Mr Iain Pickering > Gordons Partnership 2020 Limited > Guildford, England > Lawyer Profile
Gordons Partnership 2020 Limited Offices
EDGEBOROUGH HOUSE
UPPER EDGEBOROUGH ROAD
GUILDFORD
GU1 2BJ
England
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Mr Iain Pickering
Work Department
Healthcare
Position
Partner
Career
Iain trained at Norton Rose in the City and qualified as a solicitor in 1993. He joined Capsticks in 1995 and was a partner there for over 10 years before leaving to join Gordons at the start of 2011.
He is a Partner in Gordon’s Heathcare Team, specialising in defendant medical malpractice litigation, defendant insurance litigation and Regulatory/Professional Conduct litigation with a particular interest in representing doctors, dentists and pharmacists.
Iain is an expert on the Civil Procedure Rules and costs and, historically, has acted variously for Claimants and Defendants in clinical negligence and personal injury litigation.
His experience includes acting for NHS Trusts in complex medical malpractice claims – primarily through instructions from the National Health Service Litigation Authority – specialising in catastrophic injuries arising from childbirth, paediatrics, anaesthetics, neurosurgery and cardiac surgery.
He has led a team in industrial disease litigation when acting for Strategic Health Authorities and uninsured Trusts in respect of personal injury claims arising out of asbestos contamination.
Iain is highly recommended in both Chambers and the Legal 500 as a mainly defendant specialist in clinical negligence work.
Languages
English
Memberships
Iain is a member of the Association of Regulatory and Disciplinary Lawyers and the Pharmacy Law and Ethics Association.
Lawyer Rankings
South East > Insurance > Clinical negligence: defendant
(Leading individuals)Gordons Partnership 2020 Limited comes recommended as ‘a really high quality team doing complex and high value clinical negligence work for the biggest players in the defendant market’ and advises on a plethora of catastrophic injury cases. Two lawyers jointly head up the Guildford-based team: spinal and brain injury expert Charles Atkins leads in conjunction with Iain Pickering, who is vastly experienced on high value claims which typically involve catastrophic injuries and multi-party litigation. Alison Harden is similarly well-versed in clinical negligence defence, having acted on behalf of the NHS and leading medical defence organisations. Suzie McCluney and Carla Applegate are fellow key contacts within the department.
London > Dispute resolution > Professional discipline
‘The epitome of excellence and professional experience‘, Gordons Partnership 2020 Limited is consistently mandated by medical defence organisations on high-profile matters, particularly in relation to doctors, dentists, nurses and pharmacists. Richard Creamer is a highly experienced regulatory practitioner; Charles Atkins acts for doctors and dentists in professional conduct matters; Iain Pickering represents doctors, nurses and midwives before their professional bodies; and recently-promoted partner Susan Hunneyball has significant experience in advising healthcare and social care clients. Within the associate pool, Lily Rose Lloyd is ‘always on top of the brief‘, while Brendan Costello also acts in healthcare disciplinary matters.
Lawyer Rankings
- Clinical negligence: defendant South East > Insurance
- Leading individuals South East > Insurance > Clinical negligence: defendant