Henry Vanderpump > Chambers of Frances Heaton KC and Richard Norton > Manchester, England > Barrister Profile
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Henry Vanderpump
Work Department
Personal Injury
Disease
Clinical Negligence
Catastrophic Injury
Position
Henry specialises in Personal Injury and undertakes work in three distinct areas – disease, clinical negligence and catastrophic injury claims.
He acts on behalf of Claimants and Defendants in equal measure and has also been involved in providing strategic advice to a large national firm of solicitors in relation to noise induced hearing loss claims.
Henry has also worked as a Consultant in house for a large national firm of solicitors specialising in asbestos litigation.
Career
Called 2007; The Inner Temple. He was appointed as a Deputy District Judge and a Fee-Paid Judge in 2019.
Lawyer Rankings
Regional Bar > Northern Circuit > Clinical negligence
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 2Henry Vanderpump – St John’s Buildings ‘Henry is hardworking and diligent, tactically astute, well-prepared for conference work, provides a high standard of written work when instructed to prepare papers such as pleadings and advice notes, and he is robust in dealing with court hearings.’
St John’s Buildings is praised as ‘an excellent chambers providing a good selection of solid barristers in the clinical negligence field’. One such member is Philip Grundy, who has significant expertise in handling cases around consent and cauda equina, in addition to delayed diagnosis of illnesses. The set is also home to Henry Vanderpump, who works almost exclusively for claimants, and his cases often involve complex surgical procedures and delayed cancer diagnoses. Like Vanderpump, Richard Norton also focuses on claimant work, especially cases regarding surgical negligence and negligent post-operative care. Alastair Wright has a well-established clinical negligence practice, and Rebecca Titus-Cobb is another notable name, acting for claimants and defendants, including NHS trusts.