JUNIOR PROFILE

Jason Wells

UK Bar 2026

Byrom Street Chambers

Ranked in 1 practice area

Clinical Negligence

Northern (Bar)

12 years ranked

About

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Practice Areas

Clinical negligence, personal injury, inquests.

Career

MB ChB Sheffield 1993. FRCS 1998. LLB Nottingham Law School 2007. Called 2007, Lincoln’s Inn.

Jason practiced as a surgeon in the NHS for 12 years before retraining as a barrister. He specialises in medical law and personal injury. Jason is regularly instructed in maximum severity complex clinical negligence matters, particularly cases involving obstetric complications/ brain injuries/ spinal injuries/ amputations, and in catastrophic PI. He regularly appears in the Coroner’s Court and represented the parents of a number of babies who died at Furness General Hospital. Jason sat as an Assistant Coroner in South Manchester 2016 - 2024.

Professional Memberships

PIBA, PNBA, Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.

Chambers Review

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UK Bar

Clinical Negligence - Northern (Bar)

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Jason Wells is a talented junior barrister with experience handling brain injury cases, as well as amputations and fatalities. His background as an NHS surgeon helps inform his practice when dealing with medically complex clinical negligence cases. He demonstrates a good command of issues such as delayed diagnosis.

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Strengths

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Jason is a well-informed, knowledgeable and highly skilled counsel.
Clinical NegligenceUK Bar
A great junior with a technical handle on all things.
Clinical NegligenceUK Bar
Jason is a very experienced junior in medical negligence work.
Clinical NegligenceUK Bar
He has a great forensic ability and he is fabulous on complex clinical cases.
Clinical NegligenceUK Bar