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Personal Injury - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Scott Matthewson of Serjeants' Inn Chambers receives instructions in high-value fatal accident and brain injury cases for an even split of defendant and claimant solicitors. He has experience in high-profile public liability litigation, often involving the armed forces or the police, and in complex RTAs, with specific expertise in motorcycle accidents.
Inquests & Public Inquiries - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Scott Matthewson focuses predominantly on representing private contractors in inquests arising from deaths in prisons. He has considerable expertise in Article 2 jury inquests and those involving clinical negligence and health and safety violations.
Strengths
Scott is very personable, highly intelligent and has exceptional legal ability.
Scott is an absolutely amazing barrister and a brilliant advocate. Clients absolutely love and trust him as he knows so much about coronial law.
Scott has vast clinical negligence experience and so is a solid pair of hands in complex cases.
Clinical Negligence - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Scott Matthewson is no stranger to handling clinical negligence cases of the greatest value and complexity, including those involving allegations of surgical negligence and brain injury cases. He acts for both claimants and defendants.
Strengths
He is hugely experienced. His manner makes difficult conversations easier to navigate which means he can often achieve a way through a complex issue.
Scott is an outstanding advocate with good commercial sense. He is able to communicate complex matters to clients in a way that they understand.