John de Bono KC
‘John is absolutely first class. He is extremely personable, approachable and responsive. Clients love him.’
Noted for its 'phenomenal experience in clinical negligence work', Serjeants’ Inn Chambers has an excellent reputation for handling the full range of medical negligence litigation. The team represents both claimants and defendants in complex cases involving obstetric, surgical, psychiatric and cosmetic surgery claims. Angus Moon KC is very experienced in handling prominent cases involving allegations of negligent psychiatric care, as well as high-value obstetric negligence claims. Heidi Knight has a strong track record in representing claimants in medical negligence cases.
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Testimonials
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- 'Catherine Calder is excellent. Approachable and practical.'
- 'Paul Eeles is an exceptional leading clerk.'
- 'Jennifer Pooler is excellent. She is very organised and a joy to work with.'
- 'The clerking team are all outstanding.'
- 'Serjeants' Inn provides a consistently top service, with a huge depth and breadth of knowledge.'
- 'A leading clinical negligence chambers. They have impressive strength in depth.'
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.
Christopher Johnston KC
A silk with a wealth of experience in clinical negligence matters. He is astute, with a fantastic legal mind. He exudes warmth with clients, which provides them with reassurance.’
Angus Moon KC
Angus is a highly articulate advocate, who has a brilliant analytical and strategic brain.’
Michael Mylonas KC
‘Michael’s mastery of quantum issues is first rate. He is incredibly strategic.’
Simon Fox KC
‘Simon's medical knowledge is second to none. He is calm and considered in his approach, and inspires confidence.’
Adrian Hopkins KC
‘Adrian is at the top of his field. He provides advice in a calm and understanding manner that puts clients at ease.’
Michael Horne KC
‘He is unfailingly thorough. His attention to detail is forensic - he can identify even the smallest factual or evidential gap long before it can become a problem.’
Gerard Boyle KC
Neil Davy KC
‘Neil is exceptionally intelligent. He has a brilliant eye for detail and doesn’t let anything slip through the net.’
Bridget Dolan KC
Katharine Gollop KC
Jonathan Holl-Allen KC
‘A brilliant barrister, and the safest pair of hands you could hope for in complex, high-value clinical negligence claims.’
James Watson 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.
Ranald Davidson
‘Ranald is very impressive, empathetic and practical. He is fantastic with clients and experts alike.’
Heidi Knight
‘Heidi is very efficient and always thoroughly prepared. She makes clients feel they are in utterly safe hands.’
Richard Partridge
'Richard's meticulous attention to detail is invaluable in complex, catastrophic injury cases. He inspires confidence in clients and is clear in his advice.'
Pravin Fernando
‘Pravin is a strong advocate who really gets to the nub of a claim and is good on his feet.’
Elizabeth Fox
Jemma Lee
Jemma is detailed, thorough and personable. Her advocacy is first class.'
Jamie Mathieson
‘Jamie is very user friendly and responsive.’
Sebastian Naughton
‘A junior with great analytical abilities who is able to navigate complex medical issues and explain these in simple terms.’
Eloise Power
‘She has fantastic attention to detail, and is able to quickly get to grips with the most complex evidence and make it understandable for lay clients.’
Michael Walsh
‘Michael is a very thorough barrister, with a careful eye for detail.’
Oliver Williamson
‘Extremely bright and able to dissect complexity very impressively. Very good manner with clients.'
Simon Cridland
‘Simon is an outstanding negotiator. His attention to detail makes him a formidable advocate.’
Liam Duffy
‘Liam provides high-quality analysis of complex issues, with a compassionate client manner and a pragmatic approach in sensitive cases. He is a formidable advocate with superb attention to detail.’
Conrad Hallin
'A pugnacious and highly effective advocate.'
Clare Hennessy
‘Clare is a reliable and robust counsel. She provides thorough and logical advice.'
Christopher Hough
‘Chris is very pragmatic and finds solutions in cases with ease and simplicity. He is responsive, very experienced and inspires confidence.'
Frances McClenaghan
‘Frances is well prepared, confident, calm and tactical. She is brilliant at dealing well with very emotional clients.’
Andrew Perfect
‘Andrew's attention to detail, client care and time management are all excellent.'
Anthony Searle
‘Anthony is an exceptional junior barrister. He handles complex cases with ease.’