Exchange Chambers

Clinical Negligence

Prior to a life at the bar, Kevin originally qualified as a doctor and practised medicine for 7 years. He now practises in the fields of personal injury and clinical negligence, acting for both claimants and defendants. His medical background means he is somewhat unique at the bar and is an enormous asset to his clients. He is one of a small number of dual qualification barristers practising in the UK.

Kevin is routinely instructed in high value cases involving clinical negligence in all areas, injury to the central nervous system including catastrophic brain and spinal cord injury, multiple orthopaedic injuries, psychiatric injury and fatal accidents.

He has wide experience and expertise in the following areas:

• Inquests and inquiries – having represented interested parties in the Shipman Inquiry and more recently the inquiry into the death of Chloe Fahey
• Employers liability claims involving injury or disease, particularly where there are novel or complex issues of causation
• Chronic pain syndrome
• Fibromyalgia and reflex sympathetic dystrophy
• Education claims including failure to diagnose dyslexia
  and autistic spectrum disorder
• Civil Procedure

Qualified in Medicine 1985; Practised in University teaching hospitals 1985 – 1989; Qualified as a Barrister 1992

Personal Injuries Bar Association Founder member Society of Doctors in Law (SODIL)

MB.Ch.B. MRCGP LL.B. (Hons) LL.M. 1985: Qualified in Medicine. 1989-1991: LL.B. (Hons.). Studied law whilst working full time as GP Deputy. 1991-1992: Inns of Court School of Law. (Very Competent) 1992-1993: LL.M. (International and Commercial Law) 1993 to date: Barrister practising on the Northern Circuit.

Kevin enjoys skiing. He is very enthusiastic but essentially unskilled despite over 400 hours of personal instruction. His other interests include fishing, topiary and walking to the village pub with his family and trusted labradors, Malt and Harry.