Clinical Negligence - 1 Crown Office Row, London, Barrister Chambers

Costs Rules Changes in 2023 Webinar - Jun 2023

Join our latest webinar discussing the costs rules changes in 2023 that every clinical negligence practitioner needs to know with expert barristers Sarah Lambert KC and Richard Smith. When:...

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...

Law Pod UK hits 750k listens! - May 2023

After 5 years and 184 episodes, we’re delighted that Law Pod UK has now surpassed three quarters of a million listens! PLEASE HELP US CONTINUE TO IMPROVE by taking a couple of minutes to...

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...

Law Pod UK Ep. 183: Multi-defendant cases: the more the merrier? - Apr 2023

Lucy McCann speaks to Cara Cuthrie and Matthew Flinn of 1 Crown Office Row, about multi-defendant litigation in the field of clinical negligence. The discussion covers who to sue, the costs...

Richard Booth KC to speak at the Clinical Negligence 2023 Conference - Apr 2023

Richard Booth KC will be speaking at the Legal Training Consultancy's conference - Clinical Negligence 2023 on 20th April 2023. The conference will cover a range of topical and important subjects for...

Alice Kuzmenko appears in inquest into death of myelofibrosis sufferer - Apr 2023

Alice Kuzmenko, instructed by MDDUS, recently represented two GP Partners at a complex inquest. A third GP and the hospital were also represented. The deceased had a history...

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...

QMLR is looking for a part time Legal Research and Editorial Assistant - Apr 2023

Please note the deadline for applications for this role has now passed Role 1 Crown Office Row produces the Quarterly Medical Law Review (QMLR), which provides updates and analysis of the...

Welcoming Amelia Williams to 1COR as a new tenant - Apr 2023

We are very pleased to announce Amelia Williams has joined chambers, effective from 11th April 2023. Amelia was called in 2016 and her practice encompasses the full range of chambers’ work. She...

1COR is pleased to welcome Gareth Rhys as a new tenant - Apr 2023

We are delighted to announce that Gareth Rhys has accepted our offer of tenancy. Gareth joins 1COR after successfully completing a third six pupillage with us, and accepts instructions across all...

Looking forward to seeing you at the 33rd AvMA Annual Clinical Negligence Conference 2023 - Mar 2023

1COR are delighted to be sponsoring AvMA's annual Clinical Negligence Conference from 23–24 March 2023 at Bournemouth International Centre. The very best medical and legal experts will ensure that...

Tom Beamont acts in inquest into the death of a young mother - Mar 2023

Tom represented the family of a young mother who died on 5th September 2020 following the misplacement of an endo-tracheal tube. Emma Currell, who was aged 32, was returning home from dialysis when...

Jo Moore resists application to withdraw a pre-action admission - Feb 2023

Jo represents the widower of a consultant paediatrician who suffered a cardiac arrest and died a week after undergoing elective surgery. Internal and independent investigations found a number of...

Law Pod UK Ep. 178: How to get Pupillage - Jan 2023

Emma-Louise Fenelon speaks to Shahram Sharghy and Jo Moore about how to become a barrister. The episode considers the kind of research that is essential to do in advance, navigating the pupillage...

John Whitting KC settles brain injury claim on behalf of The Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Trust - Jan 2023

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals NHS Trust has agreed to settle a claim brought by the family of Adam Cheshire, who was born at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital in 2011. It was alleged that a delay...

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...

Law Pod UK surpasses 700,000 listens - Jan 2023

2022 marked 5 years since the first episode of Law Pod UK, and after 177 episodes we are delighted to have surpassed 700,000 listens this week! Law Pod UK was one of the very first legal podcasts to...

Law Pod UK Ep. 177: Disaster Avoidance For Experts with Margaret Bowron KC - Jan 2023

In this episode, Emma-Louise Fenelon speaks to Margaret Bowron KC about how to avoid disastrous expert evidence. This episode is an update to the popular 2019 episode with Neil Sheldon KC...

Law Pod UK Ep. 176: Significant Cases of 2022 - Dec 2022

In this episode Rosalind English, Lucy McCann and Jon Metzer discuss a selection of significant legal cases from the UK over the past year. Law Pod UK is available on Spotify, Apple...

Thomas Beamont looks at the Inquest into the death of Katie Horne in AvMA’s November newsletter - Dec 2022

In the latest AvMA Newsletter, released in November 2022, Thomas Beamont discusses a recent inquest into the death of a 21 year-old woman, Katie Horne. Thomas represented Katie's family at the...

1COR receives top scores for Mini Pupillage and Social Life in the Lex 100 Pupil Barrister Survey - Nov 2022

We are delighted to have scored 100% in Mini Pupillage and Social Life in the Lex 100 Pupil Barrister Survey. The pupils and junior tenants surveyed mentioned "the friendliness of all the members...

1 Crown Office Row awarded Clinical Negligence Set of the Year at the Chambers UK Bar Awards 2022 - Nov 2022

Delighted to take home three awards at the Chambers UK Bar Awards last night, including Clinical Negligence Set of the Year. John Whitting KC was named Clinical Negligence Silk of the Year, and...

Inquest into the death of a two day old baby concludes with a finding of neglect by an NHS Trust - Nov 2022

Iain O'Donnell has just acted for the family of Lilliana Tailor, who died 2 days after her birth, at the inquest into her death that was held on 7-10 November 2022. Lilliana's was a breech birth....

Join us at the Bar Council Pupillage Fair on 15th October - Oct 2022

We're looking forward to seeing you all at the Bar Council Pupillage Fair on 15th October. Chat through what we do, who we are and a career at the Bar at our booth. Tune in to the Bar...

Hearing the Hidden Voices in Cerebral Palsy Claims - Oct 2022

On 6th October 2022 Margaret Bowron KC chaired our seminar on ‘Hearing the Hidden Voices in Cerebral Palsy Claims’ with expert speakers Dr Shakti Agrawal, Jon Graham, Alasdair Henderson and...

Law Pod UK is back – and with new presenters! - Sep 2022

This year Law Pod UK celebrates its fifth birthday. In 2017 we were amongst the very first to roll out a specialised series of podcasts about the law in the United Kingdom. And after a brief hiatus...

Welcoming Thomas Hayes and Lucy McCann as new tenants - Sep 2022

We are pleased to welcome Thomas Hayes and Lucy McCann as full tenants today. Tom and Lucy are joining 1COR after successfully completing their pupillages with us, and are both building strong...

1 Crown Office Row shortlisted for five awards at the Chambers UK Bar Awards 2022 - Sep 2022

We are delighted to have been shortlisted for five awards at the Chambers UK Bar Awards 2022: Clinical Negligence Set of the Year Clinical Negligence Silk of the Year - John Whitting QC ...

Congratulations to our four members appointed to the Attorney General’s Panel of Counsel - Aug 2022

Congratulations to Leanne Woods and Natasha Barnes on their promotions on the Attorney General's A Panel of Counsel, effective from 1st September. We are also delighted to announce that Jim Duffy has...

Shahram Sharghy secures substantial damages for a diabetic patient who suffered a below-knee amputation - Sep 2022

BR had suffered with diabetes which increased his risk of suffering with neuropathy which in turn was likely to cause ulcers and infection. He had already suffered with such symptoms, leading...

Owain Thomas KC and Sarabjit Singh KC to speak at the Legal Training Consultancy’s Clinical Negligence Update 2022 - Sep 2022

Owain Thomas KC and Sarabjit Singh KC will be among the excellent line up of speakers at the Legal Training Consultancy's Clinical Negligence Update 2022 - an online half day conference from 1.30pm to...

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...

The 1COR Bundle 2022-2023 has arrived - Jul 2022

One Crown Office Row are excited to announce that the 22-23 Bundle is here! Download your copy here: 1COR BUNDLE 2022-23 Some highlights from the last 12 months include: Welcoming...

Darragh Coffey represents the family at an inquest into the death of a one-day old baby - Jun 2022

Darragh Coffey represented the family of a baby who died at one day of age at a two-day inquest into the child’s death. The infant had been a healthy new-born, with no concerns being raised...

Inquest into drug overdose on psychiatric unit uncovers failings in care - Jun 2022

Jonathan Metzer recently represented the family of Rullson Warner at the inquest into his death on 9th March 2020 whilst on a psychiatric unit at St Ann’s Hospital in North London. The medical cause...

LawPod UK Ep. 165: A duty to offer alternatives? With John Whitting QC - Jun 2022

Emma-Louise Fenelon speaks to John Whitting QC about the key healthcare law cases of Bolam, Montgomery, the knotty issue of informed consent and the scope of the duty to offer alternative...

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:...

Birthrights report on racial injustice in maternity care published - May 2022

The charity "Birthrights" has published its report on racial injustice in maternity care following a year long inquiry. Shaheen Rahman QC chaired the evidence sessions and wrote the foreword to the...

Rory Badenoch represents family at inquest into avoidable hospital death - May 2022

Rory Badenoch, instructed by Lynda Reynolds of Hugh James Solicitors, represented the family of David Morton-Holmes at the inquest into his death which took place on 17th May 2022 at the East Sussex...

Psychiatric patient choking death contributed to by neglect: Jim Duffy appears for son of Rita Britten - May 2022

A jury at Bradford Coroners’ Court has concluded that neglect contributed to the death of a 54 year-old woman who died after choking on an apple. Rita Britten, who suffered from schizophrenia, was...

Cara Guthrie acts for family of a new-born baby in an inquest into his death - May 2022

Cara Guthrie recently acted for the parents of Quinn Parker, a baby who died in July 2021, in a 4 day inquest into his death. Quinn was delivered by emergency Caesarean section but suffered oxygen...

Inquest into death on psychiatric ward in Essex concludes - May 2022

Bethany Lilley experienced complex mental-health difficulties and had a diagnosis of Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder (EUPD) and a history of psychiatric inpatient admissions. During her...

1COR is pleased to announce that Jasper Gold has become a tenant - Apr 2022

We are delighted that Jasper Gold has accepted our offer of tenancy. Jasper is developing a broad practice and accepts instructions in all chambers’ practice areas. As well as clinical negligence,...

Welcoming Marcus Coates-Walker to 1COR as a new tenant - Apr 2022

We are delighted to announce Marcus Coates-Walker has joined chambers, effective from 11th April 2022. Marcus was called in 2013 and has a specialist practice in clinical negligence, inquest and...

