Clinical Negligence | UK Bar

No5 Barristers' Chambers is the leading set on the Midlands Circuit for complex clinical negligence matters. The set houses a strong bench of barristers, including several medically qualified professionals, who are noted for their experience handling high-value cases stemming from surgical and dental negligence, birth injuries and failures in diagnosis. Additional areas of expertise for the team include catastrophic brain and spinal injuries and multiparty claims involving medical devices. The set's members are regularly instructed to act for both claimant and defendant clients, including private individuals, medical defence organisations and NHS trusts. Members recently acted for a claimant that suffered paraplegia as a result of the delayed diagnosis of a spinal abscess. Instructing solicitors note: "The set is renowned in the West Midlands area for its expertise. The services and expertise offered is of an extremely high standard, from their clerking right through to their silk offerings."

Kings Chambers is noted for its representation of both claimant and defendant clients in a wide range of clinical negligence disputes. The set's barristers are particularly well regarded for their expertise in wrongful birth and birth injury claims, including complex cerebral palsy cases. The members are also regularly called upon to handle high-value claims arising from surgical negligence and delayed or missed diagnoses. The members recently acted for the claimant in a delay in diagnosis and treatment of a DVT. Interviewees report: "The set's practitioners have outstanding ability and skill to handle very complex, sophisticated and high-value claims."