JUNIOR PROFILE

Edward Ramsay

UK Bar 2026

12 King's Bench Walk

Ranked in 2 practice areas

Inquests & Public Inquiries

London (Bar)

3 years ranked

Clinical Negligence

London (Bar)

2 years ranked

About

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Practice Areas

Edward is ranked as a Leading Junior for Clinical Negligence, Personal Injury and Inquests and Inquiries in the Legal 500 and for Clinical Negligence and Inquests and Inquiries in Chambers and Partners.

Edward accepts instructions across all practice areas in Chambers. He specialises in healthcare and inquest law and is frequently instructed in lengthy and complex hospital inquests, including enhanced Article 2 inquests and jury inquests.

In 2021 Ed was appointed Assistant Coroner for the Swansea Neath Port Talbot area.

He is frequently instructed on personal injury and clinical negligence cases acting for claimants and defendants, particularly in the field of fatal accident claims, and often where he has previously appeared at the inquest relating to the death in question. He has led many high value cases through from inquest to successful settlement, including at JSM and mediation.

Ed has extensive experience managing experts in conference and in drafting statements of case and complex schedules of loss. As a result of his inquest practice, he has a wealth of experience in general witness handling, including examination of experts.

Ed continues to act for large insurers in fraud and related costs work arising out RTA and exaggerated credit hire claims.

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Career

Called 2012; Inner Temple.

Professional Memberships

Assistant Coroner for Swansea Neath Port Talbot.

PIBA.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

UK Bar

Inquests & Public Inquiries - London (Bar)

Band 4

Individual Editorial

Edward Ramsay is skilled at representing bereaved families in complex inquests, often focused on healthcare settings. This includes clinical negligence, enhanced Article 2 inquests and jury inquests.

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Clinical Negligence - London (Bar)

Band 5

Individual Editorial

Edward Ramsay has a varied clinical negligence practice in which he primarily represents claimants. He has notable expertise in obstetric and neo-natal cases as well as fatalities following alleged failures in mental health care.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Edward Ramsay is immaculately well organised and on top of the brief. He's intellectually very bright, and he sees issues very clearly and early. He's meticulous.
Inquests & Public InquiriesUK Bar
Edward always comes prepared. He understands the issues and is great with clients in what are often traumatic circumstances.
Inquests & Public InquiriesUK Bar
He is a great tactician.
Clinical NegligenceUK Bar
He has great attention to detail, he is a very good advocate and he can think on his feet.
Clinical NegligenceUK Bar
He is an excellent advocate and his drafting is very good. His knowledge and experience is impressive.
Clinical NegligenceUK Bar