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John Coughlan KC

John Coughlan KC

UK Bar 2026

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No5 Barristers' Chambers
 No5 Barristers' Chambers

Ranked in 1 practice area

Clinical Negligence

Midlands (Bar)

15 years ranked

About

Provided by No5 Barristers' Chambers

UK Bar

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.

Chambers Review

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UK Bar

Clinical Negligence - Midlands (Bar)

Band 1
Individual Editorial

John Coughlan KC is a highly regarded practitioner who acts predominantly for claimants in complex clinical matters. His broad practice takes in numerous high-stakes issues including birth injury and surgical negligence claims.

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Strengths

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  • John is very cool and calm. He's measured, sensible and quite up for the fight when necessary. He's a go-to.

    Clinical NegligenceUK Bar

  • John is meticulously well prepared. He provides commercially savvy and technical advice and handles witnesses with ease. He has an easy gravitas and is utterly unflappable.

    Clinical NegligenceUK Bar

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Midlands (Bar)

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