC represented Caren Paterson in her claim against the London Ambulance Service. Caren Paterson collapsed in her flat in 2007 and suffered abnormal breathing. An ambulance was...
London and Brighton Members and clerks take part in the London to Brighton Bike ride - May 2014
A team of keen cyclists from both 1COR and COR Brighton are taking part in the London to Brighton Bike Ride on the 15th June. The team comprises: Elizabeth-Anne Gumbel QC, David Balcombe QC, John...
Elizabeth-Anne Gumbel QC in her 6th London Marathon - Apr 2014
On Sunday 13th April, Elizabeth Anne Gumbel QC and her son Mark, will be running for the 6th time in the Virgin London Marathon. She is running for the "Look" Charity with provides support for the...
Elizabeth-Anne Gumbel QC, Henry Witcomb and Duncan Fairgrieve in Supreme Court cases re Cheshire West on Deprivation of Liberty - Mar 2014
Elizabeth-Anne Gumbel QC, Henry Witcomb and 1COR door tenant, Duncan Fairgrieve, intervened in these high profile Supreme Court cases, known as "Cheshire West", which considered whether people who...
Elizabeth-Anne Gumbel QC and Henry Witcomb represented the family of a girl whose brain was accidentally injected with glue - Jan 2014
Elizabeth-Anne Gumbel QC and Henry Witcomb represented the family of Maisha Najeeb who suffered permanent brain damage when her brain was accidentally injected with glue during a treatment at Great...
Martin Downs and Jacqueline Roach appeared in the case of “E” - Jan 2014
Martin Downs represented the Local Authority and Jacqueline Roach the child before the President of the Family Division in the case of E [2014] EWHC 6. In this case, Sir James Munby, President of...
Elizabeth-Anne Gumbel QC, Henry Witcomb and Duncan Fairgrieve appear as interveners in the Supreme Court cases on Deprivation of Liberty - Oct 2013
Elizabeth-Anne Gumbel QC, Henry Witcomb and 1COR door tenant, Duncan Fairgrieve, have intervened in these high profile Supreme Court cases which are considering whether people who have severe learning...
1COR’s double success at the Chambers & Partners Bar Awards 2013 - Oct 2013
We are delighted to congratulate Christina Lambert QC who was named "Professional Discipline Silk of the Year" at the 2013 Chambers and Partners Bar Awards. 1COR was also recognised as "Professional...
1COR team in the London Bikeathon supporting Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research - Sep 2013
In September, Lizanne Gumbel QC, David Balcombe QC, Iain O’Donnell, Matthew Donmall and our 2nd Junior Clerk John Mclaren, will be taking part in the London Bikeathon in support of Leukaemia and...
1COR shortlisted for 5 awards in the 2013 Chambers & Partners Bar Awards - Sep 2013
We are delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted for 5 awards in the upcoming Chambers Bar Awards run by the Legal Directory, Chambers and Partners. We have been shortlisted in the...
4 members of 1COR in the Kenyan Mau Mau Case - Jun 2013
The Mau Mau uprising, which took place in central Kenya between 1952 and 1961, was a rebellion against British colonial rule. Claims were brought by four Kenyans for serious personal injuries and...
One Crown Office Row instructed on Jimmy Savile claims - Feb 2013
Members of One Crown Office Row have been instructed to act for many of those allegedly abused by Jimmy Savile. Elizabeth-Anne Gumbel QC, Justin Levinson and Peter Skelton have been instructed by...
Elizabeth-Anne Gumbel QC listed in the Lawyer Hot 100 - Jan 2013
Elizabeth-Anne Gumbel QC has been included in the Lawyer Magazine's "Hot 100". Only 14 barristers in total were so listed this year. The list is compiled every year by the magazine which compiles a...
Elizabeth-Anne Gumbel QC and Henry Witcomb represent a barrister seriously injured in Fleet Street wine bar fall - Dec 2012
Elizabeth-Anne Gumbel QC and Henry Witcomb, instructed by Jill Greenfield at Field Fisher Waterhouse, have successfully represented a barrister who suffered severe brain damage when he fell down the...
Elizabeth-Anne Gumbel QC, Henry Witcomb and Peter Skelton are representing women who were wrongly diagnosed with breast cancer by Ian Paterson - Nov 2012
Mr Ian Paterson has recently been suspended by the GMC after it emerged that he might have performed "unnecessary and inappropriate" breast operations on nearly 1000 women and misdiagnosed nearly 450...
Lizanne Gumbel QC, Justin Levinson and Peter Skelton are instructed to act on behalf of sexual abuse victims of Jimmy Savile - Oct 2012
Lizanne Gumbel QC, Justin Levinson and Peter Skelton have been instructed by more than one firm of solicitors who are acting on behalf of some of the victims of the sexual abuse alleged to have been...
Four Members of One Crown Office Row appear in the Kenyan Mau Mau Case - Oct 2012
The Mau Mau uprising, which took place in central Kenya between 1952 and 1961, was a rebellion against British colonial rule. Claims were brought by four Kenyans for serious personal injuries and...
Four members in the latest Kenyan Mau Mau Uprising case hearing - Jul 2012
The Mau Mau uprising, which took place in central Kenya between 1952 and 1961, was a rebellion against British colonial rule. This case concerns claims by four Kenyans for serious personal injuries...
Elizabeth-Anne Gumbel QC and Justin Levinson win in the Court of Appeal on the liability of the Catholic Church for priest abuse - Jul 2012
Elizabeth-Anne Gumbel QC and Justin Levinson are acting for the claimant known as "JGE" in an important case brought against the Catholic Church. JGE claims to have been sexually abused by a priest...
Elizabeth-Anne Gumbel QC and Justin Levinson in the Court of Appeal on the liability of the Catholic Church for priest abuse - May 2012
Elizabeth-Anne Gumbel QC and Justin Levinson are acting for the claimant known as "JGE" in an important case being brought against the Catholic Church. JGE claims to have been sexually abused by a...
Elizabeth-Anne Gumbel QC in her 4th London Marathon - Apr 2012
On Sunday 22nd April, Elizabeth-Anne Gumbel QC will be running for the 4th time in the Virgin London Marathon. She is running for the "Look" Charity with provides support for the visually impaired. ...
Book Launch for Elizabeth-Anne Gumbel QC and Justin Levinson - Mar 2011
On 17 March, Elizabeth-Anne Gumbel QC and Justin Levinson hosted a reception in 1COR to celebrate the launch of the Second Edition of the "Guide to Child Abuse Compensation Claims" published by...
Elizabeth-Anne Gumbel QC and Justin Levinson in key Court of Appeal case on liability of Catholic church for abuse by its priests - Mar 2010
