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Kate Lumbers
Position
Kate is a civil practitioner who practices in three areas: clinical negligence; personal injury and employment law. In the area of clinical negligence she is instructed by claimants in cases involving, amongst other things, delayed diagnosis, obstetric injury, negligent dental treatment and surgical injury. In connection with clinical negligence work she also represents families at inquests, where her subtantial advocacy experience is an advantage. In addition to her clinical nelgigence work Kate is also instructed by claimants and defendants in complex and high value personal injury cases, including those arising out of historic sexual abuse, road traffic accidents, workplace accidents and failures to maintain the highway. Kate is also experienced in a wide range of employment disputes including breach of restrictive covenants, redundancy, TUPE and discrimination claims.
Career
Called 1999; a member of both the South Eastern and Midland Circuits.
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Clinical negligence
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 3Kate Lumbers –7BR ‘Kate is thorough, and very good with clients – she puts them at ease.’
7BR‘s ‘leading silks’ and members of ‘strength at all levels of call‘ act for a range of claimant and defendant firms in high-profile cases concerning a range of medically complex issues, and offer expertise in all forms of alternative dispute resolution. Simeon Maskrey KC is currently instructed on behalf of the NHS to represent them on claims brought as a result of the COVID pandemic; in addition he has continuing involvement in the Paul, Polmear and Purchase conjoined appeals concerning the recoverability of damages by secondary victims of clinical negligence, specifically when they witness the death of a loved one – leading the appeal to the Supreme Court re-evaluating a line of case law stemming from the Hillsborough disaster. Hugh Preston KC recently led the TVT/TOT/TVM mesh implant litigation, concerning consent issues around mesh implantation, and has notable experience of complex birth injury claims. Birth injury claims are also an area of expertise for Richard Baker KC, who was elevated to silk in March 2023. Kate Lumbers also has particular expertise in claims in the obstetric arena.
London Bar > Inquests and inquiries
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 4Kate Lumbers –7BR ‘Kate is an exceptional barrister who leaves no stone unturned in a case.’