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Chambers of John Ross QC

LONDON, WC2A 1LF, ENGLAND
Tel:
Work 0845 634 6666
Fax:
Fax 0845 634 6667
DX:
364 LONDON CHANCERY LANE WC2
Web:
www.1chancerylane.com
Email:

Simon Readhead QC

Tel:
Work +44 845 634 6666
Email:
1 Chancery Lane (Chambers of John Ross QC)

Position

Specialist clinical negligence practitioner. Particular expertise in personal injury claims, professional negligence litigation, health and safety, judicial review and human rights. Cases include R (Laporte) v Chief Constable of Gloucestershire [2006] HL; The Official Solicitor v Allinson [2004]; Scholz v Whitely and Holroyd [2001]; and Adeshina v King’s Healthcare NHS Trust [2000].

Career

Called 1979; Middle Temple; assistant recorder 1995; recorder 2000. Regular speaker on healthcare law and human rights.

Member

Wasted Costs Panel; General Council of the Bar; London Common Law and Commercial Bar Association; PIBA; PNBA; Association of Regulatory and Disciplinary Lawyers; Commonwealth Lawyers Association.

Education

Tonbridge School; Lincoln College, Oxford University (1977 BA; 1978 BCL; 1980 MA).

Practice Areas

Clinical negligence - either side; Personal injury - either side; Professional negligence

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