No breach of duty protecting NHS worker from Covid-19 - Mar 2022

A recent Art.2 inquest into the death of a patient transport driver, Mark Woolcock, found that there had been no breach of duty or failure to protect him from the virus by his employer, an NHS Trust....

1COR Shortlisted for Legal Cheek’s ‘Best Chambers for Social Life’ Award 2022 - Mar 2022

We are pleased to be shortlisted for the Legal Cheek's Award for ‘Best Chambers for Social Life’ 2022, particularly given the challenges faced in recent years. Thank you to our juniors for...

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...

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...

LawPod UK Ep. 157: A Decent Death - Feb 2022

“A Decent Death” is the title of an article written by former Court of Appeal judge Stephen Sedley, and published in the London Review of Books, to which Sir Sedley is a frequent...

‘Experts – Know Your Limits’ - Feb 2022

Following on from the cases of Robinson v Liverpool University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (2021), Giles Colin and David Locke, Hill Dickinson, discuss the risk of being hit with a third-party costs...

Welcoming our new Chambers Director John Petrie MBE - Feb 2022

We are delighted to announce that John Petrie MBE has joined 1COR as Chambers Director, effective from 1st February 2022. He brings a wealth of experience as a former Chief Executive at Serle Court...

1COR Christmas Card Competition 2021 - Jan 2022

Thank you to everyone for sending in your guesses for who acted Santa Claus this year! Well done to those who spotted it was Emma-Louise Fenelon 'judging' a difficult case as Santa. Congratulations...

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...

Pre-Inquest Review held into the Death of Sadie Salt - Jan 2022

Today the pre-inquest review into the death of Sadie Salt is to be heard. Sadie, aged 2, died in November 2020 in hospital following an incident at her nursery, where it is thought she choked on a...

LawPod UK Ep. 156: Best of Law Pod UK 2021 - Jan 2022

In our latest episode Rosalind English and Emma-Louise Fenelon have selected and put together some of our favourite snippets from the past year. This episode ranges from Artificial Intelligence, the...

Pupillage Application Tips and Life at the Bar with 1COR - Dec 2021

Join our barristers for a remote discussion on everything from applying for Pupillage, life at 1COR and more on Wednesday 19th January 2022. You'll also have a chance to ask our barristers questions...

Sarah Lambert QC discusses post-pandemic trials at AvMA’s Specialist Clinical Negligence Panel Meeting - Dec 2021

On Wednesday 1st December, Sarah Lambert QC joins expert speakers for the AvMA Specialist Clinical Negligence Panel Meeting at RSA house. Members can hear about the latest developments in clinical...

LawPod UK Ep. 153: Loss of Chance with Sarah Lambert QC and Dominic Ruck Keene - Nov 2021

In Episode 153, Emma-Louise Fenelon speaks to Sarah Lambert QC and Dominic Ruck Keene about loss of chance in personal injury and clinical negligence cases. The episode discusses the following...

All-Party Report into Sickle Cell Care Published Today - Nov 2021

Today the government’s All-Party Report into sickle cell care, highlighting the need for improvement. The report was undertaken following the death of Evan Smith and others with a history of sickle...

LawPod UK Ep. 152: The multibillion dollar claim for Henrietta Lacks’s cell line - Nov 2021

A “HeLa” cell is, or was, the name of a cell from a line of fast producing cancer cells that was taken from the tumour of a patient who died of cervical cancer at Johns Hopkins Hospital in 1951....

Rajkiran Barhey acts for family in neonatal death inquest - Nov 2021

Baby ER died shortly after his birth on 17 October 2019. Kiran represented his family at an inquest held before Area Coroner Rosamund Rhodes-Kemp in Winchester. At the inquest, there was evidence...

Henry Tufnell talks about being a non-law graduate with the University Bristol Bar Society - Nov 2021

Henry Tufnell recently participated in the University of Bristol Bar Society’s new resource for students. They are providing insight and support for undergraduates without a law degree or those with...

Law Pod UK Ep. 151: Healthcare Regulation Reform in the UK - Nov 2021

In the latest Episode of Law Pod UK Rosalind English talks to Robert Kellar QC of 1 Crown Office row about the proposed reforms to the regulation of doctors, nurses, opticians, chiropractors and a...

Great Legal Bake Off 2021 - Nov 2021

We're thrilled to be back baking for the Great Legal Bake Off this week with members and clerks supplying sweet treats to fundraise for the LLST. Today we'll be enjoying Guinness Cakes from pupil Lucy...

New book release: Clinical Guidelines and the Law of Medical Negligence: Multidisciplinary and International Perspectives - Nov 2021

We are pleased to announce that a book to which Pritesh Rathod has contributed entitled Clinical Guidelines and the Law of Medical Negligence: Multidisciplinary and International Perspectives has been...

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...

Andrew Kennedy QC takes silk today - Nov 2021

We are looking forward to being able to celebrate Andrew Kennedy QC taking silk today after the ceremony was delayed due to COvid-19. Accompanied by their families and Senior Clerk Matthew Phipps,...

Chambers UK Bar Guide 2022 continues to recommend 1COR as a Band 1 Set - Oct 2021

We are delighted to remain ranked as a Band 1 set for Clinical Negligence, Inquests & Inquiries and Professional Discipline as well as highly recommended for Administrative & Public Law,...

Inquest highlights geographical differences in antenatal care for large babies - Oct 2021

Molly Dimmock died shortly following her birth aged just 34 minutes on 25 June 2020. Emma-Louise Fenelon represented her family at an inquest into the circumstances of her death before Senior...

Join us at the Bar Council Pupillage Fair on 16th October - Oct 2021

Looking forward to 'seeing' you all at the Bar Council Pupillage Fair on 16th October. Chat through what we do, who we are and a career at the Bar at our virtual booth. Read about pupillage during...

Proud to have Amelia Walker shortlisted for the ‘Junior Pro Bono Barrister of the Year’ at the Bar Pro Bono Awards - Oct 2021

Congratulations to Amelia Walker nominated for ‘Junior Pro Bono Barrister of the Year’ at the Bar Pro Bono Awards. It reflects her dedication to her clients and commitment to keeping pro bono work...

Strolling through the parks for the London Legal Walk - Oct 2021

Delighted to be walking 10km to raise money for the London Legal Support Trust (LLST) with a team of #1CORWalkers including Suzanne Lambert, Jonathan Metzer, Jack May and more! We are proud to...

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...

Family of world famous opera singer brings clinical negligence claim - Oct 2021

The estate of the late soprano Jessye Norman have served proceedings against a private hospital and two doctors in relation to a spinal procedure which she underwent in 2015. Ms. Norman suffered...

Claimant Expert ordered to pay £50,543.85 following discontinuance of claim - Oct 2021

Following on from his success in Thimmaya v (1) Lancasahire NHS Foundation Trust (2) Mr Jamil, January 2020, Giles Colin obtains a Third Party Costs Order against Dr Mercier, General Dental Surgeon,...

Delighted to remain a top tier set in the Legal 500 2022 Guide - Sep 2021

We are delighted to see so many of our members remain recognised in the Legal 500 2022 guide, which was released today. Our chambers also continues to be highly ranked across clinical negligence and...

1 Crown Office Row proudly supports Youth Leaders Programme 2021-2022 - Sep 2021

1COR is proud to have supported London’s Violence Reduction Unit’s ‘MyEnds’ Programme. The MyEnds programme seeks to give communities the backing they need to develop their own initiatives to...

Damages secured for elite athlete following a road traffic accident - Oct 2021

In Haines v. Jarman [2021], Shahram Sharghy represented former British Tae Kwon Do Champion who was run down by a motorist whilst on a recovery run after a major championship. The Claimant...

Henry Witcomb QC and Shahram Sharghy secure settlement for victim of Finsbury Park Mosque Attack - Oct 2021

In Ali v. (1) Osborne (2) Motor Insurers Bureau [2021], Henry Witcomb QC and Shahram Sharghy successfully represented severely disabled victim of Finsbury Park Mosque terrorist attack whose claim...

Acoustic shock from airbag activation claim - Oct 2021

Shahram Sharghy successfully represented a Claimant who sustained acoustic shock caused by airbag activation in a serious road traffic accident in Bates v. (1) MMA Insurance (2) Bates [2021] This...

Welcoming our new pupils Lucy McCann and Thomas Hayes today - Sep 2021

Today we are delighted to welcome our two new pupils, Lucy McCann and Thomas Hayes. They will gain experience in all of chambers' practice areas, starting with their first pupil supervisors David...

Law Pod UK Ep. 149: Closed Material Procedures with Angus McCullough QC - Sep 2021

Law Pod UK returns after the summer break with Episode 149: a fascinating interview with Special Advocate Angus McCullough QC on Closed Material Proceedings where evidence is so secretive the SAs...

Suzanne Lambert walks 100km for the annual Oxfam Trailwalker Challenge - Sep 2021

This weekend Suzanne Lambert will be walking 100km non-stop across the South Downs in a team of 4 as part of the Oxfam Trailwalker Challenge. The walk must be completed in 30 hours but this team are...

Rajkiran Barhey acts for family in neglect inquest - Sep 2021

Rajkiran acted for Robert Walaszkowski’s family in a 7-day Article 2 jury inquest which concluded with a finding of neglect. Robert was a fit 35-year old who was sectioned due to psychosis. On...

Andrew Kennedy QC debates Clinical Negligence in the Dock: the case for and against reform at the Society of British Neurological Surgeons Conference - Sep 2021

On Friday 24th September Andrew Kennedy QC discussed Clinical Negligence in the Dock: the case for and against reform for the Society of British Neurological Surgeons (SNBNS) annual conference. The...

Court of Appeal overturns high-profile judgment on children’s ability to consent to puberty blockers for gender dysphoria - Sep 2021

On Friday 17 September 2021 the Court of Appeal handed down its judgment in R (Bell and another) v. Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust, overturning the landmark ruling of the Divisional...

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...

Report recommends greater regulation for private care facilities - Sep 2021

Following the inquest into the death of Ben King and two other in-patients at a private hospital in Norfolk, the Norfolk Safeguarding Adults Board has published a report identifying serious failures...

Jeremy Hyam QC appointed as a Deputy High Court Judge - Sep 2021

Chambers is pleased to announce that Jeremy Hyam QC has been appointed a Deputy High Court Judge. His appointment will take effect on 1st October 2021. The appointment followed an open competition...

