London Bar
Clinical negligence
Leading junior3John-Paul Swoboda – 12 King’s Bench Walk ‘Insightful and practical tactical approach to a complicated case. Extremely sensitive and personable with clients in tragic delayed diagnosis cases.’
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John-Paul Swoboda
12 King's Bench Walk, London
- Phone020 7583 0811
- Email[email protected]
- Profilewww.12kbw.co.uk
Position
John-Paul specialises in Asbestos Litigation, Sports, International litigation, Serious injury, Aviation, Clinical Negligence, Professional Negligence and Inquests. He undertakes high value work appearing in the High Court and Appellate Courts. He enjoys working as part of a team. He won the Legal 500 Personal Injury Junior of the Year Award in 2023. John-Paul was elected joint Deputy Head of Chambers in July 2024.
In relation to asbestos claims, he is instructed by most, if not all, well-regarded claimant firms with an established asbestos team. He is ranked in Chambers and Partners and the Legal 500.
Career
Called 2006.
Memberships
Elected member of the Bar Council
Member of the Law Reform Committee
Personal Injuries Bar Association (PIBA)
Professional Negligence Bar Association (PNBA)
Association v Medical Accidents (AvMA)
Pan European Organisation of Personal Injury Lawyers (PEOPIL)
London Common Law and Commercial Bar Association (LCLCBA)
Education
BVC College of Law; University of Sheffield (LLB Hons 2004).
Leisure
Yoga, guitar.
Mentions
London Bar
Personal injury
Leading junior2John-Paul Swoboda –12 King’s Bench Walk ‘John-Paul has a real eye for detail. He is exceptionally detailed in his advice and very good with clients. He is outstanding on his feet and a go to junior for almost all case types.’