Chambers of Philip Mott QC
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David Westcott QC
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Position
Principal areas of practice are clinical negligence (especially cases involving cerebral palsy and other perinatal morbidity) acting for both claimants and the National Health Service Litigation Authority, and cases of severe personal injury (especially head and spinal, including sporting injuries), acting mainly for claimants. Notable cases include: Van Oppen v Harpur Trust, CA (uninsured schoolboy breaking neck playing rugby); Hoveman v Galli and Others, QBD (claim for damages for failure to diagnose unwanted pregnancy dismissed); St Martins v McAlpine sub nom Linden Gardens v Lenesta Sludge, HL (principles of recovery of damages – contract assigned); Lamey’s v GUS, CA (principles of recovery of damages – provision of defective contractual services); King and Wickens sub nom Gardner v Southwark LBC, CA (automatic strike-out/abuse of process); H v W, CA (alleged contributory negligence of nine-year-old in road traffic accident); Oxley v Penwarden, CA (order for joint instruction of experts on causation in clinical negligence case overturned); Hay v Konig, CA (principles to be applied in identification of split multipliers); Lucas v Barking HA, CA (the definition of ‘instructions’ sent to an expert); Cooke v UBHT, CA (special allowance for care costs rising ahead of RPI not permitted); Freeman, Lockett, QBD (claim to deduction in relation to state funding of care defeated); Gleeson v Court, QBD (contributory negligence for passenger travelling in boot of car driven by drunken driver held to 30%); Hickman v Sandwell & Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust, QBD (claim for birth injuries defeated on breach of duty and causation); Gossland v East of England SHA, QBD (claim for birth injuries defeated on breach of duty and causation); Freeman v Higher Park Farm, CA (volenti established as a defence to liability under the Animals Act); Roult v NW Strategic HA, CA (attempt to usurp approved settlement resisted).
Career
Called to the Bar 1982; joined Chambers 1983; took silk 2003.
Member
Western Circuit; PIBA; PNBA.
Education
Cranleigh School; Brasenose College, Oxford (1979 BA; 1981 BCL).
Practice Areas
Clinical negligence - either side; Personal injury - claimant