Emma-Louise Fenelon appointed to BSB Independent Decision Making Body - Sep 2021

Delighted to announce that Emma-Louise Fenelon has been appointed to the Bar Standards Board (BSB) Independent Decision Making Body (IDMB). The BSB IDMB decides, in cases of apparent BSB Handbook...

Rosalind English discusses Henry VIII powers, Parliamentary scrutiny and Podcasts in Counsel Magazine - Sep 2021

In the August 2021 issue of Counsel Magazine, Rosalind English discussed concerns over the increased use of Henry VIII clauses giving huge power to ministers and bypassing Parliamentary scrutiny. This...

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...

Matthew Donmall and Dominic Ruck Keene promoted by the Attorney General’s Panel of Counsel - Sep 2021

Congratulations to Dominic Ruck Keene and Matthew Donmall on their promotions on the Attorney General's Panel of Counsel, effective from 1st September. Matthew Donmall is now appointed to the...

Peter Skelton QC appointed as a Deputy High Court Judge - Aug 2021

Congratulations to Peter Skelton QC on his appointment as a Deputy High Court Judge in 2021. He will hear cases in the Queen’s Bench Division and sit for up to 30 days each year in addition to his...

Henry Witcomb QC nominated for Clinical Negligence Silk of the Year at Chambers Bar Awards - Nov 2021

Pleased to announce that Henry Witcomb QC has been nominated for Clinical Negligence Silk of the Year at Chambers Bar Awards. This year the awards will be held at Old Billingsgate Market on the...

Delighted to welcome Shahram Sharghy as a tenant at 1 Crown Office Row - Aug 2021

Join us in welcoming Shahram Sharghy to chambers, effective from 23rd August 2021. Shahram was called in 2000 and has an established practice in personal injury, inquests and clinical negligence. He...

Live Q&A with Sarabjit Singh QC to mark South Asian Heritage Month - Aug 2021

On Tuesday 3rd August, Sarabjit Singh QC gave a live streamed Q&A to the Government Legal Department (GLD) Race Network to commemorate South Asian Heritage Month. He covered issues such as his...

1COR Quarterly Medical Law Review – Spring 2021 – Issue 9 - Jul 2021

Welcome to the ninth issue of the Quarterly Medical Law Review, brought to you by the barristers at 1 Crown Office Row. Download the Spring 2021 newsletter here: 1COR Quarterly Medical Law...

Law Pod UK Ep. 147: Vicarious trauma in the legal profession - Jul 2021

The Covid pandemic has brought the mental health of those within the legal profession into sharp relief. For some people, the past 18 months will have been the first time they have discussed their...

Find out more about the AvMA Pro Bono Service - Jul 2021

Royds Withy King recently worked with AvMA to produce a short video outlining their their services and how volunteers, including members from Royds Withy King and 1COR, help AvMA deliver the vital...

Inquest returns verdict of neglect after basic error missed - Jul 2021

Neil Sheldon QC, instructed by Fieldfisher, is acting for the bereaved family of Glenda Logsdail. Glenda was a retired NHS consultant who died of a hypoxic brain injury caused by the insertion of an...

Law Pod UK Ep. 146: 5 Key Medical Law Updates - Jun 2021

In Episode 146 Emma-Louise Fenelon speaks to Richard Mumford and Rajkiran Barhey about recent developments in medical law. All of the cases discussed during this episode are covered in the...

Latest AvMA Newsletter looks at Funding Claims and Inquests - Jun 2021

In the AvMA Lawyers Service Newsletter for June 2021, keep an eye out for two articles by Richard Mumford and Thomas Beamont. The newsletter for AvMA members, and how to subscribe for non-members, is...

Get your copy of the 1COR Bundle 2021-22 now - Jun 2021

One Crown Office Row are excited to announce that their 2021-22 Bundle is here! Download your copy here: 1COR BUNDLE 2021-22 Some highlights from the last 12 months include: Launch...

Birthrights Inquiry begins hearing evidence - Jun 2021

On 22nd June 2021, the Birthrights Inquiry held the first evidence session as part of it's ongoing investigation into disparities in maternal outcomes for ethnic minorities. Shaheen Rahman QC is...

Khan v Meadows: The Supreme Court Revisits Wrongful Birth - Jun 2021

Philip Havers QC was instructed by Jacqui Hayat of Taylor Rose MW Solicitors in Meadows v Khan [2021] UKSC 21 to represent the Appellant. The Supreme handed down judgment on 18 June 2021. A GP...

Healthcare Inquests & Covid-19 – Where Are We Now? - May 2021

Join Chair Caroline Cross and expert speakers Shaheen Rahman QC, Matthew Hill and Rajkiran Barhey as they discuss healthcare inquests and Covid-19 at 2pm today. Caroline will begin by looking at...

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...

Law Pod UK Ep. 142: Vaccine hesitancy and the Court of Protection – who decides? - Apr 2021

Informed consent to medical treatment is at the heart of the vaccine debate. Consent is also at the centre of most of the cases that come before the Court of Protection. So now we have a very specific...

Law Pod UK Ep. 141: 100 days since UK’s withdrawal from the EU - Apr 2021

In her latest episode of 2903cb, Professor Catherine Barnard looks back on the past 100+ days since the UK withdrew from the EU. The dire forecasts of chaos at our borders have not been realised, and...

How can I search for an individual QMLR article? Using our new Archive website! - Apr 2021

Want the latest case summaries? Looking for all the articles on consent? Need one place with all our COVID-19 guidance? Two years after Chambers began the 1COR Quarterly Medical Law Review (QMLR),...

1COR Quarterly Medical Law Review – Winter 2020/21 – Issue 8 - Apr 2021

Welcome to the eighth issue of the Quarterly Medical Law Review, updating you on developments in Winter 2020/21 and our announcement: New QMLR website Two years after Chambers began QMLR,...

Law Pod UK Ep. 139: Harriet Wistrich on Criminal Justice for Women - Apr 2021

Following International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month, Emma-Louise Fenelon spoke to Harriet Wistrich, founder of the Centre for Women’s Justice about the many ways in which the UK...

Sutton Trust Pathways to Law Insight Week: Imposter Syndrome - Apr 2021

On 13th April 2021 a group of barristers from 1 Crown Office Row participated in the Sutton Trust Pathways to Law Insight Week. Alice Kuzmenko led the interactive session, appearing with Judith...

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 the death of pregnant Nurse from COVID-19 begins - Mar 2021

An inquest into the death of Mary Agyapong, a specialist diabetes nurse who continued to work during the pandemic whilst pregnant. In March she stopped working due to back problems. In early April she...

Jo Moore, Rajkiran Barhey and Thomas Beamont cover Witness Evidence at APIL Procedure Special Interest Group - Feb 2021

Looking forward to the special live event run exclusively for APIL members, by APIL Procedure Special Interest Group group coordinator Nicola Wainwright and group secretary Matthew Tuff at 5.30pm on...

Shaheen Rahman QC, Gideon Barth and Jo Moore take part in Pathways to Law mock trial - Feb 2021

Today Sutton Trust Pathways to Law students hosted by the University of Roehampton will participate in a virtual mock trial with Gideon Barth and Shaheen Rahman QC coaching prosecution and defence...

A.I. in Healthcare Webinar - Oct 2020

Hear our experts discussing the impact of Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) on Healthcare. Robert Kellar QC discussed broader themes around machines in healthcare settings. Emma-Louise Fenelon built on...

QMLR Q&A : Swift v Carpenter Webinar - Oct 2020

The Quarterly Medical Law Review (QMLR) released a special issue where Lizanne Gumbel QC explains the Court of Appeal’s much awaited judgment in Swift v Carpenter [2020] EWCA Civ 1295 concerning...

A Trial in Lockdown Webinar - Jul 2020

On 3rd July 2020 Owain Thomas QC discussed his recent experience appearing in the Royal Courts of Justice in one of the first in-person trials held during the first lockdown. He went through...

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...

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 John Whitting QC on being appointed to the Welsh Government Panel of Queen’s Counsel - Feb 2021

One Crown Office Row is delighted to announce the reappointment of John Whitting Q.C. to the Welsh Government Panel of Queen's Counsel. The appointment will be for a period of five years, starting...

Shaheen Rahman QC chairs Birthrights’ inquiry into maternal care - Feb 2021

Shaheen Rahman QC has been asked by the charity Birthrights to chair their inquiry into disparities in maternal outcomes for ethnic minorities. Birthrights has assembled a panel of experts with...

1COR Christmas Competition 2020 - Jan 2021

Thank you to everyone who made a guess about our Christmas Card this year! Congratulations to Carol Maunder, Dutton Gregory, the winner has chosen Hope in the Community Bournemouth. This year, 1COR...

Law Pod UK Ep. 134: the significant cases of 2020 - Jan 2021

Whilst many of us would prefer not to dwell on 2020, it was a year that produced many interesting decisions. In Episode 134, Michael Spencer and Jonathan Metzer talk to Emma-Louise Fenelon about the...

Jeremy Hyam QC successful in defence of hospital reconfiguration judicial review - Jan 2021

The High Court has dismissed a judicial review challenge to West Herts Valleys CCG's alleged failure to carry out formal public consultation prior to shortlisting and then approving an outline...

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. ...

Delighted to announce Andrew Kennedy’s appointment to Queen’s Counsel - Dec 2020

Congratulations to Andrew Kennedy on his appointment to Queen’s Counsel this year. Whilst the ceremony may look a little different we are proud to see Andrew take silk. Described in the...

Duncan Fairgrieve contributes a letter on the Coronavirus Vaccine to The Times - Dec 2020

Duncan Fairgrieve contributed a Letter to the editor of The Times, co-signed by Prof. Geraint Howells and Prof. Søren Holm (both of the School of Social Sciences, University of...

Jeremy Hyam QC named The Times Lawyer of the Week - Dec 2020

Delighted to announce that Jeremy Hyam QC is this week’s Lawyer of the Week in The Times. Jeremy practises in Clinical Negligence, Administrative and Public Law, Inquests, Public Inquiries,...

LawPod UK Ep. 132: Best of Law Pod UK 2020 - Dec 2020

Covid, clinical negligence, quarantine, lockdown, inquests, nerve agents, algorithms, child abuse, coercive and controlling behaviour and racism. What’s there not to like in our smorgasbord of...

Landmark ruling on whether children can consent to puberty blocker treatment for gender dysphoria - Dec 2020

Update: This case is being heard on by the Court of Appeal with Jeremy Hyam QC, Alasdair Henderson and Darragh Coffey instructed by Paul Conrathe of Sinclairslaw to represent the claimants. Watch the...

