7BR is recommended for its strength in handling group litigation claims involving clinical negligence, personal injury and product liability law. The team is well known for representing claimants, however the practice is equally adept at assisting defendants. Simeon Maskrey KC is 'the kingpin of group actions', and Hugh Preston KC is active in consumer, product liability and clinical negligence claims. At the junior end of chambers, James MacDonald continues to act for the claimants, a group of Brazilian orange growers, in an ongoing cartel claim brought in England under Brazilian competition laws. Adam Korn is 'a heavyweight barrister and an extremely capable and charming advocate'.
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Barrister specialising in product liability, clinical negligence, personal injury and public childcare law. Recent and ongoing product liability cases include group actions involving blood infected with the HIV virus, infected porcine heart valves, Parkinson’s’ disease medication and the Pertussis vaccine. Recent and ongoing clinical negligence actions include cases arising out of the debacle ?in paediatric cardiac services in Bristol in the 1980s and 1990s (see ?Telles v South West Strategic Health Authority [2008] EWHC 292 ?(OB)) and cases involving birth injuries of maximum severity (Canning-Kishver v Sandwell & West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust [2008] 2384 (QB).
Career
Called 1992, Middle Temple (Benefactor’s Scholar).
Memberships
AVMA, PIBA.
Education
Wymondham College, Norfolk; King’s College London (BA, MA Medical Law & Ethics, AKC Associate of King’s College (Distinction)); University of Westminster (Dip Law).
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- 'Albie Barton is great.'
- 'The clerks are very helpful and respond to enquires promptly.'
- 'Excellent set.'
- '7 Bedford Row is great.'
- '7 Bedford Row is front of the pack when it comes to claimant product liability, personal injury and clinical negligence.'