Advocates
Professional Negligence
Members of Chambers undertake all forms of professional negligence work, and enjoy an established reputation in providing quality advice and representation in this field.
Compass Chambers offers some of the leading practitioners in this area, who act for a wide range of professional bodies, defence organizations and professional indemnity insurers. The Chambers includes advocates at all levels of call with experience in this area, providing sufficient strength and depth to cater for all cases and requirements.
We offer particular expertise in the following areas:-
- Clinical negligence: Members of Chambers act for claimants, NHS Health Boards and Trusts, private hospitals and medical defence organizations. Members have extensive experience in all types of clinical negligence claims, including dental cases, high value cases arising from perinatal injury, delay in diagnosis of cancer and other life threatening condition such as meningitis, orthopaedic surgery and neurosurgery. Members of chambers are regularly requested to speak at conferences on medical law topics.
- Solicitors’ negligence: Members of Chambers act for claimants, and on behalf of professional indemnity insurers in defending such claims.
- Property related actions: Members of Chambers act for claimants and for defenders, through insurers, in claims relating to negligence on the part of architects, engineers and surveyors.
- Financial Services actions: Members of Chambers act for claimants and on behalf of accountants, insurance brokers and other professionals in the field.