London Bar
Clinical negligence
LEADING JUNIORS4Clare Hennessy - Serjeants' Inn Chambers 'Clare is a strong advocate with a good grasp of the law. She is also excellent with witnesses and provides very practical advice.'
Clare Hennessy
- Phone020 7427 5000
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Position
Clare is in demand for her combination of effective court room advocacy and approachability. She began her career as a criminal barrister and draws on her considerable advocacy experience in her work in clinical negligence, inquest, police and professional discipline cases: an instructing solicitor notes that Clare is “always hard working, responsive, calm under pressure – her advocacy skills are second to none.”
Education
Exeter College 2008 BA (Hons); Oxford 2008 Quarrell-Read Prize; 2009 called to the Bar, Gray’s Inn, Lord Justice Holker (Major Gray’s Inn Scholarship); 2009 winner of the Gray’s Inn Debating Competition; 2010 runner-up in Gray’s Inn pupils’ advocacy course.
Mentions
London Bar
Inquests and inquiries
LEADING JUNIORS5Clare Hennessy – Serjeants’ Inn Chambers ‘A junior who is excellent on her feet, easily builds rapport with witnesses, and gets great results in court.’
London Bar
Professional disciplinary and regulatory law
LEADING JUNIORS4Clare Hennessy – Serjeants’ Inn Chambers ‘A serene and considered advocate, who inspires confidence in clients and builds a good rapport with the tribunal.'