Cloisters is 'an excellent clinical negligence chambers', with significant expertise in handling claimant work. The group's workload includes advising on high-value catastrophic injury claims, complex causation disputes, and birth injury claims, which have been a key recent area of instruction for William Latimer-Sayer KC. Simon Dyer KC is 'a brilliant strategic thinker and exudes an aura of supreme confidence in his thinking'. Among the junior end of chambers, Jennifer Danvers has a strong track record in appearing in high-value clinical negligence litigation, especially in complex obstetrics cases.
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Main areas of practice: Clinical Negligence, Discrimination and Equality Law, Employment
Jen was called to the Bar in 2012. She was appointed to the EHRC’s Panel of Preferred Counsel in 2019.
Employment
Jen has particular expertise in the Higher Education sector acting for both HE providers, such as Oxford University, and on behalf of unions and individual academics. She was instructed on behalf of c.10,000 claimants as junior counsel in a gig-economy case. She regularly acts as sole counsel in high profile and complex multi-day discrimination and whistleblowing litigation. She is highly sought after by both claimant and respondent solicitors for her clear-sighted, strategic approach to litigation. Jen also regularly undertakes complex internal investigations into employee disputes and disciplinary matters, including in the most sensitive cases of serious sexual harassment. She sits as a fee-paid Employment Judge in the South West Region.
Clinical negligence
Jen has acted for claimants with complex claims where both liability and quantum is in issue. She has an active practice as sole counsel and is frequently junior to leaders in the field of high value clinical negligence litigation, in particular, wrongful birth cases.
Discrimination
Jen represents clients in discrimination in goods and services and education litigation. She recently acted for Emily Bendell in her widely-reported claim against the Garrick Club.
Career
Called 2012; Inner Temple.
Education
Oxford University BA (Hons) Jurisprudence
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- 'Frankie Beale is excellent - very responsive and personable.'
- 'First rate - always helpful and accommodating.'
- 'Always efficient clerks.'
- 'Responsive and pragmatic.'
- 'Top set of clinical negligence barristers.'
- 'A very solid - and go to - set for claimant clinical negligence work.'
- 'A widely regarded strong set for clinical negligence.'
- 'Cloisters offer a wealth of claimant experience in clinical negligence work.'