Byrom Street Chambers has an excellent reputation for its ‘wealth of experience and knowledge’ and ‘real strength in depth’ in the clinical negligence space. The group reports an increase in instructions arising from birth injury claims, and continues to advise on a wide range of complex, high-value cases involving brain injury and cerebral palsy claims. Head of chambers Christopher Melton KC has ‘vast knowledge of maximum severity clinical negligence cases, and is a fount of knowledge in birth injury claims’. Deputy head of chambers Sally Hatfield KC predominantly acts for claimants in cauda equina, birth injury claims and wrongful birth claims. Jason Wells‘ ’attention to detail in the field of clinical negligence is unparalleled‘.
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Work Department
Clinical Negligence, Personal Injury, Inquests.
Position
Jason is regularly instructed in maximum severity complex clinical negligence matters, particularly cases involving obstetric complications/ brain injuries/ spinal injuries/ amputations, and in catastrophic PI. He regularly appears in the Coroner’s Court and represented the parents of a number of babies who died at Furness General Hospital.
Career
MB ChB Sheffield 1993. FRCS 1998. LLB Nottingham Law School 2007. Called 2007, Lincoln’s Inn. Jason practiced as a surgeon in the NHS for 12 years before retraining as a barrister. Assistant Coroner in South Manchester 2016 - 2024.
Memberships
PIBA, PNBA, Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
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Testimonials
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- 'The clerks at Byrom Street are incredibly responsive, efficient and helpful. Matt Tudor is an exceptional clerk.'
- 'Matt Tudor is always willing to go above and beyond to help.'
- 'The clerks at Byrom Street are second to none. Lucy Bardsley is excellent.'
- 'All of the clerks provide a great service.'
- 'Byrom Street Chambers offers an impressive wealth of experience in the sphere of clinical negligence.'
- 'The go-to chambers for high-value complex claimant clinical negligence work.'
- 'A fantastic set.'
- 'Well respected and full of talent.'