At Devereux, the clinical negligence team continues to act in a broad range of complex matters, ranging from catastrophic injury claims and medical negligence cases to mandates pertaining to birth injuries. Robert Weir KC is very highly regarded for his expertise in advising on complex cases concerning secondary victim claims, as well as handling claims for catastrophic brain and spinal injuries. Richard Cartwright is well known for representing claimants in cases, often involving high-value birth injury claims.
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Richard Cartwright specialises in high value clinical negligence and personal injury claims, especially those with complex loss of earnings calculations. He is dual qualified; he maintains his membership of Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. Recent cases include spinal infection, neurotrauma and spinal injury, birth trauma, wrongful birth claims, fatal claims, and traumatic brain injury. He has recently acted in claims involving complex damages issues and overseas claimants (e.g. France, India, Australia, United States and New Zealand). Richard regularly appears against Leading Counsel.
For more information on Richard's practice and latest case highlights, please visit his full Devereux profile.
Career
Called 1994, Inner Temple.
Languages
Some French and Italian.
Memberships
PIBA; PNBA; AvMA; APIL
Education
Whitchurch Grammar School, Cardiff; University of Manchester (1976 BA Hons).
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- 'The clerks offer an excellent service.'
- 'The clerks are all very responsive and helpful.'
- 'Devereux is a great set with talented barristers and very hardworking clerks.'
- 'The set has a solid reputation for clinical negligence work.'
- 'Excellent - easily one of the key clinical negligence sets.'