Jo Moore discusses access to the Bar at the Diversity Network Inclusion Festival 2020 - Dec 2020

Head of Outreach Jo Moore discusses social mobility, equality, diversity and inclusion as well as practical ways to widen access to the Bar as part of the Diversity Network flagship Inclusion Festival...

Martin Forde QC features on the Power List 2021 - Nov 2020

Congratulations to Martin Forde QC on being named one of the most influential people for the second year running in recognition of his impact on the legal landscape. The Powerlist is an independent...

Iain O’Donnell joins roundtable on the Enforcement of Animal Welfare Legislation - Nov 2020

On 25th November Iain O’Donnell joins the All Party Parliamentary Group for Animal Welfare (APGAW) remote roundtable on the Enforcement of Animal Welfare Legislation. Iain and other expert speakers...

Coroner makes 11 recommendations in inquest involving a stillbirth - Nov 2020

Barristers from 1 Crown Office Row appeared at the inquest into the death of a baby following a failed forceps delivery. Baby F suffered a fractured skull and it was found that his injuries implied an...

When the Courts closed their doors: remote hearings, should they stay with us? - Sep 2020

Marina Wheeler QC considers the future of remote hearings post pandemic: should they stay with us? So much has changed. In mid-March in the midst of a public health emergency, the Courts slammed...

1COR and Philip Havers QC double award win at Chambers Bar Awards 2020 - Nov 2020

Delighted to win ‘Clinical Negligence Set of the Year’ as well as Philip Havers QC named ‘Clinical Negligence Silk of the Year’ at Chambers Bar Awards tonight by Chambers & Partners....

John Whitting QC and Jo Moore secure eight-figure settlement in birth injury case - Nov 2020

In ABC v York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, the Claimant suffered a severe hypoxic ischaemic brain injury owing to the negligent management of a home birth leaving her with profound and...

Annual Bar and Young Bar Conference 2020 “Forward Thinking: The Bar of the Future” featuring Martin Forde QC - Nov 2020

This year’s Annual Bar and Young Bar Conference “Forward Thinking: The Bar of the Future” is taking place remotely between 18-21 November 2020. The opening panel event at 6pm hear from Martin...

Get insight from Leanne Woods and Jessica Elliott at AvMA’s Clinical Negligence: Law Practice and Procedure 2021 - Jan 2021

At AvMA's virtual Clinical Negligence: Law Practice and Procedure Conference 2021 on Thursday 28 January 2021, a range of expert speakers will cover all stages of the investigative and litigation...

University of Bristol Medical Law Society and Bar Society: Clinical Negligence at the Bar Panel with Shaheen Rahman QC - Nov 2020

On 13th November Shaheen Rahman QC joins the University of Bristol Medical Law Society and Bar Society virtual event looking at Clinical Negligence at the Bar. She joins a panel of experts discussing...

The Times Lawyer of the Week: Alasdair Henderson - Nov 2020

Proud to see The Times name Alasdair Henderson as their Lawyer of the Week. In addition to his full time practice, Alasdair is a Commissioner for the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) and...

Law Pod UK Ep. 130: AI in Healthcare with Robert Kellar QC - Nov 2020

Artificial intelligence (AI) aims to mimic human cognitive functions. It is bringing a paradigm shift to healthcare, powered by increasing availability of healthcare data and rapid progress of...

Inner Temple’s Discovery Day for Schools with Jo Moore and Michael Spencer - Oct 2020

On 30th October, Inner Temple are holding a virtual Becoming a Barrister Discovery Day for Schools. Head of Outreach Jo Moore and Michael Spencer will speak at the ‘plea in mitigation and case...

Jim Duffy to speak at Association of Breast Surgery Webinar - Oct 2020

Jim Duffy joins a panel of speakers at the Association of Breast Surgery’s (ABS) interactive webinar on ‘New medical devices: "first do no harm."’ The event will examine the Cumberlege report,...

1COR recommended as a Band 1 set with top client service in the Chambers Guide 2021 - Oct 2020

Chambers & Partners has ranked 1COR as a Band 1 Set in Clinical Negligence, Inquests & Inquiries and Professional Discipline as well as highly ranked for Administrative & Public Law,...

Law Pod UK Ep. 128: The Cumberlege Review with Marina Wheeler QC - Oct 2020

In Episode 128 Emma-Louise Fenelon talks to Marina Wheeler QC about the Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review, better known as the Cumberlege Review, which investigated the...

APIL annual clinical negligence conference with speaker Shaheen Rahman QC - Oct 2020

This year, the APIL annual clinical negligence conference 2020 is held virtually with a line up of excellent speakers, including Shaheen Rahman QC, giving talks around the health law topic of...

Martin Forde QC recognised in Oxford BHM 100 list - Oct 2020

In honour of Black History month, Oxford University have put together list of 100 people, past and present, who have contributed to the calibre of Oxford University’s reputation and understanding of...

Delighted by the Legal 500 Set Overviews and Testimonials - Oct 2020

We are delighted to see the lovely comments and heartwarming testimonials about our clerking team released by the Legal 500 for their 2021 guide. Read all about 1COR's areas of expertise, barristers...

Join Chair Shaheen Rahman QC at the AvMA ‘Medico-Legal Issues in the Care of Older People’ Online Conference - Oct 2020

Join AvMA ‘Medico-Legal Issues in the Care of Older People’ clinical negligence conference chaired by Shaheen Rahman QC today and tomorrow. The conference focuses on the issues impacting on older...

Martin Forde QC discusses the death of a transport worker from COVID-19 on BBC One Panorama - Oct 2020

On 12th October at 7.35pm - 8.05pm on BBC One's Panorama, Martin Forde QC provided legal perspective on the investigation into the death of transport worker Belly Mujinga from COVID-19 after she was...

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...

Successful defence of GP surgery in wrongful birth claim - Oct 2020

Jim Duffy, instructed by Stephen Hooper of Hempsons, successfully defended a GP surgery in a claim brought by a former patient alleging a failure provide her with contraception, resulting in an...

1COR and Philip Havers QC Shortlisted for Chambers Bar Awards 2020 - Oct 2020

Delighted to announce that 1 Crown Office Row has been shortlisted for 'Clinical Negligence Set of the Year’ and Philip Havers QC nominated for ‘Clinical Negligence Silk of the Year’ by Chambers...

1COR barristers highly recommended in latest Legal 500 Bar Guide 2021 - Sep 2020

Today the latest Legal 500 guide was released with our chambers remaining highly ranked across clinical negligence and inquests & inquiries as well as newly ranked for administrative & public...

Welcoming new tenants Henry Tufnell and Alice Kuzmenko - Sep 2020

Chambers are pleased to welcome our two pupils as full tenants today. After an unusual pupillage we are delighted to give them a warm welcome as full tenants building their practice across all of...

Clinical Negligence Half Day Online Conference for the Lee Spark NF Foundation - Sep 2020

Hear from expert speakers including Richard Booth QC for this half-day online conference by the Legal Training Consultancy focusing on a carefully selected range of important topical issues and...

Law Pod UK Ep. 125: Latest on the Brexit transition with Prof. Barnard - Sep 2020

In her latest episode, Professor Catherine Barnard of Cambridge University comments on the transition period towards Brexit since the Withdrawal Act was implemented by the government in January this...

1COR Quarterly Medical Law Review – Summer 2020 – Issue 6 - Sep 2020

Welcome to the sixth issue of the Quarterly Medical Law Review, brought to you by the barristers at 1 Crown Office Row. Download the Summer 2020 newsletter here: 1COR QMLR - Summer 2020 - Issue 6 ...

‘See’ you at the Bar Council Pupillage Fair 2020 - Oct 2020

Delighted to virtually join the Bar Council Pupillage Fair on 17th October. Chat through what we do, a career at the Bar and meet our barristers on the 2nd floor. Read about Rajkiran Barhey's...

Darragh Coffey examines recent key developments relating to the doctrine of vicarious liability on Lexis Nexis PSL - Sep 2020

Available now for Lexis Nexis PS subscribers, Darragh Coffey asks (and answers) 'What are the recent key developments relating to the doctrine of vicarious liability?'. He discusses two Supreme Court...

Jo Moore named as finalist for Rising Star – Barrister/Advocate of the Year by Women In Law Awards - Sep 2020

Congratulations to Jo Moore on being a 2020 finalist for the Rising Star - Barrister/Advocate of the Year by Women In Law Awards. We're proud to have her hard work recognised and well done to all the...

Law Pod UK Ep. 123: We’re back! With Joshua Rozenberg - Sep 2020

After a summer hiatus, Law Pod UK returns with an interview with Joshua Rozenberg who will be well known to listeners as a legal commentator, journalist, and presenter of the BBC’s Law in Action. ...

Congratulations on our Six Members appointed to the Attorney General’s Panel of Counsel - Aug 2020

We are delighted to announce that Isabel McArdle and Matthew Hill have been appointed to the B Panel of Counsel, with Jessica Elliott, Gideon Barth, Emma-Louise Fenelon and Jonathan Metzer appointed...

The 1COR Bundle for 2020 is out now - Aug 2020

Take a look back at the key cases and life in Chambers over the extraordinary last twelve months with our annual publication, the 1COR Bundle. Download your copy here : 1COR BUNDLE 2020 - 21 ...

Inquest into death of toddler from sepsis concludes - Aug 2020

The inquest into the death of 16 month old Effie Bartlett at Hinchingbrooke Hospital on 1 March 2019 has concluded. Thomas Beamont, instructed by Rosie Stafford of Irwin Mitchell, represented the...

Matthew Flinn examines the recent changes to interest rates for Court Funds Office - Aug 2020

On Lexis Nexis PSL, Matthew Flinn discusses the changes to interest rates for Court Funds Office (CFO) special and basic accounts which were introduced on 1 June 2020. He explains the reasoning behind...

Law Pod UK Ep.122: Secondary Victim Claims update with Gideon Barth - Jul 2020

In Episode 122, Emma-Louise Fenelon speaks to Gideon Barth about secondary victim claims, and the recent case of Paul v Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust [2020] EWHC 1415. This episode also...

1COR Quarterly Medical Law Review – 2020 – Special Issue – Part 3 - Jul 2020

Welcome to this COVID-19 special issue of the Quarterly Medical Law Review, brought to you by the barristers at 1 Crown Office Row. Given the fast moving nature of this situation, we will likely...

