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Christopher Johnston KC KC
Position
Christopher Johnston QC was called to the Bar in 1990 and took silk in 2011. Chris is a top flight medical silk. He heads Chambers’ award-winning clinical negligence team. A recognised leader in the field of product liability, he is a team player with extensive experience of large class actions. He edits a seminal medical ethics book. An earlier edition notes that he is “a very, very clever man. Exceptionally bright and capable. A super brain and a nice man too.” Please visit the Serjeants’ Inn website for his profile, which sets out full details of his practice including relevant work of note.
Career
Called 1990; Silk 2011. Worked for Los Angeles law firm 1988; appointed Junior Counsel to the Crown (B Panel) by the Attorney General; appointed head of Serjeants’ Inn Chambers clinical negligence and healthcare team, 2010. Publications of note: ‘Publication of Medical Treatment Decisions and the Law’, 2001; ‘Publication of Second Edition of Medical Treatment Decisions and the Law’, 2010.
Memberships
Professional Negligence Bar Association.
Education
Trinity Hall, Cambridge (MA Law, 1st).
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Court of Protection and community care
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 3London Bar > Clinical negligence
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 1Christopher Johnston KC –Serjeants’ Inn Chambers ‘Christopher remains a go-to silk for clinical cases of utmost complexity. His forensic agendas remain the stuff of legend and ensure that all angles are covered.’
London Bar > Product liability
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 3Christopher Johnston KC –Serjeants’ Inn Chambers ‘Tremendously analytical in his approach to complex matters. His preparation for conferences particularly with experts in the use of spreadsheets and agendas is excellent.’