JUNIOR PROFILE

Matthew Barnes

UK Bar 2026

1 Crown Office Row

Ranked in 2 practice areas

Clinical Negligence

London (Bar)

Professional Discipline

London (Bar)

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UK Bar

Clinical Negligence - London (Bar)

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Matthew Barnes principally focuses on all aspects of medical law, including areas of public law, inquest work and clinical negligence. He devotes much of his practice to representing both claimants and defendants in catastrophic injury claims ranging in both value and complexity. He also acts on behalf of medical staff and families at inquests.

Strengths

He is a wonderful advocate and excellent at managing complex claims.

Matthew is excellent. He is robust, bright, able and superb on his feet.

He offers good commercial solutions and has a sensible approach to assessing risk.

Matthew Barnes is extremely impressive and does excellent work.

He always adds significant value to any matter he is instructed in. He is remarkably tenacious, and has a knack for cutting through to the crux of the case.

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Professional Discipline - London (Bar)

Band 3

Individual Editorial

Matthew Barnes is a medical specialist who offers broad disciplinary expertise and is regularly called upon to appear before a range of regulators including the GDC and local health boards.