Outer Temple Chambers

Clinical Negligence, Personal Injury, Health and Safety, Group Litigation, Product Liability

Barrister specialising in Clinical Negligence, Personal Injury, Health and Safety, Group Litigation, Product Liability.

Called, 2007; Member of Law Commission Criminal Law Team, 2007-08; Judicial assistant to Lord Chief Justice, 2009; Barrister at Outer Temple following successful completion of pupillage, 2009+; Attorney-General’s Panel Counsel, 2015+ (C Panel, 2015-2020; B Panel, 2020-2024; A Panel, 2024-2029).

Robert specialises in clinical negligence and has particular experience in personal injury, health- and injury-related group litigation, product liability, and health and safety.

Appointed to the Attorney General’s A Panel, Robert regularly represents the UK Government in those fields, as well as at inquests and public inquiries, and in claims concerning human rights and national security. Current Governmental instructions include:

The Contaminated Blood Products Group Litigation; The UK Covid 19 Inquiry; Covid-19 care home discharge litigation; Representing the Ministry of Defence in relation to Gulf War Syndrome/Illness claims by military veterans following Gulf War deployment in the 1990s.

Robert has been consistently ranked as a Leading Junior in Clinical Negligence since 2016. He acts for patients, Trusts, private providers and individual clinicians alike in civil claims and at inquests. His practice spans the full clinical spectrum. He is instructed in the most complex liability and quantum disputes. He is good with clients and can be relied upon to turn papers around promptly.

Robert has extensive experience in group litigation and product liability matters, particularly in the healthcare and personal injury spheres. Current and recent cases include those arising from vaccination; chemoprophylaxis medication; hormonal pregnancy tests; medical treatment (infected blood); and public health management of infectious disease (Swine Flu, Covid 19).

He has extensive experience of personal injury litigation, both individual and group claims, at all levels of severity. He also has experience in contempt of court proceedings arising where clinical negligence and personal injury claims have been tainted by dishonesty.

Robert has an established health and safety practice, having appeared in several high profile and complex cases from 2012 to date (e.g. Grenfell Tower Fire, Lakanal House Fire, Sterecycle manslaughter, Warwickshire Fire). He has particular expertise in health and safety matters arising in healthcare, medical and care settings, both public and private. He undertakes the full range of contentious and advisory work, representing public authorities, care home providers, large conglomerates, small and medium businesses, and individual directors and employees in civil and criminal litigation, and in inquest and regulatory proceedings.

Attorney General’s A Panel (2024-2029), PNBA, PIBA, HSLA, LCLCBA

Cambridge University (MA Hons, 1st Class, Classics and Law), Colchester Royal Grammar School