Tom Leeper
Call 1991
Qualifications B.A. (Dunelm)
Professional Memberships Coroner’s Society, AVMA, Personal Injury Bar Association, Bristol Medico-Legal Society
Appointments Junior Counsel to the Crown – Attorney General’s Civil List, Assistant Deputy Coroner for Warwickshire, Standing Counsel to Ministry of Defence Police for their Professional Standards Department, DPP Specialist Counsel for advising CPS on Death in Custody Cases
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Areas of Practice
Clinical Negligence
Tom acts for Claimant and Defendant in a wide-range of claims. His appointment as Junior Counsel to the Crown (Attorney General’s Civil List) has led to extensive clinical negligence work for both the Ministry of Defence and the Home Office concerning healthcare issues arising out of treatment of service personnel/prisoners and deaths in custody.
Notable cases
Cerebral Palsy
- Archer v. MOD: led by Christopher Gibson QC
- Edwards v. MOD: led by Adrian Whitfield QC
- S. v. North West Surrey Health Authority: led by Philip Mott QC
- R. v. East Dorset District Health Authority
- P v Winchester and Eastleigh NHS Trust
Administration of Drugs
- Perry v. Bristol Haematology and Oncology Center: fatality caused by maladministration of chemotherapy drug trial
- R. v Dartford And Gravesham NHS Trust: Allegations of negligence arising out of non-admission of antibiotics
- Gosport War Memorial Hospital cases: multiple fatalities resulting from over prescription of analgesia in continuting care ward
- Chiusano: maladministration of antibiotics in patient with known allergy
- Abnett: fatality following Hepatitis B Vaccination and delayed hospital treatment
- McKenna: fatality caused by chemotherapy overdose
Cardiac/Vascular Surgery
- Lokolo v. Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust and The Home Office: fatality caused by failure to diagnose hypertensive heart disease and coronary atherosclerosis
- Dench-Layton v King’s Lynn & Wisbech Hospitals NHS Trust: negligent varicose vein surgery
- T. v. North Bristol NHS Trust: allegations of negligently conducted artery angioplasties
- Pook: fatality following cardiac surgery
- Panyiatou: fatality following cardiac surgery
Mental Health
- Mundey v. Kent & Medway NHS & Social care Partnership Trust: fatality following release of Psychiatric Patient
- Beaton v. South London+ Maudsley NHS Trust: fatality following release of Psychiatric Patient
- Atkinson: fatality following release of Psychiatric Patient
- McAuliffe: fatality following release of Psychiatric Patient
- Smart: fatality in Mental Institution
Accident and Emergency
- P. v. Hywel Dda NHS Trust: allegations of negligence in accident and emergency medicine
- S. v. Wellhouse NHS Trust And University College London Hospitals NHS Trust: allegations of negligence in Hospital’s Accident and Emergency and Paedodontic Departments
- Hunt: fatality following release of Psychiatric Patient from BRI A&E Department
Surgery and Post Operative Care
- H. v. Havering Hospitals NHS Trust: negligently performed colostomy
- B. v. Dimitris Kaltsas Bupa Hospitals Limited Battery/Non-consensual medical treatment arising out of fraudulent claim to qualifications by surgeon
- A. v. Forest Health Care NHS Trust: delayed urological treatment following hysterectomy
- C. v. Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: Allegations of negligence arising re laparotomy
- O v. North Bristol NHS Trust: allegations of negligent repair of fractured femur
- C. v. Powys Teaching Local Health Board: negligently conducted hernia operation
- P. v. Bolton Hospital NHS Trust: allegations of negligent post operative care
- P. v. Queen Elizabeth Hospital NHS Trust: negligent post operative care; bed sores
Treatment of Chronic Conditions
- K. v. Mid-Sussex NHS Trust: failure to diagnose an ecoptic pregnancy
- S. v. Newham Health Care NHS Trust: Allegations of negligence arising out of treatment administered for his asthma
- B. v. Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust: non treatment of cholesteatoma
- Singh: Adult death from chickenpox
- McGurk v MOD : failure to diagnose medial ligament tear in knee
- Cooper: fatality following pain relieving injection to the spinal cord
Paediatric
- Hattam: fatality caused by maladministration of drug during open heart surgery
- Lewis: mismanagement of paediatric bronchopneumonia
- Willicombe-Figus: perinatal death; mismanagement of labour
Dental/Orthodontic
- P. v. Blakeley
- B. v. Smith
- S. v. Mexias
Tom is also a member of the Personal Injury and the Regulatory Enforcement and Crime Practice Groups.
Direct Access
Tom is qualified to undertake Direct Access work in appropriate cases, for further information, please visit our Direct Access page.
Recommendations
Chambers UK 2012
- Clinical Negligence: Tom is recognised for the depth of his intellect and experience. His practice encompasses claims relating to the treatment of service personnel and prisoners.
Seminars
- On Clinical negligence for the Treasury Solicitor’s Spring Training Seminars.
- Instructed by Department of Transport to advise Highways Agency Board in connection with procedures for accident investigation and providing assistance to Coroners.
