Martin Lanchester

Martin Lanchester is a specialist in Personal Injury Clinical Negligence and coronial law.

He appears for both Claimants and Defendants in high-value and complex cases, often involving those with life changing injuries. Martin is recognised in the Chambers & Partners and Legal 500 legal directories for his work in Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence. Martin is instructed for interested persons involved in inquests, often in cases where Article 2 is invoked and sits as an Assistant Coroner in Gwent.

Martin specialises in catastrophic and high value injuries with often complex expert evidence. Martin practised as a criminal barrister earlier in his career and has a formidable reputation in dealing with cases involving fraud and fundamental dishonesty. He is regularly instructed in all areas of personal injury, including road traffic, fatal accidents, work-place and public liability.

Martin is a busy and experienced Tier 1 clinical negligence specialist who is regularly instructed to represent Claimants and Defendants. He benefits from a scientific background and is well suited to dealing with complex and developing areas of medicine.

Martin has recent experience of cases involving stroke, vascular disease, spinal surgery, delayed cancer diagnosis, cardiac surgery and cardiology, consent, general practice, neurology, nursing and pressure sores, obstetrics and gynaecology, fertility with surrogacy, radiology and neuroradiology, chronic pain and urological injury.