LAWYER PROFILE

Graham Bell

UK 2026

Thomson Snell & Passmore

Ranked in 2 practice areas

Clinical Negligence: Mainly Claimant

The South

4 years ranked

Personal Injury: Mainly Claimant

The South

4 years ranked

About

Provided by Thomson Snell & Passmore

UK

Practice Areas

Partner specialising in claimant clinical negligence and personal injury. Has acted in many high value and unusual cases including winning record damages for blindness arising from clinical negligence and a case of wrongful birth where a GP failed to refer the patient for genetic counselling. He has a particular interest in the law of medical consent. He recently won a case at a High Court trial involving a patient death following delay in treating meningitis. Has regularly acted for brain injured children in maximum severity clinical negligence and personal injury cases.

Career

LLB (first class), LLM in health law (prizes for best dissertation and best postgraduate student). Qualified 1993. Joined Thomson Snell & Passmore in 2002.

Professional Memberships

Member of the Law Society clinical negligence and personal injury panels, a fellow of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers and an assessor for APIL accredited clinical negligence specialists and a member of the Medico-Legal Society.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Clinical Negligence: Mainly Claimant - The South

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Graham Bell is a highly renowned partner with considerable expertise in clinical negligence. He represents clients in a wide range of matters concerning such issues as delays in diagnosis, cerebral palsy and meningitis-related claims.

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Personal Injury: Mainly Claimant - The South

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Graham Bell has a significant practice in RTA and workplace accident cases involving amputations and spine and brain injury.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Graham is a good person to have on your side. He is experienced, measured and clear, responsive and deals only with the best.
Clinical Negligence: Mainly ClaimantChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
In short, he is superb: immensely knowledgeable, canny, with superb contacts and experience. In every aspect, Graham is at the very top of the tree.
Clinical Negligence: Mainly ClaimantChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
He can distil the issues down to key points and has an amazing ability to absorb large amounts of information. He is also good at explaining difficult concepts in a digestible manner to clients.
Clinical Negligence: Mainly ClaimantChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
Graham is great to work with. He works hard for his clients and gets results.
Clinical Negligence: Mainly ClaimantChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
Graham has an extraordinary technical ability and manages his cases absolutely flawlessly.
Clinical Negligence: Mainly ClaimantChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
Graham is brilliant in his field. He's extremely supportive and informative, extremely calm in manner, with a high standard of professionalism.
Personal Injury: Mainly ClaimantChambers Guide to the Legal Profession