SILK PROFILE

Edward Bishop KC

UK Bar 2026

Deka Chambers

Ranked in 2 practice areas

Clinical Negligence

London (Bar)

21 years ranked

Personal Injury

London (Bar)

25 years ranked

Chambers Review

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UK Bar

Clinical Negligence - London (Bar)

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Edward Bishop KC is a high-ranking silk with over 30 years' experience in the field of clinical negligence, who is admired for his depth of knowledge. He is regularly instructed by both claimants and defendants, and is also trusted with complex personal injury claims.

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Personal Injury - London (Bar)

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Edward Bishop KC maintains an impressive, multidisciplinary practice comprising catastrophic personal injury, clinical negligence and police law. He is regularly instructed in cases wherein the victim makes allegations against the state regarding its failure to protect against criminal acts. He has a deep knowledge of psychiatric damage claims. He is regularly instructed by both leading claimant and defendant firms.

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Strengths

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He is a very experienced silk.
Clinical NegligenceUK Bar
Ed is a pleasure to work with and excellent at getting to the crux of a case.
Clinical NegligenceUK Bar
He is very experienced, thoughtful, intelligent and diligent. He is capable of cutting through the most difficult legal issues with sanity and speed.
Clinical NegligenceUK Bar
Ed Bishop is exactly who you would want as your silk on a complex birth injury claim. His experience is second to none and he is respected by claimant and defendant solicitors alike.
Clinical NegligenceUK Bar
He is steely, well prepared and clients warm to his engaging manner.
Personal InjuryUK Bar
Edward is very experienced and skilled in dealing with life-changing injury claims at the highest level of severity and complexity. He cuts through the issues in a case very quickly and pragmatically.
Personal InjuryUK Bar