Chambers of Benjamin Browne QC
TEMPLE, LONDON, EC4Y 9AY, ENGLAND
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- Work 020 7822 1200
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- Fax 020 7822 1300
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- 134 LONDON CHANCERY LANE WC2
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Benjamin Browne QC
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- Work +44 20 7822 1200
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Position
Main area of work is clinical negligence and serious personal injury, professional indemnity, insurance disputes and disciplinary proceedings against professionals. Reputation of being an excellent cross-examiner and has been referred to as a leader in the clinical negligence field. Argued many catastrophic birth injury cases as well as cases for and against GPs, surgeons and hospital or health authorities where negligent diagnosis or treatment has been claimed. Also argued cases where there has been a failure to safeguard suicidal patients. Instructed to represent the claimants in the Atomic Veterans Group Litigation; other notable cases: Miah v Black Country Health Authority CA [2007], Bevan Brittan, Adrian Dagnall; Evans v Birmingham and Black Country Health Authority [2007], Bevan Brittan, Tim Hodgetts; Barry v Ablerex, Buller Jeffries, Richard Seagrove (personal injury); Mirvahedy v Henley (House of Lords) [2002] Berrymans Lace Mawer, Jenny Moates (Animals Act); Mattis v Pollock (CA) [2003] Davies Lavery, Tracy Head (personal injury); Davis and Docherty v Balfour Kilpatrick and others (CA) [2002] David Groves (personal injury); Webber v Dorset County Council (CA) [2001] Ford Simey (property damage).
Career
Called 1976; Inner Temple; QC 1996; Recorder 1998.
Member
PIBA; LCLNCBA.
Education
Eton College; Christchurch, Oxford (MA Jurisprudence).
Leisure
Family, country pursuits, gardening; club: Boodles.
Practice Areas
Commercial; Common law (general)