Sutton Trust Pathways to Law Annual Virtual Conference with 1COR barristers - Jul 2020

This week 21 1COR barristers from London and Brighton have come together to speak at live stream events or for pre-recorded talks for the Sutton Trust's Pathways to Law annual conference, now being...

£37 million awarded to young boy left brain damaged at birth - Jul 2020

In what is thought to be among the largest clinical negligence claims against the NHS, a young boy has been awarded £37 million in compensation. A delay in arranging an emergency caesarean because...

William Edis QC secures compensation for brain damaged boy - Jul 2020

William Edis QC, instructed by Corrina Mottram of Gadsby Wicks, acted on behalf of a young child who had suffered severe brain damage as a result of negligence leading up to the time of his birth. ...

LawPod UK Ep. 118: Challenges for Dentistry during Pandemic with Len D’Cruz - Jul 2020

The spotlight during the pandemic has been on frontline workers in the medical profession. But if you think of it, the real hazards are to be found in the dentist's surgery, where most interactions...

Join us at AvMA’s ‘Not the ANCN’ 2020 - Jun 2020

This year AvMA have taken their Annual Clinical Negligence Conference online with 'Not the ACNC 2020' on Thursday 25th June 2020. We're excited to remotely join expert speakers with Richard Booth QC...

Have you read the latest AvMA Newsletter featuring Sarabjit Singh QC, Robert Kellar QC & Dominic Ruck Keene? - Jun 2020

In the latest AvMA Newsletter, Sarabjit Singh QC, Robert Kellar QC & Dominic Ruck Keene examine key cases, themes and implications during COVID-19 for medical negligence cases. Get the...

Oliver Sanders QC talks emerging tech with Law Commissioner Sarah Green in Counsel Magazine - May 2020

In the June issue of Counsel Magazine, Oliver Sanders QC interviews Professor Sarah Green, the new Law Commissioner for Commercial and Common Law. They discuss how her background in coding has...

Leanne Woods secures settlement for psychiatric injury suffered by mother after a still-birth - May 2020

Leanne Woods was instructed by Adele Wilde and Nicola Rawlinson-Weller of Enable Law to represent a mother who sustained a serious psychiatric injury following the still-birth of her first child. ...

LawPod UK Ep.113: Tracking Coronavirus Symptoms - May 2020

The new contact tracing app (NHSX) is due to be rolled out in the rest of the UK some time after the Isle of Wight trial in May. Is this a way out of lockdown or an irreversible erosion of our...

Philip Havers QC and Hannah Noyce look at disclosure in PI Focus - May 2020

In the May Issue of PI Focus, Philip Havers QC and Hannah Noyce consider the important decision in ABC v St George’s Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and others, a high profile clinical negligence...

Pritesh Rathod appointed Deputy District Judge - May 2020

We are delighted that Pritesh Rathod has been appointed a Deputy District Judge on the South Eastern Circuit, in addition to his full time practice. Read more about his expertise here.

1COR Quarterly Medical Law Review – Spring 2020 – Issue 5 - May 2020

Welcome to the fifth issue of the Quarterly Medical Law Review, brought to you by the barristers at 1 Crown Office Row. In this packed edition you will find: Download the Spring 2020 newsletter...

Duncan Fairgrieve remotely appears before the Supreme Court in landmark tort law case - May 2020

Duncan Fairgrieve is appearing in a landmark case before the Supreme Court concerning the application of the doctrine of illegality in tort law. The appeal is being heard over a day and a half by a...

Dominic Ruck Keene examines whether the lockdown is compliant with the European Charter of Human Rights? - May 2020

In response to this post on the UK Human Rights Blog, Dominic Ruck Keene examines where the lockdown is compliant with the European Charter of Human Rights (ECHR). Download his analysis here and...

Giles Colin offers further insight into significant wasted costs case in PI Focus (April Issue) - May 2020

In a landmark case, and what is considered to be a legal first, Giles Colin, instructed by Leona Beaumont of Hempsons Manchester, secured a Wasted Costs Order of £88,801.68 against a Consultant...

Coronavirus lawsuits across Europe, UK and USA in Wired UK - May 2020

Rajkiran Barhey offers insight into potential coronavirus mass litigation in the latest Wired article by Elaine Allaby. The article looks at the different group actions being brought in European...

LawPod UK Ep. 110: Commercial surrogacy arrangements – within or without the law? - May 2020

In the latest episode of Law Pod UK, Rosalind English talks to William Edis QC of 1 Crown Office Row about the recent Supreme Court ruling on whether damages can be claimed against the NHS in respect...

Brain damaged child receives over £11m in compensation in clinical negligence claim - May 2020

A girl born at Singleton Hospital, Swansea, was left catastrophically injured as a result of a delay in her delivery. She now suffers from cerebral palsy, learning difficulties and developmental...

LawPod UK Ep. 109: Medical Law Developments - Apr 2020

In the latest Law Pod UK episode, Emma-Louise Fenelon speaks to Rajkiran Barhey about the the most recent issue of the Quarterly Law Medical Review. The QMLR covers developments in medical law...

1COR Quarterly Medical Law Review – 2020 – Special Issue – Part 2 - Apr 2020

Welcome to another special issue of the Quarterly Medical Law Review, brought to you by the barristers at 1 Crown Office Row. Given the fast moving nature of this situation, we will produce a number...

LawPod UK Ep. 108: Renewed lockdown, new guidance - Apr 2020

In this latest episode we consider the probable attitude of the judiciary to any challenges regarding the government’s responsibility for providing sufficient PPE, the risk imposed on individuals,...

(Remote) Life at the Bar with the Sutton Trust - Apr 2020

Barristers from 1 Crown Office Row (London and Brighton) have been working with the Sutton Trust to run remote outreach sessions after the students’ planned Easter work experience placements were...

1COR welcomes Rory Badenoch - Apr 2020

We are thrilled that Rory Badenoch is joining 1COR, effective from 20th April 2020. He brings extensive clinical negligence, inquests and personal injury expertise. Read more about Rory and his...

LawPod UK Ep. 106: Vicarious Liability with Robert Kellar QC & Isabel McArdle - Apr 2020

The Supreme Court has recently handed down two judgments rejecting vicarious liability of employers for the wrong doing of of an employee on the one hand, and an independent contractor on the other....

Success in Supreme Court of St Helena case for David Manknell - Apr 2020

Judgment was handed down this week by the Supreme Court of St Helena in a case concerning contested jurisdiction between St Helena and South Africa. A claim had been brought in St Helena against...

John Gimlette explores ‘Fundamental Dishonesty’ in the latest AvMA Newsletter - Apr 2020

In the March 2020 issue of the AvMA newsletter, John Gimlette covers ‘Secrets and Lies’, exploring the world of ‘Fundamental Dishonesty’ in medical negligence claims on pg. 19. Subscribe...

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...

1COR Quarterly Medical Law Review -2020 – Special Issue - Mar 2020

Welcome to this special issue of the Quarterly Medical Law Review (QMLR), brought to you by the barristers at 1 Crown Office Row. We are endeavouring to provide legal analysis of changes caused by...

COVID-19 Outbreak – Information for Clients - Mar 2020

Current as of: 04/11/2020 Chambers continues to help protect the health and wellbeing of clients, staff, Members and the wider community by implementing measures which minimise social interactions...

1COR Quarterly Medical Law Review – Winter 2019/20 – Issue 4 - Mar 2020

Welcome to the fourth issue of the Quarterly Medical Law Review, brought to you by barristers at 1 Crown Office Row. This quarterly publication aims to provide summaries and comment on recent cases...

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...

In Conversation With…Robert Kellar QC and Edite Ligere on “Artificial Intelligence, Real Headache?” - Mar 2020

On 5th March 2020 DWF are hosting a breakfast seminar 'In Conversation With...' Robert Kellar QC and Edite Ligere sharing their expert observations on Artificial Intelligence in healthcare. AI is...

Michael Spencer contributes to 3rd edition of the legal handbook for disabled children - Mar 2020

Disabled Children: a legal handbook LAG, 3rd Edition is an excellent, easily understood guide to the legal rights of disabled children, young people and their families in England. It is intended as a...

Scope of Duty and Causation: Chester v Afshar Revisited in Leeds - Feb 2020

Join us for an afternoon debating the 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 (which we have also acted in)...

Widening Participation with the Inner Temple and Warwick University - Feb 2020

On 12th February, four members of 1COR volunteered their time to participate in Inner Temple’s School's Day event with Warwick University's Pathways to Law students. Michael Deacon and Alice...

David Manknell represents father at inquest into death of mental health campaigner - Feb 2020

Teyneen Taylor was a mental health campaigner and raised awareness of mental health by blogging about her experience with borderline personality disorder. She died in October 2018 at a psychiatric...

John Whitting QC and Charlotte Gilmartin discuss the trial of going to trial at Clyde & Co’s first training seminar of 2020 - Feb 2020

Clyde & Co's healthcare team are pleased to announce that John Whitting QC and Charlotte Gilmartin of 1 Crown Office Row, will be joining us to discuss the particularities of cross-examination...

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....

Giles Colin secures Wasted Costs Order against Claimant Expert in clinical negligence case - Feb 2020

In a landmark case, and what is considered to be a legal first, Giles Colin, instructed by Leona Beaumont of Hempsons Manchester, has secured a Wasted Costs Order of £88,801.68 against a Consultant...

Leanne Woods discusses Fatal Claims at the AvMA Clinical Negligence: Law Practice & Procedure 2020 - Jan 2020

On the second day of the AvMA Clinical Negligence: Law Practice & Procedure 2020, Leanne Woods will give insight into Fatal Claims at 15.05. This is a key conference for those looking to develop...

Richard Smith instructed in high profile Sepsis Inquest - Jan 2020

Richard Smith represents a Consultant Anesthetist in this high profile inquest into the death of a woman in the intensive care department of the West Suffolk Hospital. Press interest has been...

Law Pod UK Ep 101: Should we sue doctors? James Badenoch QC & David Hart QC discuss - Jan 2020

In this episode, Rosalind English brings together two members of 1 Crown Office Row who have spent their professional lives both claiming against and defending the NHS. James Badenoch QC, now retired,...

Jonathan Metzer completes Pegasus Scholarship in the USA - Jan 2020

Jonathan Metzer has returned to Chambers after completing his six week Pegasus Scholarship in the United States. The Pegasus Scholarship programme was established to foster links between the UK and...

