London Bar
Clinical negligence
HALL OF FAME1Philip Havers KC –1 Crown Office Row ‘Philip has a firm grasp on the detail of the cases he presents, and presents compelling counter arguments.'
Philip Havers
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Position
Philip Havers KC has a wide ranging practice with particular emphasis on medical law, public law and human rights law. He appears regularly in the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court.
Selected Cases:
Dolan v Secretary of State for Health (Court of Appeal) (2020): Lead counsel in legal challenge to the lawfulness of the Government’s Covid-19 lockdown. R (W) v Caephilly County Borough Council (2020): Court of Appeal challenge to the lawfulness of the council’s decision to close/reconfigure local leisure facilities. Dulgheriu v London Borough of Ealing Council (2019): Local Authority's power to prevent protests outside an abortion clinic. Awaiting Supreme Court's permission to appeal.Education
Eton College; Corpus Christi College, Cambridge (MA).