Northern Circuit • Regional Bar
Clinical negligence
Leading silk2Michael Redfern KC – St John’s Buildings
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Michael Redfern KC
St John's Buildings, North West
- Phone0161 214 1500
- Email[email protected]
Work Department
Personal InjuryClinical NegligenceCatastophic InjuryADR and Mediation
Position
Michael specialises in clinical negligence (cerebral palsy in particular), personal injury (catastrophic and brain injury in particular), employers’ liability and road traffic cases.
He has had considerable success in subtle brain injury cases where, at first glance, the claimant appears normal but on detailed neuropsychological assessment is in fact seriously damaged.
Michael undertakes a regular amount of pro-bono work.
Michael was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from Manchester Law Society in 2015.
Michael Redfern KC qualified as a mediator in 2015 and is accustomed to mediating personal injury and clinical negligence cases as well as workplace disputes.
Career
Year of Silk: 1993
Memberships
Chairman – Royal Liverpool Children’s Inquiry (Alder Hey) 2000
Chairman – Redfern Inquiry into human tissue analysis in UK nuclear facilities 2007 – 2010
Leader of the Northern Circuit – 1 January 2005 to 31 December 2007
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