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Tim specialises in clinical negligence and personal injury, regularly appearing in the High Court and County Courts for claimants and defendants in the public and private sectors.  The financial value of the cases he is instructed in, whilst rarely exceeding the importance of the case to the individual claimant or clinicians involved, is usually six to seven figures, with one case in the last year exceeding £20m.  Complexity is often not linked to value, with Tim acting in cases of high complexity involving numerous fields of expertise.

He has experience in a broad spectrum of matters including delayed / missed diagnoses, the consent process, missing records, negligent treatment and / or surgery, in the settings of primary and / or secondary care, dentistry, and care in the community.

More specifically in the two years he has been instructed in cases involving amputation, cancer, cauda equina syndrome, chronic pain and central sensitising syndromes, complications following childbirth, cosmetic procedures, diabetic foot ulcers, emboli, hip dysplasia, mental health disorders, shoulder dystocia, stroke / TIA, suicide, traumatic brain injury and vascular matters.

Procedural issues he has acted or advised on in the last year include:

• steps to take when suspecting the wrong defendant has been sued in multi-defendant cases;
• deployment of and response to surveillance evidence;
• seeking permission to change experts (both in respect of one who became ill and another in whom all confidence was lost);
• how to address conflict in drafting agendas.

Called in 2006.

Professional Negligence Bar Association (PNBA); Personal Injury Bar Association (PIBA);

Dulwich College; Exeter University (LLB); Nottingham Law School (BVC).

Travel (particularly Africa), snorkelling, skiing, golf, driving, film.