St John’s Chambers is one of the ‘go-to‘ clinical negligence sets on the Western Circuit and beyond.”
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St John’s Chambers’ Clinical Negligence team regularly advise on costs and funding issues. Our barristers advise solicitors, insurers, funders and litigants.
We have extensive experience advising on costs and providing representation at hearings involving:
- Costs budgeting and orders
- Costs-capping orders
- Costs disputes arising from the 2013 Jackson reforms
- Costs implications of Part 36 offers
- Detailed assessment hearings
We are committed to providing training to the wider legal and medical communities, and we design and deliver many seminars and workshops; we are always happy to provide bespoke training to meet your team’s individual needs. Please contact Adam Marston or Hugh Maguire Practice Managers, to discuss the extensive portfolio of workshops and bespoke seminars that we offer clients.
Barristers are happy to act under Conditional Fee Agreements (CFAs) where appropriate. Some barristers accept instructions direct from members of the pubic under Public Access.
Our Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence Clerking team won ‘Team of the Year 2023’ by Bristol Law Society.
Our Clerking team enjoy a national reputation for the reliable, helpful and efficient service they provide to clients, always going that extra mile. The clerks headed up by Adam Marston and Hugh Maguire and their team, Lara Hanney and Jordan Yandell, are consistently praised for their high standard client service in Chambers UK and The Legal 500.
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Always able to provide a simplistic and easy to follow format, despite cases being complex. This helps to then advise clients on their claim and give them a better understanding of the legal implications.”
St John’s Chambers is well regarded for its expert representation of both claimants and defendants, including several NHS trusts, medical defence organisations and private individuals, in complex and high-value disputes and in clinical negligence inquest proceedings.”
St John’s Chambers is well regarded for its expert representation of both claimants and defendants, including several NHS trusts, medical defence organisations and private individuals, in complex and high-value disputes and in clinical negligence inquest proceedings.”
The clerks are very on the ball and are always very helpful, approachable and friendly. The team all work like a well-oiled machine and they always call you back. The set provides an excellent clerking service – it is prompt, efficient and personable.”
One of the strongest sets in the Western circuit for clinical negligence work, with a range of junior counsel covering both claimant and defendant matters.”
Seminars & Events
- Forthcoming Event
Clinical negligence conference: 24 hours in A&E - medical claims in an emergency setting
Venue: St George's, just off Park Street, Bristol - Forthcoming Event
Catastrophic and serious injuries conference - life ending and life shortening accidents
Venue: Bristol Beacon, Trenchard St, Bristol BS1 5AR - Past Event
The essential toolkit seminar - Bristol
Venue: Radisson Blu, Bristol
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