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Simon Tait

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Work Department

Medical negligence/health sector.

Position

Simon heads up our health practice nationally, and is responsible for the sector strategy across all of Browne Jacobson’s Offices.  His practice is primarily contentious, advising on regulatory matters, inquests, and clinical governance matters.

Simon specialises in advising on high profile clinical investigations, including inquests often attracting national press coverage.

He is client partner for a number of our key clients including the Medical Protection Society, Derby Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, and Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.

Career

Simon is the head of our health advisory and litigation department and a member of the firm’s Executive. He has over 30 years’ experience advising health sector clients.

His case load includes complex inquests, with a particular focus on representing clients at inquests in maternity cases. He is an experienced advocate, representing clients in the Coroner’s court, including at jury inquests.

Simon also advises on all aspects of general healthcare including consent to treatment, disclosure, and medical treatment. He has also regularly supported in house legal teams via short term secondments. He has also sat on the ethics committee of an acute Hospital Trust (and sat on that committee throughout the Covid 19 pandemic).

Simon has a particular interest in the provision of training to clients and is a key note speaker on our very successful mock inquest training course, which he developed jointly with one of our NHST Trust clients.

Trained Irwin Mitchell; qualified 1990; partner Browne Jacobson 1999.

Memberships

Nottinghamshire Medico-Legal Society. Nottinghamshire Healthcare Adult Mental Health Ethics Committee

Education

Fakenham High School; Leeds Metropolian University (1987 LLB).