Laura Begley

Laura Begley

Clinical negligence and personal injury., Deka Chambers

Work Department

Clinical negligence and personal injury.

Position

All aspects of clinical negligence work and personal injury work with additional expertise in criminal injuries compensation claims.

She is a well-established and highly respected senior junior regularly instructed against silks and occasionally led by silks from chambers. Her work is complex and high value and relates to life changing and catastrophic injuries of any sort. She is approachable, dynamic and knowledgeable. She regularly lectures in Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence Law. She is a qualified arbitrator with PIcARBS.

Publications:

General Editor of the Third Edition of 9 Gough Square's 'Clinical Negligence Claims, a Practical Guide' published in 2015, Co-author of Criminal Injuries Compensation Claims (Law Society) and General Editor of the 2nd Edition published in 2016. Contributing editor Kemp and Kemp 'The Quantum of Damages.' Contributing editor Kemp and Kemp 'Law Practice and Procedure.' Contributing editor 'Guide to RTA Liability' (Jordans). She also sits on the editorial board of ‘Medicine Science and the Law’, the journal of the British Academy of Forensic Sciences.

Education

Leeds (1991 LLB Hons).

Mentions

London Bar

Clinical negligence

LEADING JUNIORS1

Laura Begley – Deka Chambers ‘Excellent advocacy and written and speaking skills, deployed in resolution of complex and high-value claims.’