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Jacob Levy KC

Jacob Levy KC

Work Department

Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence

Position

Jacob Levy KC is currently the Joint Head of Chambers at Deka Chambers.

He has spent his entire professional life at Deka Chambers (formerly at 9 Gough Chambers ). He undertook pupillage with John Foy KC and HH John Reddihough. Jacob’s practice consists wholly of personal injury and clinical negligence work.

Whilst Jacob acts mainly for Claimants, he retains a small but purposeful Defence practice.

Jacob has acted for all types of injured Claimants over the years; from catastrophically brain injured and spinal compromised clients to victims of clinical negligence resulting from birth accident, other neurological compromise, orthopaedic, internal and other damage.

Jacob has been instructed by all the major Trade Unions in personal injury litigation over the years and regularly acts for the most devastatingly injured Claimants.

In Silk his work has principally but not exclusively been for those injured through motor accidents most usually with devastating life changing injuries .

In his significant clinical negligence practice Jacob acts for victims of medical accident who trust his sympathetic, empathetic manner, his courtesy and good humour in often trying circumstances. He is known for his hard work, diligence and endless efforts on behalf of his clients to bring about the correct result.

Career

Call: 1986 Silk: 2014

Memberships

Personal Injury Bar Association Professional Negligence Bar Association

Education

LLB (Hons) London School of Economic and Political Science 1984 Beal Grammar School for Boys

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