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John Coughlan KC
Work Department
Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence
Position
Deputy Head of the Clinical Negligence Group
Director, No5 Chambers Ltd
Director of Education, Midland Circuit
Career
Call 1999, Silk 2021.
John was appointed to silk in 2021 following a successful and diverse clinical negligence and serious injury practice. He prides himself on detailed preparation, client care and expert witness handling, both in conference and at Trial. He has acted in group litigation and a large number of high profile and high value cases. John is regularly instructed in cases at the cutting edge of evolving law including wrongful birth, IVF accidents, failures in obtaining informed consent and a strong vein of cases involving secondary victims. Many of his cases involve multiple Defendants, and he is skilled at exploring and distilling complex issues of causation and quantum. Many of his cases involve consideration of periodical payments, accommodation issues and statutory funding. John continues to act for Claimants and Defendants and has been recommended in directories for many years.
Memberships
PIBA; PNBA; AvMA.
Education
LLB (1997 Hons Bris); BCL (1998 Hons Oxon).
Lawyer Rankings
Regional Bar > Midland Circuit > Clinical negligence
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 1John Coughlan KC – No5 Barristers’ Chambers ‘John is a trusted and safe pair of hands offering sound and balanced advice. He adopts an extremely thorough and methodological approach to cases, and his analysis is second-to-none.’
Regional Bar > Midland Circuit > Personal injury
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 1John Coughlan KC – No5 Barristers’ Chambers ‘John is extremely thorough and manages all aspects of the claim with great insight. His intellect is apparent and reassuring. He is very much a steady hand and great to have on board when complications arise.’
Regional Bar > Western Circuit > Clinical negligence
Led by Chris Bright KC and John Coughlan KC, members of No5 Barristers’ Chambers possess ‘a wealth of knowledge and experience‘ and regularly receive instructions from members of the public, NHS trusts, medical defence organisations, and private medical institutions, among others. The ‘incredibly clever and insightful‘ Jonathan Jones KC is an ‘excellent advocate’ who primarily handles high-value brain damage cases as well as cases involving birth trauma and serious spinal injuries.