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John De Bono
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Position
Barrister specialising in (a) clinical negligence: acts for both claimants and defendants including in claims of the highest value; (b) discipline/regulation: represents doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals before regulatory bodies (GMC, NMC, Care Standards Tribunal) and acts for PCT’s and practitioners in FHSAA hearings; police misconduct hearings and appeal hearings; (c) public law: particularly claims arising out of community care and health legislation for and against local authorities, NHS Trust and private individuals; (d) police law: acts for police forces in civil damages claims, judicial review and in police disciplinary proceedings. Cases include: Chandrasekera v Nursing & Midwifery Council [2009] EWHC 144 (Admin), striking off nurse convicted of manslaughter of her husband not disproportionate; Azzam v General Medical Council [2009] LS Law Medical 28: [2009] 105 BMLR 142, GMC must consider remediation when considering whether fitness to practice is impaired; Tagg v Countess of Chester Hospital [2007] 95 BMLR 76, gynaecologist had failed to inspect bowel adequately following removal of ovaries. Andrew Moore v Care Standards Tribunal and Commission for Social Care Inspection [2005] 1 WLR 2979 (CA), (meaning of a care home for the purposes of the Care Standards Act 2000); Charlie Aru v Chief Constable of Merseyside [2004] 1 WLR 1697 (CA), (Court of Appeal has no jurisdiction to hear appeal from judicial review challenge to a police caution); Ryan v Liverpool Health Authority and Liverpool City Council [2002] Lloyd’s Rep Med 23 (liability of local authority to fund care for accident victims); Barry v Liverpool City Council [2001] LGR 361 (lawfulness of licensing scheme for door keepers).
Career
Called 1995; Gray’s Inn. Publications include: ‘Who foots the bill’, Solicitors Journal (SJ) (2003) Vol 147 No 39; ‘Damages for Care – local authority indemnities: Part 1’ Journal of Personal Injury Law (JPIL) (June 2002) Issue No 2; Damages for care – local authority indemnities: Part 2’ JPIL (December 2003); ‘Degrees of dependency’, New Law Journal (NLJ) (2003) Vol 152, No 7086.
Member
Professional Negligence Bar Association; Personal Injuries Bar Association.
Education
Downside School; Oriel College, Oxford (MA First Class Hons Philosophy and Theology).
Practice Areas
Clinical negligence - either side; Mental health; Professional disciplinary and regulatory law (including police law)
