Chambers Review
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Clinical Negligence - Midlands (Bar)
What the Team is Known For
Nottingham-based Ropewalk Chambers routinely handles complex clinical negligence issues on behalf of both claimants and defendants. A market source notes that "the quality of the barristers is very high," and another highlights the "excellent breadth of counsel" available. The practitioners frequently work on matters regarding spinal injury and birthing injuries, as well as fatal incidents. Another interviewee reports that the team "skillfully helped us with a high-value complex matter which has required careful handling."
Strengths
The clerks are nothing shy of brilliant. They are welcoming, accommodating and flexible. They appreciate the work and ensure that no ask is ever too much. Alan Odiam remains a stand-out clerk to me.
The clerking service is the best of any chambers I've used, and is very proactive and timely at responding. They are more than happy to provide training.
Their service levels and responsiveness are second to none. The clerks work seamlessly with each other.
The clerks reply right away and are fantastic to deal with over the phone.
Tony Hill, who heads up the clerks, is extremely responsive and is the best head clerk I know.
Notable practitioners
Jason Cox is highly reputed for his tactical skills when tackling complex causation issues in cases of surgical negligence and misdiagnosis, among others. He demonstrates skill in claims relating to severe injury and fatality, as well as proficiency in mental health cases, with particular expertise in preventable suicide.
I give him all my tricky cases. Jason is really precise and he is so knowledgeable. He is such as good tactician and he is a real team player. He is excellent.
Jason has been very helpful with the more complex cases, particularly in thinking outside the box in terms of tactics on tricky cases.
Jason is extremely knowledgeable and very approachable. Clients appreciate his considerable abilities and commercial awareness.
He's my go-to senior counsel. Jason is instructed on complex matters and where matters are particularly contentious.
He has an impeccable attention to detail and a forensic approach to every case. Jason combines an empathetic approach with a robust handling of the issues.
Rachel Young is an impressive junior with a varied clinical negligence and personal injury practice. She is experienced in the handling of cases involving the serious consequences of delayed and missed diagnosis of various conditions. She regularly appears for her clients at inquests.
Rachel has provided incredible expertise, particularly with complex inquests and fatal cases. She is fantastic and understanding with clients.
Rachel is brilliant with the detail and is always well prepared. She is one of our go-to counsel.
Rochelle Rong has developed an impressive clinical negligence practice and frequently acts for both claimants and defendants on matters of high value. She is experienced handling claims following delayed diagnosis of cancer and spinal cord conditions.
Rochelle has a keen eye for detail and is very commercially aware.
Rochelle is so professional and always reliable. She pays great attention to detail.
Rochelle's drafting and preparation is second to none and although she is softly spoken and very approachable, she is formidable in settlement meetings.
Rochelle is a thorough advocate with an exceptional attention to detail. She is responsive and always up to date with cases. She is an excellent advocate.
Thomas Herbert is a junior barrister with a strong clinical negligence practice. He regularly acts for claimants in cases involving serious injury or fatality resulting from negligent diagnosis and failure to treat. Clients and instructing solicitors benefit from his scientific academic background.
Thomas Herbert is very clever and thorough. His written documents are excellent and I have never found fault with them. His advocacy is very good and he is more than capable of holding his own.
Tom's analytical, logical and scientific approach to complex legal issues is always a benefit to any case he is instructed on. I regard him as a safe pair of hands in all matters.
Thomas has been excellent. He is approachable, knowledgeable and a pleasure to work with.
Tom has been fantastic at thinking outside the box and working to bring experts together in conference with cases which are in significant dispute.
