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Barney Ross
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Barney Ross
Ranked in 4 Practice Areas
1

Band 1

Public & Fatal Accident Inquiries

Scotland (Bar)

1 Years Ranked

1

Band 1

Health & Safety

Scotland (Bar)

3 Years Ranked

1

Band 1

Personal Injury

Scotland (Bar)

8 Years Ranked

3

Band 3

Clinical Negligence

Scotland (Bar)

3 Years Ranked

About

Provided by Barney Ross

UK Bar

Practice Areas

Barney Ross is an advocate specialising in reparation, regulatory and criminal law.

Barney is instructed in Public Inquiries, Fatal Accident Inquiries and for the defence in criminal prosecutions relating to health and safety, environmental, maritime, and other regulatory offences. He was recently instructed for the NHS Scotland Health Boards in the Infected Blood Inquiry, a UK -Wide Public Inquiry into the use of infected blood and blood products in the NHS since 1970. He is currently instructed with Murdo MacLeod KC in the ongoing Scottish Hospitals Inquiry.

In his civil practice, Barney acts for both pursuers and defenders in fatal and catastrophic injury actions in the Court of Session, including brain and spinal injury claims. He has particular expertise in the specialist areas of clinical negligence, industrial disease and historical child abuse.

He is currently ranked by Chambers in Clinical Negligence, Health & Safety, Personal Injury and Public & Fatal Accident Inquiries.

In 2022 Barney was elected as Clerk of the Faculty of Advocates.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

UK Bar

Personal Injury - Scotland (Bar)

1
Band 1
Individual Editorial

Barney Ross acts for both pursuers and defenders in catastrophic brain and spinal injury cases. He is also well regarded for his expert handling of complex industrial disease and fatal claims, and is regularly instructed in cases arising from historic child abuse.

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Public & Fatal Accident Inquiries - Scotland (Bar)

1
Band 1
Individual Editorial

Barney Ross is a highly regarded junior who has extensive experience in public and fatal accident inquiries. In recent years, he has acted on numerous high-profile matters and been instructed as junior counsel for respondent "Soldier F" in a novel form of contempt proceedings arising from the soldier's failure to appear as a witness at a Coroner's Inquest in Northern Ireland.

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Health & Safety - Scotland (Bar)

1
Band 1
Individual Editorial

Barney Ross has considerable experience representing clients in cases arising from fatal incidents. He has notable strength acting on behalf of clients facing allegations of gross negligence manslaughter and violations of the Health and Safety at Work Act.

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Clinical Negligence - Scotland (Bar)

3
Band 3
Individual Editorial

Barney Ross is very well versed in handling cases regarding catastrophic brain injury and birthing injury. He is also experienced acting on matters involving issues of mental health.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Barney is enjoyable to work with. He is decisive, mediates well, builds good relationships and clients like him.

Personal Injury respondent
UK Bar

He is affable, responsive and robust in his view.

Personal Injury respondent
UK Bar

Barney is quite academic so he can go into huge detail. He is top class.

Personal Injury respondent
UK Bar

Barney Ross is a very capable junior counsel. He is a safe pair of hands.

Public & Fatal Accident Inquiries respondent
UK Bar

His client care skills are superb. I don't know anyone who doesn't like him.

Public & Fatal Accident Inquiries respondent
UK Bar

Barney has a very good grasp of complex issues.

Public & Fatal Accident Inquiries respondent
UK Bar

He is excellent for health and safety prosecutions and Fatal Accident Inquiries. He's a very safe pair of hands.

Health & Safety respondent
UK Bar

I have been thoroughly impressed with his professionalism and expertise. His attention to detail and calm, confident advocacy has been important in achieving a positive outcome.

Health & Safety respondent
UK Bar

Barney is the best Junior for Health & Safety and regulatory work. He is approachable and friendly and handles clients very well.

Health & Safety respondent
UK Bar

He is great, I can't praise him enough. He is very hard-working and personable.

Clinical Negligence respondent
UK Bar

Barney is very thorough when considering his advice in relation to a case, and he is sensible in his approach. He is a very safe pair of hands for complex issues.

Clinical Negligence respondent
UK Bar

He is very knowledgeable and to the point.

Clinical Negligence respondent
UK Bar

He is very organised and he has a great ability to condense an argument very well.

Clinical Negligence respondent
UK Bar

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