London Bar
Clinical negligence
Leading silk3Debra Powell KC – Serjeants’ Inn Chambers ‘Clear, analytical, pragmatic and approachable.’
Barrister specialising in medical and mental health law, including clinical negligence, medical treatment decisions/Court of Protection, inquests, mental health tribunals, public inquiries; also specialising in civil police law, including false imprisonment/assault/malicious prosecution, discipline, pensions, judicial review, inquests.
Called 1995; Middle Temple. Treasy Counsel B Panel 2007-2013; contributor to ‘Medical Treatment: Decisions and the Law’, 2nd edition, Bloomsbury Professional; co-editor Inquest Law Reports 2000-2011; joint author 2nd edition ‘The Mental Health Act explained’, The Stationary Office 2001; Silk 2017.
PNBA; ALBA.
Brighton and Hove High School; Nottingham University (1993 BA Law).