2 Temple Gardens

2 Temple Gardens

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Roger Harris

Roger Harris

Work Department

Clinical Negligence, Equestrian & Farming-Related Litigation, Insurance, Personal Injury

Position

Roger Harris is an experienced advocate who specialises in clinical negligence and catastrophic personal injury claims. He has appeared in a number of the leading cases relating to vicarious liability for intentional torts, including the Supreme Court case of Mohamud v WM Morrison Supermarkets PLC and is instructed in historic sexual abuse cases. He has a particular specialism in cases involving the Animals Act and farming matters generally and is regularly instructed on behalf of leading racehorse trainers. His clinical negligence practice includes a particular focus on issues relating to consent, cauda equina and oncology claims. He has previously been shortlisted for the Chambers and Partners ‘Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence Junior of the Year’ and is Head of the 2 Temple Gardens Common Law Group.

Career

BA History and Politics, Exeter University. Called to the Bar in 1996. Recorder on the Western Circuit since 2018.

Memberships

Personal Injury Bar Association; Professional Negligence Bar Association; Western circuit.

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