Northern Circuit
St John’s Buildings stands out for its ‘huge array of top quality clinical negligence barristers’. Richard Norton is ‘a magnificent barrister’ with an excellent track record in advising on surgical negligence and delayed diagnoses claims, as well as handling cases arising from negligent post-operative care. Daniel Kinnear is ‘a highly experienced clinical negligence practitioner with a unique knowledge of dental law’. Henry Vanderpump‘s broad practice includes cauda equina cases, delayed cancer diagnoses and claims relating to mental health, and Philip Grundy is adept at advising on the full range of clinical negligence matters. Alastair Wright is often instructed in cases involving issues of informed consent.
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Personal Injury
Disease
Clinical Negligence
Catastrophic Injury
Disease
Clinical Negligence
Catastrophic Injury
Position
Henry specialises in Personal Injury and undertakes work in three distinct areas – disease, clinical negligence and catastrophic injury claims.
He acts on behalf of Claimants and Defendants in equal measure and has also been involved in providing strategic advice to a large national firm of solicitors in relation to noise induced hearing loss claims.
Henry has also worked as a Consultant in house for a large national firm of solicitors specialising in asbestos litigation.
Career
Called 2007; The Inner Temple. He was appointed as a Deputy District Judge and a Fee-Paid Judge in 2019.
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