Bella Webb
UK Bar Guide 2025
Band 3 : Clinical Negligence
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About
Provided by Bella Webb
Practice Areas
Bella has a broad and successful practice in clinical negligence and clinical regulatory work. She also has a background in employment law during her early career and also undertakes personal injury work. Bella has a thriving practice in high value and highly complex litigation, with a particular reputation in delayed cancer diagnosis claims and birth defects. She gives regular seminars in these areas and is known for her professional, detailed, tactical but compassionate approach when representing both Claimants and Defendants, which she does in equal measure. She is tenacious in fighting her clients’ corner. Her disciplinary practice involves representing practitioners and professional bodies in a range of conduct and capability proceedings. She undertakes high value work regularly both as a junior counsel and in her own right and has experience of group litigation and before the Court of Appeal.
Career
Called (MT) 2000.
Professional Memberships
AVMA, PIBA.
Publications
Sole author of “A Practical Guide to Claims Arising from Delays in Diagnosing Cancer” published by Law Brief Publishing (2018).
Personal
Educated at King David High School, Liverpool and St Catherine’s College, Oxford (1996-1999), BVC (ICSL) (1999-2000) Queen Mother’s Scholar.
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Bella Webb is noted for her expert handling of cases arising from the delayed diagnosis of cancer. She also regularly undertakes complex wrongful birth and spinal injury claims, and is well versed in matters relating to negligently performed cosmetic surgery. She acts for both claimants and defendants.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Bella predominantly does oncology cases. She is always really well-prepared, thorough and understands medical records. She is very good in conferences and incredibly compassionate with clients."
"Her medical knowledge, particularly relating to cancer cases, is excellent. She really holds her own with experts across medical disputes."
"Bella is first-choice for cancer cases with her understanding of the medical and legal territory, thorough analysis of expert medical evidence and empathetic client care."
"Bella predominantly does oncology cases. She is always really well-prepared, thorough and understands medical records. She is very good in conferences and incredibly compassionate with clients."
"Her medical knowledge, particularly relating to cancer cases, is excellent. She really holds her own with experts across medical disputes."
"Bella is first-choice for cancer cases with her understanding of the medical and legal territory, thorough analysis of expert medical evidence and empathetic client care."
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