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Clementine Coram James

Clementine Coram James

Position

Clementine’s main areas of practice are personal injury, clinical negligence and professional discipline. She also acts in commercial matters, often involving property disputes.

She has particular expertise in the regulation of medical professionals and members of the financial services industry after secondments at the Nursing and Midwifery Council and the Financial Conduct Authority. In addition, Clementine has experience of public inquiries having been instructed as a junior for the Metropolitan Police service on the Undercover Policing Inquiry and in the Grenfell Tower Inquiry.

Clementine regularly appears in the County Court, High Court and the Coroners’ Court. Her cases include fast track and multi track trials and contested applications where she appears for claimants and defendants alike. Her medical practice spans the full clinical spectrum with recent instructions including obstetrics, oncology, orthopaedic, dental and general surgery, acute medicine and general practice.  She is recognised  as a leading junior in the clinical negligence field by Legal 500, 2021.

Career

Year of call: 2012

Memberships

Clementine is a member of PIBA, AvMA, APIL, YFLA and the London Young Lawyers’ Group

Education

BPTC: Outstanding, Kaplan Law School

GDL: Commendation, City Law School

English Literature: BA(Hons), Bristol University

Scholarships and prizes

Advocacy prize for best overall performance, Kaplan Law School

Law prize, Kaplan Law School

BPTC Award, Inner Temple

BPTC Exhibition and Duke of Edinburgh Scholarship, Inner Temple

Mentions

London Bar

Clinical negligence

Leading junior3
Clementine Coram James –Hailsham Chambers ‘Clementine is very approachable and well-prepared, and she is good at exploring complex issues with clients and engaging with them.’