Chambers Review
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Clinical Negligence - London (Bar)
What the Team is Known For
Devereux's members are well regarded for their expertise in complex clinical negligence matters and "effectively combine technical excellence with being very approachable and easy to work with." Members act for both claimants and defendants, including several NHS trusts as well as individual doctors, dentists and other healthcare professionals, and areas of expertise for the team include wrongful birth, brain injury, cerebral palsy and Erb's palsy claims. The set's barristers are also regularly instructed in high-value quantum disputes and offer considerable strength in the handling of cases involving questions surrounding breach of duty, liability and causation. Members have acted in McCulloch v Forth Valley Hospital before the Supreme Court, regarding information a doctor needs to give a patient in respect of alternative treatments to obtain a patient's informed consent.
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