Northern Circuit
Kings Chambers is praised as ‘a strong set of clinical negligence barristers’. Nicholas Braslavsky KC is sought after by claimants and defendants in high-value clinical negligence cases arising from GP negligence claims, delayed and missed diagnoses and cosmetic treatments, to name a few areas. Sarah Pritchard KC continues to act for defendants in complex spinal injury, birth damage and surgical negligence claims. Helen Mulholland KC is ‘always well-prepared’ and ‘a fighter in settlement meetings’. Among the junior end of chambers, Charlotte Law predominantly handles claimant work arising from a wide range of clinical negligence matters, including surgical and dental negligence claims and failure to obtain informed consent, and Jasmine Chan has experience in advising on causation and quantum cases.
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Position
Helen is a specialist medical barrister. She accepts instructions in all areas of healthcare law, with particular expertise in cases of medical negligence and serious medical treatment decisions.
She undertakes the most serious medical negligence cases, with particular expertise in cases of neurological and neurosurgical injury; she is also regularly instructed on birth damage cases. Helen is recognised for her exceptional trial advocacy, and has extensive experience of cross-examining medical experts; she is frequently instructed in medical negligence liability trials of particular complexity. In addition to her trial acumen, Helen is a highly accomplished negotiator and undertakes countless mediations and JSMs.
Helen has considerable experience of cases involving serious medical treatment decisions, both in the Family Division and the Court of Protection. She has been involved in many cases involving complex treatment and withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment and understands the extreme sensitivity of such cases.
Memberships
Professional Negligence Bar Association
Personal Injury Bar Association
Education
BA (Hons) Italian & French 1997
Common Professional Examination (Chester) 1998
Bar Vocational Course (Inns of Court School of Law) 1999
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Testimonials
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- 'A well run and efficient clerking team. Stephen Loxton is particularly helpful.'
- 'Stephen Loxton always goes out of his way to assist and provide a brilliant service.'
- 'Stephen Loxton is very dependable. Quick to respond and keen to solve any issue.'
- 'The clerks are outstanding.'
- 'Kings have lots of strength in depth in the clinical negligence sphere.'
- 'One of the leaders of the Northern Circuit for clinical negligence.'
- 'Excellent quality set of clinical negligence barristers - always my go to chambers.'
- 'Broad in strength and depth.'