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Clinical negligence

Ropewalk Chambers

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Ropewalk Chambers has a strong reputation as ‘the leading set in the East Midlands’ with ’a wide range of expertise’ in clinical negligence matters. Jason Cox is widely praised as ‘a very capable advocate’ and regularly handles high-value claims, including those concerning cauda equina syndrome and missed or delayed cancer diagnosis. Rachel Young, noted for her client care skills, acts for both claimants and defendants.

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Testimonials

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  • 'Tony Hill is a stand out member of chambers. He goes the extra mile to assist.'
  • 'Tony Hill could not be more helpful or personable. He is organised and quick to respond. Nothing is too much trouble.'
  • 'Senior clerks Tony Hill and Alan Odiam always very responsive and helpful.'
  • 'The breadth of knowledge and skills from barristers specialising in clinical negligence provides clients with great confidence that whatever the circumstances of the claim there will always be someone within chambers to instruct. The clerks at the chambers are extremely helpful and offer impeccable service. The conferences and courses offered are expertly delivered and are of great benefit.'
  • 'A brilliant chambers with outstanding counsel who can easily compete with chambers in London for skill set.'
  • 'The leading set in the East Midlands providing consistently high-quality counsel.'
  • 'Great clerks, who are on top of everything.'
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Silks

Juniors

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.
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Rochelle Rong
Ropewalk Chambers
‘Rochelle is a leading junior for clinical negligence work. She has an unrivalled attention to detail. Her written advocacy is sacrosanct and she is able to distill complex issues to make them understandable to lay clients.'
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Jason Cox
Ropewalk Chambers
'Jason is absolutely excellent on paper, in conference and on his feet. It is rare to work with a barrister who has the complete skill set. He has an eye for the detail, is technically very capable, a good team player and puts clients at their ease.'
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Rachel Young
Ropewalk Chambers
 ‘Rachel is adept at cutting through to the crux of even the most complex of cases efficiently. She is always approachable and responsive to queries, and establishes good working relationships with solicitors, experts and clients alike. Her advice is always professional and easy for clients to follow. She is also a very strong advocate; forensic and steadfast in her approach.’
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Edward James
Ropewalk Chambers
 ‘Edward is personable, pragmatic and has an excellent manner with clients. His written advice is always clear and confident. He is able to identify a clear path through cases and uses that skill to his advantage when conducting advocacy.'
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Alexandra Pountney
Ropewalk Chambers
‘Alex is a fierce advocate who leaves no stone unturned. She is thorough and methodical in her approach and carefully teases out information in a deliberate and effective manner. Alex is also superb with clients - empathetic and supportive, but also firm when needed. She explains complex legal and medical issues clearly.'
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Richard Seabrook
Ropewalk Chambers
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Thomas Herbert
Ropewalk Chambers
‘Thomas is an excellent advocate, with a talent for assimilating large volumes of data, especially medical and scientific data, and delivering detailed, well-executed submissions. His advocacy is nothing shy of brilliant, with him remaining composed, prepared and direct to all issues in hand.’