Jasper Gold

Clinical Negligence

Jasper is frequently instructed in clinical negligence cases for claimants and defendants, and regularly appears in interlocutory hearings in the high court and county court, as well as advising on liability and quantum and representing parties at settlement negotiations.

Jasper has experience across a wide range of medical issues, including:

• Mental health (inpatient and in the community), including cases resulting in suicide
• Informed consent
• Gynaecological and obstetric issues
• Delayed diagnoses
• Dentistry
• Ophthalmology
• Issues with medical equipment, including product liability
• Loss of reproductive capability
• Treatment provided in care homes
• Treatment provided in prison
• Claims for psychiatric harm including the exacerbation of pre-existing mental health conditions

Jasper has undertaken secondments to two band 1 ranked healthcare law firms (one claimant firm working on clinical negligence and one defendant firm working primarily on inquests). At the claimant firm, Jasper worked on all parts of the litigation process including assisting with complex and high value obstetric and delayed diagnosis claims. At the defendant firm, he specialised in inquests, which provided regular experience of investigating complex medical issues in conference with clinicians and of questioning clinicians giving live evidence. He is comfortable acting as both inquest and claim counsel for families and other parties.

Jasper is the co-author (with Philip Havers KC) of the chapter on breach of duty in the 5th edition of Principles of Medical Law (OUP, Laing & McHale eds.) and the author of the chapters on causation and inquests in the 2nd edition of Clinical Negligence, A Practitioner’s Handbook (OUP).

Jasper has experience advising on alternative causes of action arising out of medical treatment (for example claims under the Human Rights Act 1998 and in product liability). As a result of his training in commercial law, Jasper is also comfortable with cases involving private healthcare providers containing contractual elements.

Jasper is a regular contributor to the Quarterly Medical Law Review.