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Mr Edward Bishop KC KC
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Edward Bishop KC has practised in the fields of clinical negligence and personal injury for most of his career. He has also more recently developed expertise and experience in claims involving violations of human rights in the healthcare setting.
Edward has practised in clinical negligence and healthcare for over 25 years, and has experience in advising on, contesting and mediating complex and high value claims in all fields of medical care. In the early stages of his career he was involved in the sodium valproate group litigation, and later in a group action brought by heroin-addicted prisoners. His main area of practice now is in high value cerebral palsy and spinal injury claims. He is regularly instructed by both claimants and defendants.
Edward has practised in personal injury litigation throughout his career, and now specialises in high value claims arising in many different circumstances, including injuries sustained in the course of employment and road traffic accidents. He is currently instructed in a number of claims for personal injury damages arising as a result of allegations of human rights violations.
Career
- Qualified arbitrator, PiCarbs 2016
- Contributing Editor, Kemp and Kemp on the Quantum of Damages
- Member of the arbitrators’ panel of Sport Resolutions
Education
- The King’s School. Canterbury
- Pembroke College, Cambridge
- Central London Polytechnic
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Clinical negligence
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 2Edward Bishop KC – Deka Chambers ‘Edward’s highly intelligent and thoughtful approach to litigation in this difficult area of law makes him the first choice when seeking to challenge legal points or take an innovative approach to quantum. He is an eloquent and persuasive advocate at the top of his field.’
Launched in October 2022 by the merger of 9 Gough Chambers and 1 Chancery Lane, Deka Chambers ‘has huge strength-in-depth from its silks to its juniors’ – bringing together the claimant and defendant-side strengths of both sets. Edward Bishop KC has notable experience in birth injury claims – he acted for the defendant in ZXB v UCL Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, a maximum severity birth injury claim involving issues of breach of duty, causation and material contribution. Laura Johnson KC has involvement in the case of Paul v Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, representing the claimants whose father died following negligent failure to identify his heart problems – the cases touching on issues of case law, dating back to the wake of the Hillsborough disaster, on psychiatric injuries caused by witnessing injuries caused by negligence. Simon Readhead KC specialises in claims involving catastrophic neurological injuries, and turning to the set’s juniors Laura Begley is a nother notable name, with experience in claims from negligent spinal surgery to injuries in vulnerable clients with pre-existing issues.
London Bar > Personal injury, industrial disease and insurance fraud
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 3Edward Bishop KC – Deka Chambers ‘Always very well prepared, excellent with experts – inspires confidence.’