Personal Injuries and Clinical Negligence
Barristers in the Personal Injuries and Clinical Negligence group have undertaken all types of work, from complex multi-party test case litigation to small track and fast track trials. Both Claimant and Defendant work is covered. Claimant work will, in appropriate cases, be undertaken on a conditional fee or collective conditional fee agreement basis. A copy of the standard Civitas Conditional Fee Agreement for personal injuries and clinical negligence cases can be found here.
The areas of work covered by individuals within the group include:
- Catastrophic Injuries
- Medical and Dental Neglect
- Disease Litigation
- Fatal Accidents
- Employers’ Liability
- Stress at Work, Bullying and Harassment
- Product Liability
- Occupiers’ Liability
- Holiday and Travel Claims
- Police Actions
- Road Traffic Accidents
- Highways Litigation
- Coroner’s Inquests
- Health and Safety
- Public Inquiries
Many members of the group are highly rated in independent publications, such as The Legal 500 and Chambers Guide and barristers in the group act for individuals, trade unions, insurers, businesses and the government, both locally and nationally, as well as NHS Trusts, public utilities and the MIB. In addition, group members are actively involved in PIBA and APIL and several are panel counsel on the Speedy Resolution Scheme for clinical negligence claims in Wales. In the recent past, our barristers have been involved in some of the most complex and high profile work in the field, including the Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Textile Litigation and the South Wales Steelworkers’ HAVS claims.
'Civitas Law ranks as a centre of excellence for complex claims, with a particularly strong reputation in industrial and occupational injury cases'
Legal 500, 2011.
Members Practising in this Area
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Bryan Thomas (1978) |
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Joanne Williams (1999) |
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| Theodore Huckle (1985) |  |
Richard Cole (2000) |  |
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| Nicholas David Jones (1987) |  |
Simon Hughes (2003) |  |
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| Mair Coombes Davies (1988) |  |
Nicklaus Thomas-Symonds (2004) |  |
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| Robert O'Leary (1990) |  |
Mona Bayoumi (2004) |  |
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| Michael Brace (1991) |  |
Victoria Hillier (2005) |  |
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| Gareth Jones (1992) |  |
Rebecca Mansell (2005) |  |
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| Andrew Arentsen (1995) |  |
Ryan Amesbury (2007) |  |
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| Simon John (1996) |  |
Cathrine Grubb (2007) |  |
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| Christopher Howells (1999) |  |
