Chambers of John Ross QC
LONDON, WC2A 1LF, ENGLAND
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John Ross QC
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Position
Barrister specialising in professional negligence and insurance-related claims, personal injury, clinical negligence, and local authority cases; general commercial/contract; he appears and advises in jurisdictions overseas. Cases include: Kew v Bettamix Ltd and ors [2006] CA; Stansell Ltd v Co-operative Group (CWS) Limited [2005] – effectiveness of non-assignment cause in JCT contract in face of a purported statutory transfer of cause of action; Healy v Cosmos Air & Vilar de Lapa Lda [2005] – liability of foreign hotel in relation to diving injuries suffered by tourist abroad; College Credit v (1) National Guarantee Corp and (2) Peter Parker [2004]; Carty v London Borough of Croydon [2004] CA; Sandhar v Department of Transport [2004] CA; Moy v Petman-Smith [2004] HL; Dempsey v Johnstone [2003] CA; McManus v Sharif [2003] CA; Grimm v Newman and Chantrey Vellacott DFK [2002] CA; Cummins v Shell International Manning Services Ltd [2002] CA; Anderton v Clwyd [2002] CA; Murphy v MOD [2001]; Goodes v East Sussex County Council [2000] HL; Carroll v Dunlop Ltd, Fearon and Bent [1998] CA; the Banque Bruxelles litigation; Nelson Holdings Ltd v British Gas Plc, Southern Electricity and Surrey County Council [1997]; Anderson v Iles [1996]; Coombs v British Rail Engineering [1993]; Leicester Wholesale Fruit Market Ltd v Grundy [1990]; Udall v Capri Lighting Ltd (in liquidation) [1988]; Jackman v Corbett [1988]; Richard Roberts Holdings v Douglas Smith Stimson Partnership [1987]; Bonalumi v Secretary of State for Home Dept [1985].
Career
Called 1971; Inner Temple; recorder 1994; QC 2001; Head of Chambers 2007; publications: contributing the chapter on architects’ and engineers’ negligence in ‘Pittaways and Hammerton: Professional Negligence Cases’ (Butterworths 1998).
Member
London Common Law and Commercial Bar Association; Technology and Construction Bar Association; PNBA (executive committee).
Education
University College, London (1968 LLB; 1970 LLM).
Leisure
Golf, cricket, racing, bridge.
Practice Areas
Litigation - insurance/reinsurance; Personal injury - either side; Professional negligence
