Jessica Denton > Chambers of Frances Heaton KC and Richard Norton > Manchester, England > Barrister Profile

Jessica Denton

0161 214 1500 clerk@stjohnsbuildings.co.uk View profile

Work Department

Personal Injury, Clinical Negligence, Employment, Accidents Abroad

Position

Jessica represents Claimants and Defendants across a broad spectrum of Personal Injury work, including road traffic accidents, public liability, employer’s liability and product liability with a focus on serious injury claims. Jessica also acts in fatal accident claims. She has recent experience of conducting complex and/or high value claims including polytrauma, long-term psychiatric injuries, neurological injuries and pain cases. As an experienced discrimination practitioner, Jessica also has a growing practice in advising and pleading personal injury claims pursued under Equality Act 2010, frequently involving claimants with disability.

Jessica practises in claims on the Fast and Multi-Track of the County Court. Jessica undertakes advocacy at all stages of a claim and conducts trials (Fast and Multi-Track), CCMCs, application hearings, assessment of damages’ hearings and appeal hearings. Jessica is frequently instructed to advise in conference in serious injury claims. She also has a busy paperwork practice and drafts Advices, Particulars of Claim, Defences and schedules/counter-schedules in all Personal Injury matters.

Jessica has a keen interest in and in-depth knowledge of clinical negligence. She accepts instructions for Claimants and Defendants in clinical negligence claims. She provides advocacy and advisory services across a broad range of clinical negligence claims. Jessica has acted recently in claims involving delayed diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy, birth injury (to mother and child), delayed diagnosis of cancer and radiological errors. Jessica has acted in a number of claims involving complications arising from orthopaedic injuries and/or surgery.

Jessica accepts instructions in all matters of Employment Law for both Claimants and Respondents. She acts at all stages of claims within the Tribunal and has experience advising prospective Claimants and Respondents on pre and post-termination settlement agreements governed by section 111A ERA 1996. Jessica is regularly instructed to provide written advices and pleadings in a wide range of Employment claims.

Jessica undertakes work in a broad range of travel claims with a particular interest in aviation law.

Education

• Manchester Metropolitan University – Bar Professional Training Course – Very Competent
• The College of Law (Chester) – Graduate Diploma in Law – Commendation
• Newcastle University – BA (Hons): Classical Studies & English – High 2:1