1COR Christmas Card Competition 2019 - Jan 2020

Well done to all who guessed who was carrying the figgy pudding! This year saw Michael Deacon and Emma Buckland sitting down to enjoy figgy pudding, carried in by Leanne Woods. Congratulations to our...

Matthew Donmall represents family at inquest into death of Caroline Pearson-Smith - Jan 2020

Matthew Donmall, instructed by Suzanne White and Firdous Ibrahim of Leigh Day, represented the family of Caroline Pearson-Smith at the inquest into her death. 52-year-old Caroline had been managing...

Jeremy Hyam QC and Alasdair Henderson in legal challenge to legality of transgender treatment for children - Jan 2020

The claim R(ota) Mrs A, and Sue Evans v. Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust, is brought on behalf of an ex nurse from the Tavistock and the mother (Mrs A) of a young girl who is on the waiting...

Law Pod UK Ep. 100 : Disaster Avoidance for Experts with Neil Sheldon QC - Dec 2019

In our 100th episode, Emma-Louise Fenelon talks to Neil Sheldon QC about how to help your expert stay out of trouble in clinical negligence cases. The episode considers the recent trend in trenchant...

John Whitting QC successfully defends NHS Trust in High Court clinical negligence trial - Dec 2019

Judgment has been handed down by Mrs. Justice Lambert following a two week trial in AB v East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust [2019] EWHC 3542 (QB). The Claimant suffered a perinatal arterial...

Henry Witcomb QC secures settlement for family of city banker - Dec 2019

Henry Witcomb QC, instructed by Paul McNeil of Fieldfisher, represented the family of city banker Robert Entenman. He secured a £2.1m settlement from the hospital’s operator, who admitted liability...

Angus McCullough QC represents young boy who recovered nearly £5m plus annual sums for brain injury at birth - Dec 2019

A boy (who is the subject of an anonymity order) sustained brain damage from oxygen starvation at the time of his birth at a hospital managed by Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust....

The 1COR Quarterly Medical Law Review – Autumn 2019 – Issue 3 - Dec 2019

Welcome to the third issue of the Quarterly Medical Law Review, brought to you by barristers at 1 Crown Office Row. This quarterly publication aims to provide summaries and comment on recent cases...

A closely fought final at the eighth National University of Leicester Medical Law Mooting Competition - Dec 2019

On Saturday 8th December 2019, 1COR were delighted to sponsor the eighth national University of Leicester Medical Law Mooting Competition. Henry Witcomb QC sat on the panel of judges for the final and...

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...

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...

Caroline Cross, Christopher Mellor and Matthew Flinn instructed in complex inquest - Nov 2019

A 36-year-old mother of three, Louise Harvey, died of a pulmonary embolism 16 days after plastic surgery. As an inpatient, one dose of prophylactic anticoagulants was given late, a second dose was not...

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...

Join us at the Bar Council Pupillage Fair 2019 - Oct 2019

1COR are excited to exhibit at the Bar Council Pupillage Fair on 26th October 2019. Learn about life at the bar by chatting with our barristers, ask questions about the life as a pupil and get clarity...

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...

1 Crown Office Row remains a Tier 1 Set in the Legal 500 2020 - Sep 2019

We are delighted to remain ranked as a tier 1 set in the latest edition of the Legal 500 for Inquests & Inquiries as well as Clinical Negligence with our members highly ranked in Administrative...

1COR nominated for ‘Clinical Negligence Set of the Year’ at Chambers Bar Awards 2019 - Sep 2019

We are pleased to announce that 1COR have been shortlisted for 'Clinical Negligence Set of the Year' at the Chambers Bar Awards, run by Chambers & Partners. The ceremony will be held on 31st...

Read through some of the highlights of 2019 in the 1COR Bundle - Sep 2019

The 1COR bundle is our annual Magazine with news and features about people and cases. Highlights of this year’s magazine include: The launch of the new 1COR Quarterly Medical Law Review...

Hill Dickinson’s Healthcare Hub – Medical Lecture Series: AI in healthcare; using data to improve clinical outcomes with Oliver Sanders QC - Sep 2019

AI is increasingly making great advances in health and care. This free seminar run by the Hill Dickinson Healthcare Team will explore how AI is being used to drive improvement in patient outcomes and...

The 1COR Quarterly Medical Law Review – Summer 2019 – Issue 2 - Aug 2019

Welcome to the second issue of the Quarterly Medical Law Review, brought to you by barristers at 1 Crown Office Row. This quarterly publication aims to provide summaries and comment on recent cases in...

Supreme Court refuse to grant permission to appeal in ARB v IVF Hammersmith Limited - Jul 2019

On 17 July 2019, the Supreme Court refused to grant permission for ARB to appeal the 17 December 2018 decision of the Court of Appeal [2018] EWCA Civ 2803. Jeremy Hyam QC and Suzanne Lambert acted for...

Publication of ‘The Negligence Liability of Public Authorities’ - Jul 2019

Duncan Fairgrieve has co-authored the leading text on public authority liability, entitled The Negligence Liability of Public Authorities, which has just been published by Oxford University Press in...

Use of banned substance ‘not intentional‘: Jo Moore represents rugby player before the National Anti-Doping Panel - Jul 2019

A decision in the case of the UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) v Miles Normandale was published last week (here). Jo represented Mr Normandale, a semi-professional rugby player and former Cardiff Blues lock....

Congratulations to David Manknell, Suzanne Lambert, Alasdair Henderson, Natasha Barnes and Paul Reynolds on their appointments to Attorney General’s Panel of Counsel - Jul 2019

We are proud to announce that David Manknell has been re-appointed to the Attorney General’s A Panel of Counsel, Suzanne Lambert, Natasha Barnes and Alasdair Henderson have been appointed to the...

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...

Looking forward to the AvMA Clinical Negligence Conference 2019 - Jun 2019

1COR are delighted to take part in this year's AvMA Clinical Negligence Conference at the Royal Armouries, Leeds. 11:00 Lecture L: Vicarious Liability Post-Paterson Richard Booth QC Stand 11 ...

1COR welcomes Cara Guthrie to 1 Crown Office Row - Jun 2019

We are delighted to announce that Cara Guthrie has joined us, effective from Thursday 20th June 2019. She brings extensive Medical Law experience with a strong Clinical Negligence focus. Cara also...

Dominic Ruck Keene examines evidential difficulties in proving a Montgomery case for AvMA Newsletter - Jun 2019

In the June 2019 AvMA Newsletter, Dominic Ruck Keene writes about the evidential difficulties in proving a Montgomery Case (pg. 18). He looks at the two recent cases of Lucy Diamond v Royal Devon...

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...

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,...

The 1COR Quarterly Medical Law Review – Spring 2019 – Issue 1 - May 2019

Welcome to the first issue of the Quarterly Medical Law Review, brought to you by barristers at 1 Crown Office Row. This new quarterly publication aims to provide summaries and comment on recent cases...

Andrew Kennedy succeeds in clinical negligence trial examining causation and the scope of duty - May 2019

In Pomphrey v Secretary of State for Health and another, Mr. Pomphrey made a claim against the Defendants alleging a failure to diagnose compression of the cauda equina nerve roots and a delay in...

Philip Havers QC, Emma-Louise Fenelon & Charlotte Gilmartin discuss Darnley v Croydon Health Services at Weightmans’ Healthcare Training Seminar - Apr 2019

As part of Weightmans’ Healthcare Training Programme 2019, Philip Havers QC has been asked to speak about the significant case of Darnley v Croyden Health Services, in which he appeared as leading...

Sarabjit Singh QC features in the latest AvMA Newsletter - Apr 2019

In the April AvMA Newsletter, Sarabjit Singh QC discusses 'Relief from Sanctions' (pg. 23), examining the well-established process that applies when the court is considering any application for relief...

Suzanne Lambert comments on consent and IVF Clinics in the latest APIL PI Focus - Feb 2019

Suzanne Lambert give an insight into patient consent and IVF clinics after the recent judgment in ARB (Appellant) v IVF HAMMERSMITH (Respondent) & R (Third Party) (2018), where she was led by...

1COR named ‘Personal Injury/Clinical Negligence Set of the Year’ in the Legal 500 UK Awards 2019 - Feb 2019

Last night Head of Chambers Richard Booth QC, Senior Clerk Matthew Phipps and Marketing Manager Olivia Kaplan enjoyed a lovely evening at the Legal 500 UK Awards 2019 ceremony. Having a focus on the...

Alasdair Henderson secures award of damages for false imprisonment in a hospital setting - Jan 2019

Christiana Esegbona was a 68-year-old who was independent and self-caring when she was admitted to Kings College Hospital on 19 October 2010 with shortness of breath. She was fit for discharge within...

Robert Wastell successfully acts for husband denied access to his brain injured wife for 2 years - Jan 2019

Sivasakthy Mahindan was left catastrophically brain damaged after doctors failed to note a blood clot in her leg. The clot moved into her lungs over the next few months, leading to her suffering...

Hill Dickinson’s Healthcare Hub – Medical Lecture Series 2019: HSIB – An Introduction with Jeremy Hyam QC - Jan 2019

Join 1 Crown Office Row at Hill Dickinson's next Medical Lecture considering the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB). Talks by representatives from HSIB (including Jude Piper, Maternity Team...

1 Crown Office Row named ‘Personal Injury / Clinical Negligence Set of the Year’ in the Legal 500 Bar Awards 2019 - Jan 2019

Delighted to announce that 1COR have been named 'Personal Injury / Clinical Negligence Set of the Year' in the Legal 500 Bar Awards 2019. Awards distributed on 6th February, you can read the results...

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...

David Evans QC wins perinatal cerebral palsy damage case - Jun 2016

David Evans QC for hospital trust before Cheema-Grubb J. [2016] EWHC 1246 (QB). Despite a midwifery breach of duty, the Judge held that there was no breach of duty by the obstetrician and that the...

John Whitting QC in successful trial defence of neonatal team - Mar 2016

John Whitting QC appeared for the Defendant Trust in Ali v Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust [2016]. Ismael Ali was born with a congenital malrotation of the bowel. This was not diagnosed until he...

Jeremy Hyam QC and Suzanne Lambert in the Court of Appeal case on recoverability for damages for upbringing of healthy child as a result of wrongful conception - Dec 2018

A couple underwent successful fertility treatment at an IVF clinic and froze five embryos, with both their gametes, after the birth of their first child. The couple later separated and the mother...

