Clinical Negligence, Personal Injury, Court of Protection, Inquests and Inquiries, Public Law, Human Rights
Barrister specialising in Clinical Negligence, Personal Injury, Court of Protection, Inquests and Inquiries, Public Law, and Human Rights
Turan Hursit was called to the Bar in 2017 after working at the European Court of Justice, the UCL Constitution Unit, and various NGOs. She was awarded an academic scholarship from the LSE for her LLM and a full scholarship from the Inner Temple for her Bar training.
Turan practises in Clinical Negligence, Personal Injury, the Court of Protection, Inquests and Inquiries, Public Law, and Human Rights and has a particular interest in medical cases raising human rights issues. She has experience of appearing unled in the High Court and of assisting with cases up to and including the Court of Appeal. Her recent cases include Bass v Ministry of Defence [2020] EWHC 36 (QB), the Manchester Arena bombings, the re-opened inquest into the Guildford pub bombings, and civil claims arising from the infected blood scandal.
Turan’s varied clinical negligence and personal injury caseload includes cases concerning brain injuries, cauda equina syndrome, and delayed diagnosis of cancer, of a value of up to £1 million. In the Court of Protection, she has experience of acting against opponents 20 years her senior, including in cases concerning serious medical treatment issues. She is regularly instructed in multi-week inquests and advises on a variety of human rights issues and judicial reviews spanning community care, police law, and breaches of the Human Rights Act 1998.
Turan is passionate about improving access to the Bar and sits on the Equality and Diversity committees in chambers and for the Court of Protection Bar Association. She is multi-lingual and has experience of using her languages in her cases.
The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple
Court of Protection Bar Association
Personal Injuries Bar Association
Human Rights Lawyers’ Association
Publications:
Author, chapter in Munkman on Employer’s Liability (2019)
‘Improving Parliamentary Scrutiny of Public Appointments’, by Robert Hazell, Turan Hursit, Harmish Mehta, and Peter Waller, The Constitution Unit (2017)
LLB Law with French Law, University of Bristol (2010 – 2014)
Diplôme d’Études Supérieures en Droit, Université de Bordeaux-Montesquieu IV (2012 – 2013)
LLM Public Law, London School of Economics (2014 – 2015)
BPTC, City Law School (2016 – 2017)
Scholarships and awards:
Winner, Herbert Smith Mooting Competition (University of Bristol, 2014)
Scholarship for LLM degree (London School of Economics, 2015)
Ashworth Scholarship, Exhibition Award, and Duke of Edinburgh Award (Inner Temple, 2015)