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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Work Department
Clinical Negligence
Personal Injury
Disease
Personal Injury
Disease
Position
Alastair acts for both Claimants and Defendants in Personal Injury and Professional Negligence work, but has an exclusively Claimant practice in Clinical Negligence. He has represented clients before all levels of the Judiciary, including the House of Lords.
His PI work encompasses maximum severity head and spinal injury litigation and his clinical negligence work includes cerebral palsy and other birth injury as well as surgical mismanagement.
Alistair is Head of the Industrial Disease Litigation Group at St John's Building's.
Career
Called 1991; Lincoln’s Inn.
Memberships
Personal Injury Bar Association
Northern Circuit Medical Law Association
Education
Hulme Grammar School, Oldham; Oxford University (1988 BA; MA); Polytechnic of Central London (1990 Diploma in Law).
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- 'Martin Craggs provides an excellent service.'
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- 'Martin Craggs and Chris Shaw are excellent. Nothing is too much trouble for them.'
- 'The clerks are always very helpful and quick to respond to enquiries.'
- 'St John's Buildings in Manchester offers an excellent service.'
- 'In terms of clinical negligence, there is a range of excellent junior and senior counsel.'
- 'A great set.'