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...

Richard Booth QC to chair AvMA’s Medico-Legal Issues in Accident & Emergency Care Conference - Mar 2019

In what promises to be a comprehensive conference including topics ranging from Sepsis, Emergency Care and who provides it and Common Orthopaedic Injuries, we are delighted that Richard Booth QC has...

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...

1COR delighted to again sponsor The University of Leicester Medical Law Mooting Competition - Dec 2018

On Saturday 1st December 2018, The University of Leicester held its seventh annual mooting competition focusing on medical law. 1 Crown Office Row and LIME Clinical Negligence jointly sponsor this...

Richard Booth QC and Robert Kellar to speak at MBL Clinical Negligence 2018 Conference - Nov 2018

We are delighted that Richard Booth QC has been asked to speak at the annual Management, Business, Law (MBL) Clinical Negligence Conference on 28th November 2018 along with Robert Kellar. The popular,...

The Liability of Private Hospitals & Clinics: Lessons from the Paterson Litigation - Nov 2018

This seminar will look at developments in the law relating to vicarious liability following the Paterson Litigation. A hypothetical case study will be debated between a claimant and defendant team of...

Richard Booth QC wins damages for psychiatric injury for mother of child with cerebral palsy - Nov 2018

In YAH v Medway NHS Foundation Trust [2018] EWHC 2964, the Court had to consider two live questions: In circumstances where the Defendant had admitted negligent delay in delivery of a baby who...

1 Crown Office Row remains a ‘Band 1 Set’ according to Chambers & Partners - Nov 2018

Chambers & Partners has ranked 1COR as a Band 1 Set in Clinical Negligence, Inquests & Inquiries and Professional Discipline as well as highly ranked for Personal Injury, Civil Liberties &...

1 Crown Office Row remains a ‘top tier set’ in the Legal 500 2018 Guide - Oct 2018

The Legal 500 Directory has named 1 Crown Office Row as the only top tier set for Clinical Negligence & Healthcare and a top tier set for Professional Discipline & Regulatory Law. The Legal...

Delighted to announce that Richard Booth QC and Philip Havers QC are nominated for Chambers Bar Awards - Oct 2018

Tonight is the night we get to find out the results of the Chambers & Partners Bar Awards 2019. We are thrilled that our former head of chambers, Philip Havers QC and current head of chambers,...

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...

The Supreme Court has handed down its judgment in this interesting and important claim in Darnley v Croydon Health Services - Oct 2018

Philip Havers QC led Bradley Martin QC of 2 Temple Gardens and was instructed by Cassius Box of Capsticks in Darnley v Croyden Health Services. On Monday 17 May 2010, the claimant was struck on...

Henry Witcomb QC and John Whitting QC in record £37 million clinical negligence settlement - Oct 2018

In 2012, the Claimant, now 6 years old, contracted Herpes Simplex virus at birth, which developed into a brain infection. A two day delay in prescribing and administering the necessary anti-viral...

Shaheen Rahman QC to speak at Hill Dickinson’s Medical Lecture Series 2018 with Prof. Derek Tuffnell and ENS Representatives - Oct 2018

Shaheen Rahman QC joins consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist Professor Derek Tuffnell as well as ENS Team Leader Kamalpreet Bedi and other representatives from NHS Resolution in one of Hill...

APIL Clinical Negligence Conference - Oct 2018

1COR are delighted to take exhibit at the annual APIL Clinical Negligence Conference at Celtic Manor, Newport. Listen to experts speak at the conference and visit us at stand 32. Find out more on...

Pritesh Rathod to speak at ‘Clinical Guidelines: Litigation, Patient Safety and the Law’ conference - Sep 2018

Pritesh Rathod has been invited to speak at the 'Clinical Guidelines: Litigation, Patient Safety and the Law' conference to be held at Friends House, London on 27th September 2018. Drawing upon...

Capsticks Seminar ‘Resolving obstetric claims: medicine and the law’ with Richard Booth QC - Sep 2018

In partnership with NHS Resolution, Capsticks are arranging an external seminar on how to best resolve obstetrics claims. Richard Booth QC is delighted to join Professor Steve Thornton from Queen...

John Whitting QC wins high profile post natal collapse trial - Aug 2018

John Whitting QC was instructed by Catherine Bennett and Rebecca Young of Capsticks to represent the Defendant Hospital in this high profile case. Cerys Clements was less than an hour old when she...

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...

Jeremy Hyam QC and Matthew Barnes in significant clinical negligence case on Part 36 offers and indemnity costs - Jul 2018

Jeremy Hyam QC and Matthew Barnes in significant case regarding late acceptance of a Part 36 offer and whether litigation conduct justified indemnity costs. The claimant, who was mentally fragile,...

Giles Colin wins in Court of Appeal defending vascular treatment provided by the Health Board - Jul 2018

In Keith Williams v CWM Taf University Hospital Board, the Claimant appealed against the decision that the multidisciplinary medical team who had treated him for critical limb ischemia were not...

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. ...

Philip Havers QC and Richard Mumford successfully resist appeal in consent case - Jun 2018

On Thursday 7 June the Court of Appeal handed down judgment in Duce v Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust [2018] EWCA Civ 1307. The case concerned allegations of failure to warn of the risk of...

Philip Havers QC appears today in the Supreme Court in Darnley v Croydon Health Services - Jun 2018

The Supreme Court will today hear this case involving the liability of NHS Receptionists following allegations of negligence after a permanent brain injury was sustained by the claimant. Philip Havers...

Richard Booth QC wins Montgomery claim for the defendant - Apr 2018

Richard Booth QC has successfully defended a clinical negligence claim where it was alleged that the Defendant NHS Trust’s doctors had negligently failed to inform the Claimant, who was suffering...

1COR members featured in the latest AvMA Newsletter - Apr 2018

Rachel Marcus, Leanne Woods, Dominic Ruck-Keene and Jo Moore all contributed articles in the recently released AvMA newsletter, which you can download here : AvMA March 2018 Newsletter Leanne Woods...

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...

Sarah Lambert is acting for the family of a cancer patient - Mar 2018

Sarah Lambert QC is representing the family of Graham Stoten, who died of bladder cancer. Yesterday a pre-inquest hearing (the fourth such hearing in this inquest) has found that the deaths of...

Jeremy Hyam QC successful in obtaining healthcare employment/disciplinary injunction - Mar 2018

Jeremy Hyam QC successful in obtaining healthcare employment/disciplinary injunction for Consultant Anaesthetist against his employing Trust. He was instructed by Ian Sadler of Radcliffes Le...

John Whitting QC wins High Court trial - Feb 2018

John Whitting QC successfully defended an Intensive Care Unit in Oliver v North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust [2018]. The clinical negligence claim was brought after the Claimant suffered a...

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 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...

Supreme Court will hear case involving the liability of the NHS for Hospital Receptionists - Oct 2017

The Supreme Court has granted leave to hear the case of Darnley v Croydon Health Services, which involves the liability of NHS Receptionists after allegations of negligence were made following a...

David Hart QC and Henry Witcomb shortlisted for the 2015 Chambers UK Bar Awards - Sep 2015

We are delighted to announce that two of our members have been shortlisted for the 2015 Chambers UK Bar Awards. David Hart QC for the Environment section and Henry Witcomb for the Personal Injury /...

Angus McCullough QC in non delegable duty of care case brought against the Home Office - Apr 2015

A claim has been brought against the Home Office by a woman known as 'GB', who was prescribed an anti-malarial drug whilst in immigration detention at Yarl's Wood. It is alleged that the drug was...

Rachel Marcus acting in clinical negligence claim against an out-of-hours GP - Jan 2015

Rachel Marcus is acting for a mother who is claiming negligence against an out-of-hours GP who failed to diagnose that her seven week old son was critically ill. Papers were lodged at the High...

John Whitting QC instructed as lead counsel in a pioneering product liability action against Novartis Plc - Jan 2015

Instructed by Leigh Day, John Whitting QC is lead counsel in a claim against the drug company Novartis. He is representing Mr Hailer, an elderly former priest, who was left disabled and unable to care...

Philippa Whipple QC wins Global Offers and Part 36 argument - Dec 2014

Philippa Whipple QC acted for the claimants in the case of Wild v Southend University NHS Foundation Trust. Michael Kent QC, sitting as a deputy judge of the High Court, has decided that a...

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...

Philippa Whipple QC successfully defended a claim brought by the family of a brain damaged child seeking substantial damages for negligence - Apr 2014

Josh Tippett suffered a cord compression immediately prior to his birth on 8 November 2005. He suffered acute hypoxia, leading to brain damage. At the time of his birth, his mother was on the...

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...

Philippa Whipple QC represented the family of a triplet who was struck almost blind by medical negligence - Oct 2013

Philippa Whipple QC has represented the family of Alice Warner who suffered from Retinopathy of Prematurity at Bedford Hospital in the first few days of her life. This left her blind in one eye and...

Members of 1COR acted in the Mid-Staffordshire NHS Trust Public Inquiry - Feb 2013

Members of One Crown Office Row were involved in this inquiry, drawing on their combined expertise in clinical negligence and public law. The hearings took place from November 2010 until December...

Philip Havers QC and Sydney Chawatama win in Court of Appeal on a matter of fact in breast cancer claim - Mar 2012

Sydney Chawatama successfully represented a claimant at trial in a clinical negligence case arising from the failure to investigate a breast lump correctly which was later diagnosed as cancerous. ...

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...

Philip Havers QC successful in interesting clinical negligence claim - Nov 2017

In Meadows v Khan, the Claimant’s GP admitted that she failed to arrange for the appropriate tests to show whether the Claimant was a carrier of haemophilia which led the Claimant to believe that...

Emma-Louise Fenelon successfully represents NHS Trust in NAI case - Aug 2017

Emma successfully represented an NHS Trust at a fact-finding hearing to determine the cause of multiple fractures to a minor, M. The case, M (Care Proceedings: Finding of Fact Hearing: Fractures)...

Blood Contamination Inquiry - Jul 2017

The UK Prime Minister, Theresa May, has called for a UK-wide inquiry into the cause and fault of the infection of blood samples held by the NHS in the UK. Adam Wagner is instructed by Irwin...

Pritesh Rathod successful in High Court trial Scaddon v Morgan (2017) - Jun 2017

Pritesh Rathod successfully represented the Claimant in a High Court trial relating to negligent treatment given to her by a Consultant Gynaecologist. Mrs Scaddon proved that at a private...

