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About
Provided by Sarah Pritchard KC
Practice Areas
King’s Counsel specialising in clinical negligence litigation. Her practice covers a wide range of medical malpractice but she has particular expertise in birth damage claims, cauda equina cases and surgical negligence. She also has a substantial personal injury practice dealing with high value and complex cases and actions involving contribution proceedings between insurance companies and healthcare providers.
Career
University of Manchester (LLB)
Called : 1993 (Gray’s Inn) Junior Scholarship.
Silk : 2019
Professional Memberships
Personal Injuries Bar Association
Northern and North Eastern Circuit
Personal
Education : Finham Park Comprehensive School
Manchester University (LLB (Hons))
Hobbies : Enjoys playing golf and skiing.
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Sarah Pritchard KC is a widely commended advocate who has notable experience in birth injury, spinal injury and failure to diagnose claims. She acts in cases arising from surgical negligence of multiple kinds and is regularly entrusted by hospitals and doctors to defend the highest-value claims, which typically involve numerous expert witnesses.
Sarah Pritchard KC often works for claimants on a range of personal injury claims. She has particular experience working on matters regarding spinal injury and amputation.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"She is fantastic with clients. She makes them feel at ease, even in the most difficult and sensitive of cases."
"Sarah has a direct approach and is a go-to for complex issues. She is all over the medical issues and fights for her clients."
"Sarah turns things around quickly, and her ability to go through huge amounts of info and come back to you quickly is so impressive, while having attention to detail."
"Sarah is exceptional. She is very approachable and is fantastic with clients. Sarah is a pleasure to work with."
"Sarah is a bright, sound and reliable silk."
"Sarah is an expert negotiator and advocate. Things are in very safe hands with her."
"Sarah is straight-talking and approachable in a way that always leads to excellent working relationship. Her advice is reliable on what are often difficult and emotional clinical negligence claims."
"Sarah is a top-class barrister who is a pleasure to work with. She is an absolute force to be reckoned with: fearless, highly-skilled and fiercely intelligent."
"Sarah is wonderfully detailed yet pragmatic. Top-notch."
"She is fantastic with clients. She makes them feel at ease, even in the most difficult and sensitive of cases."
"Sarah has a direct approach and is a go-to for complex issues. She is all over the medical issues and fights for her clients."
"Sarah turns things around quickly, and her ability to go through huge amounts of info and come back to you quickly is so impressive, while having attention to detail."
"Sarah is exceptional. She is very approachable and is fantastic with clients. Sarah is a pleasure to work with."
"Sarah is a bright, sound and reliable silk."
"Sarah is an expert negotiator and advocate. Things are in very safe hands with her."
"Sarah is straight-talking and approachable in a way that always leads to excellent working relationship. Her advice is reliable on what are often difficult and emotional clinical negligence claims."
"Sarah is a top-class barrister who is a pleasure to work with. She is an absolute force to be reckoned with: fearless, highly-skilled and fiercely intelligent."
"Sarah is wonderfully detailed yet pragmatic. Top-notch."