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Richard Baker KC KC
Position
Barrister specialising in personal injury and clinical injury.
Career
Qualified Middle Temple 2000. Assistant Deputy Coroner 2011.
Education
Newcastle University (1996-99 LLB Hons).
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Clinical negligence
(2023 Silks)Ranked: Tier 1Richard Baker KC –7BR ‘Richard is a top-quality counsel. His attention-to-detail is excellent, as are his drafting skills and his ability to identify the key issues of a case. He is a formidable advocate and has dealt with a number of tricky applications on cases for clients over the years.’
(2023 Silks)Ranked: Tier 1Richard Baker KC – 7BR ‘Richard is an impressive advocate. He is clear, calm and persuasive.’
7BR‘s ‘leading silks’ and members of ‘strength at all levels of call‘ act for a range of claimant and defendant firms in high-profile cases concerning a range of medically complex issues, and offer expertise in all forms of alternative dispute resolution. Simeon Maskrey KC is currently instructed on behalf of the NHS to represent them on claims brought as a result of the COVID pandemic; in addition he has continuing involvement in the Paul, Polmear and Purchase conjoined appeals concerning the recoverability of damages by secondary victims of clinical negligence, specifically when they witness the death of a loved one – leading the appeal to the Supreme Court re-evaluating a line of case law stemming from the Hillsborough disaster. Hugh Preston KC recently led the TVT/TOT/TVM mesh implant litigation, concerning consent issues around mesh implantation, and has notable experience of complex birth injury claims. Birth injury claims are also an area of expertise for Richard Baker KC, who was elevated to silk in March 2023. Kate Lumbers also has particular expertise in claims in the obstetric arena.
London Bar > Personal injury, industrial disease and insurance fraud
(2023 Silks)Ranked: Tier 1Richard Baker KC– 7BR ‘Richard is a very hard working, authoritative and responsive barrister. Frankly, impressive all-round.’
(2023 Silks)Ranked: Tier 1Richard Baker KC – 7BR ‘Richard is an impressive advocate. He is clear, calm and persuasive.’
7BR is a ‘fantastic set’ noted for its ‘excellent spread of counsel at all levels of call’. Simeon Maskrey KC is an expert acting in maximum severity injury claims; Richard Baker KC was elevated to silk in the 2023 round. The set also has standout expertise in abuse litigation: this year including Adam Weitzman KC‘s leading Caroline Lody in the Court of Appeal for the defendant in AB v BCC and WCC, involving the threshold for parental neglect to be reached before a local authority’s positive duty under Article 3 of the ECHR is engaged, and Steven Ford KC‘s work in DJ v Barnsley MBC, an appeal regarding whether the local authority is vicariously liable for family members who foster children.
London Bar > Inquests and inquiries
(2023 Silks)Ranked: Tier 1Richard Baker KC – 7BR ‘Richard is a superb advocate with a keen eye for detail. He is exceptionally bright and navigates even the most complex evidence with aplomb. He has a relaxed and friendly manner with clients, and puts them at ease in stressful, demanding situations.’