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...

1COR instructed by victims of contaminated blood scandal - May 2017

Specialist lawyers have joined with victims of the NHS contaminated blood scandal of the 1970s and 1980s to give their support to calls from a charity and an MP for a full statutory inquiry to finally...

1 COR are recruiting new tenants with Clinical Negligence expertise - May 2017

Pressure of Clinical Negligence work means that we are looking for energetic, experienced and able prospective tenants of seven years or more call with well-established practices predominantly. We...

James Badenoch QC comments about judges considering gross negligence manslaughter prosecutions against doctors - Apr 2017

The British Medical Journal published an article today that looks into whether judges might consider "the impossible conditions in which some doctors work" in defence to negligent behaviour or...

Stephen Miller QC, Philip Havers QC and Owain Thomas QC in a significant clinical negligence judgment - Apr 2017

In an interesting application of the Bolam principles, Mr Justice Foskett concluded that there was no established body of opinion in 1998, which would have concluded that there was a clearly...

Philip Havers QC wins appeal about negligence of NHS Receptionist - Mar 2017

Philip Havers QC was successful in a key Court of Appeal case as to whether receptionists in the A&E Department of a hospital owe a duty of care to patients as to the information they provide (or...

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...

Jeremy Hyam QC successful in Judicial Review of GDC guidance on retrospective effect of amendments to Dentists Act 1984 - Dec 2016

The GDC had denied a dental practitioner his right of review of an unpublished warning issued by the Investigating Committee under its new power under s.27(A)11 Dentists Act 1984 which came into force...

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...

Sarah Lambert is acting for the family of a prostate cancer patient - Oct 2016

Sarah Lambert QC is representing the family of Graham Stoten, who died of prostate cancer. The treating urologist, Mr Paul Miller, has since been dismissed from his NHS Trust and is subject to...

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 ...

John Whitting QC succeeds in application to withdraw admission of liability and to revoke consent order entering judgment - Oct 2016

John Whitting QC was successful in a key High Court case involving City Hospitals Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust in a liability decision of the High Court v Kelly Marie Simmons. Mrs Simmons was...

John Whitting QC in clinical negligence abuse of process strike out - Jul 2016

In Wright v Barts Health NHS Trust [2016] EWHC 1834, the Claimant suffered an accident at work sustaining multiple injuries and was admitted to, and treated at, the Defendant Hospital. He is now a T7...

Judith Rogerson wins clinical negligence liability trial - Jul 2016

Judith Rogerson successfully defended all allegations of breach of duty and causation in Devonport v Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust [2016] EWHC 1729 QB, a claim arising out of unusual...

Angus McCullough QC qualifies as an arbitrator - Jun 2016

PIcARBS, the Personal Injury claims Arbitration Service, is an arbitration institute that has been set up specifically to resolve personal injury and clinical negligence disputes, using arbitration....

Jeremy Hyam QC wins infective endocarditis case for GP before Garnham J - May 2016

In a careful judgment in the high value clinical negligence claim, Tucker v Griffiths [2016] EWHC 1214 (QB), Garnham J. decided that the appropriate test for referral to hospital of infective...

Illegal drug use a bar to care and deputyship claim - May 2016

Robert Seabrook QC and Richard Mumford appeared on behalf of the Defendant Trust in AB v Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust [2016] EWHC 1024 (QB), Irwin J, 4 May 2016. The claimant, who...

Judith Rogerson successful in defence of clinical negligence claim - May 2016

Judith Rogerson acted for the Defendant in Hosseini v Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust [2016] EWH 974 (QB). The Claimant, who suffered from cerebral palsy, underwent...

John Whitting QC strikes out claim by patient’s relatives over missed diagnosis of genetic disorder - Apr 2016

Third party cannot recover damages for a personal injury suffered because of an omission in the treatment of another. On 19th March 2003, NC was seen by a consultant neurologist at the Defendant...

John Whitting QC succeeds in innovative defence of interim payment application - Feb 2016

In Zeb v Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust [2016] EWHC 134 QB, the claimant in a clinical negligence claim sought to appeal the refusal of Master Cook to award an interim payment on the grounds that...

John Whitting QC successful in pivotal post Montgomery clinical negligence trial - Oct 2015

In Tasmin v Barts Health NHS Trust [2015] EWHC 3135 (QB), the Claimant sustained severe cerebral palsy after a period of acute profound hypoxic ischaemia at the very end of labour. She argued that she...

Henry Witcomb named Personal Injury/Clinical Negligence Junior of the Year - Oct 2015

We are delighted to announce that Henry Witcomb has been named Personal Injury/Clinical Negligence Junior of the Year in the Chambers and Partners UK Bar Awards 2015.

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...

Philip Havers QC, Rachel Marcus and Kate Beattie contribute to 5th edition of Clinical Negligence - Sep 2015

Philip Havers QC, Rachel Marcus and Kate Beattie have written the chapter on clinical negligence and human rights for the 5th edition of 'Clinical Negligence' (editors Dr Michael Powers QC and Dr...

Richard Booth QC successfully defends stroke and secondary victim claims - Aug 2015

Richard Booth QC, instructed by Bevan Brittan, has successfully defended clinical negligence claims in relation to stroke and psychiatric injury (secondary victim) in Owers v Medway NHS Foundation...

John Whitting QC argues important quantum of damages principle in High Court - Jun 2015

In Harman v East Kent Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust [2015] EWHC 1662 (QB), John Whitting QC appeared for the Defendant Trust in an assessment of damages hearing in a very high value clinical...

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...

John Whitting QC represents Hospital Trust in successful defence of meningitis claim - Jun 2015

Judgment has been handed down in FB v Rana et al [2015] EWHC 1536, in which John Whitting QC represented the Hospital Trust. FB was a 13 month old child who developed bacterial meningitis and...

John Whitting QC successfully defends Trust in wrongful birth claim and first case to test the scope of Montgomery - Apr 2015

In A v East Kent University NHS Foundation Trust [2015] EWHC 1038 (QB), John Whitting QC appeared for the Defendant Trust. The Claimant argued that, during her pregnancy, she should have been informed...

James Badenoch QC wins Supreme Court case on the need for doctors to warn patients of the risks in proposed treatments - Mar 2015

James Badenoch QC acted for the Appellant, Nadine Montgomery, who was appealing the Court of Session's judgment refusing her reclaiming motion. As a result of complications during delivery, the...

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...

Richard Booth QC successfully defends GPs against allegations of negligence - Jan 2015

In a judgment handed down by HHJ Denyer QC in the Bristol CJC on 5th January 2015 (following a 5 day trial in November 2014) in the case of Heal v B & W, allegations of clinical negligence against...

Adam Wagner obtains substantial settlement in clinical negligence claim - Nov 2014

Adam Wagner represented the Claimant, Dennis Stacey, who brought a High Court clinical negligence claim against East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust. Due to the negligence of staff at...

Stephen Miller QC named Personal Injury / Clinical Negligence “Silk of the Year” - Oct 2014

We are delighted to congratulate Stephen Miller QC who was named "Personal Injury / Clinical Negligence Silk of the Year" at the 2014 Chambers and Partners Bar Awards.

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...

John Whitting QC in landmark decision by Court of Appeal about doctors’ responsibility for product literature - May 2014

The Court of Appeal has given judgment in Webster v Liddington [2014] EWCA Civ 560 ('the Isolagen litigation'). John Whitting QC led for the MPS and the MDU in this class action. Isolagen was an...

Robert Seabrook QC and Sarah Lambert represent the widow of a man who died from cancer which his GP failed to diagnose years earlier - Jan 2014

Robert Seabrook QC and Sarah Lambert represented the widow of Christopher Goodhead who died from rectal cancer in 2009. He visited his GP in 2005 complaining of bleeding and it is alleged that his GP,...

John Whitting QC successfully defends orthopaedic surgeon in claim by professional goalkeeper - Oct 2013

John represented Bhaskar Bhowal, a consultant hand surgeon in a claim by Alex Cisak, the Australian international goalkeeper at championship side Burnley, relating to treatment of a wrist fracture in...

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 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...

John Whitting QC for the Medical Protection Society in a leading case in the Court of Appeal on the application of res ipsa loquitur in Clinical Negligence - Feb 2013

John Whitting QC represented the MPS in the case of Thomas v Curley [2013] EWCA Civ 117'. In this case the Claimant suffered an injury to the common bile duct during the course of a laparoscopic...

Our barristers appeared on both sides in the settlement of the Charlie Scott cerebral palsy case - Jan 2013

Charlie Scott was born with cerebral palsy after suffering fetal distress during labour. He is now confined to a wheelchair and requires continual care. It was alleged that the midwives at Royal...

Christina Lambert QC successfully represented a NHS Hospital Trust in an action brought by a child - Dec 2012

The Claimant, the child JT, alleged that inadequate warning had been given by the neurologists at the Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust who were treating JT's mother in 1998...

Richard Mumford successfully defends private hospital in shoulder injury claim - Dec 2012

Following a two-day trial in the High Court, on 30 November 2012 Mr Justice Eady dismissed a claim brought against the King Edward VII Hospital. The hospital, represented by Richard Mumford,...

John Whitting QC successfully defends obstetric team at Solihull Hospital in High Court trial - May 2012

In a judgment handed down on 31st May 2012, Mr. Justice Hickinbottom dismissed an obstetric brachial plexus injury claim brought against Solihull Hospital. Until relatively recently, conventional...

David Balcombe QC and Sarah Lambert in High Court clinical negligence claim for a breast cancer sufferer - Mar 2012

David Balcombe QC and Sarah Lambert successfully represented a woman's claim against a surgeon who allegedly failed to obtain informed consent during breast re-construction surgery. This left the...

Former BMA chair James Johnson cleared of misconduct by GMC - Dec 2010

Martin Forde QC represents former Chairman of the BMA at the General Medical Council and secures a finding that he is not guilty of misconduct or deficient professional performance. After a hard...

Margaret Bowron QC in £4m settlement - Sep 2010

A girl who will be 18 years old on 23rd September 2010, was brain damaged at birth due to the negligence of Rochford Hospital, Essex and sustained extensive and permanent injuries which render her...

GMC’s findings of fact re Dr Wakefield announced - Feb 2010

On 28 January, the Fitness to Practise Panel of the GMC announced its findings of fact in the case brought against Dr Andrew Wakefield and his colleagues Professor John Walker-Smith and Professor...