Robert Sowersby > Chambers of Anna Vigars KC > Bristol, England > Barrister Profile
Guildhall Chambers Offices
Guildhall Chambers
23 BROAD STREET
BRISTOL
BS1 2HG
England
- Set Profile
- Go to...
Robert Sowersby
Work Department
Clinical negligence; inquests; personal injury.
Position
Rob’s busy practice is centered around defending clinical negligence claims and he has worked as a practitioner in this field for over 15 years.
Initially best known for claimant work, having followed the well-worn “poacher turned gamekeeper” path, Rob now acts principally for doctors, health boards and hospital trusts, no longer accepting instructions to act on behalf of claimants.
He has a reputation for success in unusually difficult cases and is well regarded for being strongly client-focused, ‘down to earth’ and skilled in dealing with experts. He is consistently recommended by the leading legal directories and is recognised for his ability to approach cases forensically but with an eye on the ‘bigger picture’.
Rob sits locally as an Assistant Coroner and as result of this, along with regularly being instructed to provide representation, he has acquired extensive experience of large and high-profile inquests.
Career
Rob works across the full spectrum of clinical negligence work. Most of his cases arise from a serious untoward outcome, and many involve allegations of surgical negligence.
Rob often deals with claims of unusual factual or medical complexity. In terms of financial value; the majority fall within the £50,000 to £1m range.
He regularly provides advice and representation in cases involving allegations of:
- Surgical negligence
- Failings in the provision of primary and/or emergency care
- Failure to diagnose cancer
- Negligence in the provision of psychiatric care
- “Secondary victim” psychiatric claims
Whilst most of Rob’s work is clinical, he still undertakes a small proportion of personal injury work, generally of high value, with complexity or unusual aspect, such as complex procedural, liability or causation issues.
Memberships
- PIBA
- The King’s Fund
- The Coroners Society
Education
- BVC, ICSL
- PgDip Law, UWE
- MA, History & Anthropology
- First Class Hons, History, UCL