Profile
Position
Barrister specialising in clinical negligence, acting for claimants and defendant health authorities, NHS trusts, private hospitals and medical defence organisations in all types of clinical practice. Particular interests include cases involving catastrophic birth injuries, oncological treatment, spinal surgery, brain injury, psychiatric care and anaesthetics. Recent cases include: eight day High Court trial successfully defending a hospital’s post operative care of a patient who suffered a fatal bleed following colorectal surgery; successfully defending a trust’s care of a psychiatric patient who absconded from the ward before a formal assessment of mental state; successfully acting for claimants injured at birth by failure to monitor their condition in labour. Ongoing cases include acting for claimants in unsuccessful back surgery; delayed diagnosis of cancer; acting for defendants in cases of brain damage peri operatively; paraplegia following epidural anaesthesia. Numerous quantum assessments including valuing high-value catastrophic injuries, advising on periodical payments, indexation and funding of care.
Career
Called 1982, Middle Temple. Sits as a Recorder in crime and civil cases.
Memberships
Education
Queen’s School Chester; Trinity Hall, Cambridge (1981 MA Law).
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Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- 'Jack May-Davis and Sam Barrett are both excellent and very responsive.'
- 'Greg Frewin is always very responsive and will go the the extra mile.'
- 'Greg Frewin is exceptionally good and knows his barristers very well.'
- 'Jack May-Davis is very responsive and easy to work with.'
- 'Quality offer for clinical negligence work.'
- 'Very efficient set.'
- 'A strong set with excellent barristers.'
- 'Excellent set with star performers, especially at the senior level.'