John Coughlan KC

Practice Areas

Clinical Negligence and Personal Injury.

Career

John is the Head of the award-winning Clinical Negligence Group at No.5.

John has a thriving clinical negligence and serious personal injury practice. He is instructed in claims of the utmost complexity, severity and value, and regularly undertakes cases in areas of difficult and evolving law including secondary victim claims, wrongful birth, informed consent and scope of duty cases, as well as successive tortfeasor / complex causation cases. His detailed preparation enables him to bring the best out of his client's case. He is well-known for his robust advocacy, his intuitive handling of expert witnesses and his sensitive approach to the client. John acts for Claimants, insurers and medical indemnifiers.

Professional Memberships

PIBA, PNBA, AvMA.