Guildhall Chambers

Clinical negligence; inquests; personal injury.

Rob’s busy practice is centered around defending clinical negligence claims and he has worked as a practitioner in this field for over 15 years.

Initially best known for claimant work, having followed the well-worn “poacher turned gamekeeper” path, Rob now acts principally for doctors, health boards and hospital trusts, no longer accepting instructions to act on behalf of claimants.

He has a reputation for success in unusually difficult cases and is well regarded for being strongly client-focused, ‘down to earth’ and skilled in dealing with experts.  He is consistently recommended by the leading legal directories and is recognised for his ability to approach cases forensically but with an eye on the ‘bigger picture’.

Rob sits locally as an Assistant Coroner and as result of this, along with regularly being instructed to provide representation, he has acquired extensive experience of large and high-profile inquests.

Rob works across the full spectrum of clinical negligence work.  Most of his cases arise from a serious untoward outcome, and many involve allegations of surgical negligence.

Rob often deals with claims of unusual factual or medical complexity.  In terms of financial value; the majority fall within the £50,000 to £1m range.

He regularly provides advice and representation in cases involving allegations of:

Surgical negligence Failings in the provision of primary and/or emergency care Failure to diagnose cancer Negligence in the provision of psychiatric care "Secondary victim" psychiatric claims

Whilst most of Rob's work is clinical, he still undertakes a small proportion of personal injury work, generally of high value, with complexity or unusual aspect, such as complex procedural, liability or causation issues.

PIBA The King's Fund The Coroners Society

BVC, ICSL PgDip Law, UWE MA, History & Anthropology First Class Hons, History, UCL