At Old Square Chambers, the clinical negligence team has a solid track record in advising claimants and defendants on a broad range of complex cases, often involving serious brain and spinal injuries and cancer claims. Ben Collins KC is 'an excellent tactician' with an excellent reputation for handling catastrophic brain injury claims, obstetric and neonatal cases and delayed diagnoses matters, to name a few. Among the junior end of chambers, the 'tenacious and astute' Sophie Beesley brings experience in representing claimants in complex birth injury claims, and Bruno Gil is well known for appearing before the High Court in claims concerning spinal injuries and delayed cancer diagnoses.
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Testimonials

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  • 'Will Meade leads the team superbly and nothing is ever too much trouble. Joe Kallas and Olivia Moliterno are always on hand to offer invaluable assistance.'
  • 'Joe Kallas is excellent.'
  • 'Joe Kallas is approachable and consistently available to lend a hand. His positive attitude and genuine nature make him a pleasure to work with.'
  • 'The clerks are friendly and professional.'
  • 'The set is very experienced in clinical negligence.'
  • 'A great, highly skilled set, supported by a superb clerking team.'

Lawyers

Leading Silks

KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.

1
Ben Collins KC
‘Ben is very approachable and helpful. He really pushes for his clients in terms of quantum and recovery.’  
4
Charles Woodhouse KC

Leading Juniors

Leading juniors are those with significant experience of key cases, strong market recognition from both peers and clients, and are seen as future candidates for silk.

3
Sophie Beesley
‘Sophie is a dynamic barrister. Experts are impressed by her forensic approach and clients benefit hugely from her empathetic nature.’
3
Bruno Gil
‘Bruno is an exceptionally bright junior with a meticulous eye for detail. His written work is clear, persuasive, and strategically astute.'
3
Victoria Webb
4
Bella Webb
‘Bella is very intelligent and intuitive in her approach to cases. She is a very well respected junior.’