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Band 4

Clinical Negligence

London (Bar)

2 Years Ranked

About

Provided by Nadia Whittaker

UK Bar

Practice Areas

Clinical Negligence, Professional Negligence (including medico-legal experts), Personal Injury (including disease litigation and historic sexual abuse), Civil Fraud and Inquests.

Career

Nadia’s regular workload is in obstetric, neurosurgical, orthopaedic, anaesthetic, oncological, bariatric, ophthalmic, psychiatric, emergency medicine and ambulance services. She specialises in allegations of dishonesty (Iddon v Warner [2021] EWHC 587 (QB): a 7-month custodial sentence for contempt of Court); informed consent (Ollosson v Lee [2019] EWHC 784 (QB); Ball v Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust (2023)); complex arguments about the scope of duty of care (Radia v Marks [2022] EWHC 145 (QB); Chilton v Payne [2024] EWHC 451 (Admin); Juj v John Lewis Partnership Plc [2023] EWCA Civ 1507); catastrophic injuries (Wilson (A Protected Party) v British Boxing Board of Control and others (2024)), and dependency claims. She regularly represents families and Trusts at inquests involving clinical mismanagement of patients detained under the Mental Health Act 1983. Nadia has successfully represented clients in applications concerning wasted costs (Robinson v Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Trust and Mercier [2023] EWHC 21 (KB)) and disapplication of Qualified One-Way Costs regime (Waterfield & 25 others v Dentality Ltd and others [2020] 11 WLUK 223). Nadia is a trial advocate known for her analytical and pragmatic approach and being adept at dealing efficiently and tactfully with highly sensitive issues. Her rigorous analysis of the evidence permits her to secure optimal outcomes in highly contested cases, often against Leading Counsel.

Professional Memberships

PIBA, PNBA

Publications

PI Focus Case report: the doctrine of informed consent (May 2023).

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