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About
Provided by Charles Feeny
Practice Areas
Charles Feeny is an acknowledged specialist in complex and cutting edge cases . He has appeared in over 50 reported cases . His clinical negligence and industrial disease practice involves a wide range of cases but with particular emphasis on difficult and technical issues . He acts for both Claimants and Defendants . He engages with leading academics in seminars and publications giving him clear insight in developments in legal thinking.
Career
Charles began his career as a general common law practitioner which gave him very extensive advocacy experience which is now very unusual for a specialist practitioner . For the past 2 decades he has concentrated on clinical negligence and industrial disease litigation . He has been instructed in many leading case including Maguire v Harland and Wolff, Barker v Corus, Williams v University of Birmingham, Reaney v N Staffs , and XX v Whittington Hospitals . He undertakes significant pro bono work including the HPT litigation . He is registered for Public Access .
Publications
Charles has been published in a number of leading academic journals , most recently in 2020 in the Journal of Patient Safety and Risk Management " Medical Accidents : A Socratic Resolution ? " co-authored with Prof Gus Baker and Sam Irving and in 2023 an article on Epidemiological evidence in a special causation issue of the University of Western Australia Law Review , co-written with Per Laleng .
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Charles Feeny is widely recognised as a leading clinical negligence specialist. He is a popular choice for defendant-side law firms looking to fight intricate cases on causation and quantum, and also acts on the claimant side of high-value claims. He has copious experience of claims regarding delayed diagnosis and surgical negligence.
Charles Feeny of Complete Counsel is a well-regarded personal injury barrister who is highly esteemed by peers for his exceptional expertise in industrial disease matters. Much of his work focuses on complex, cutting-edge litigation.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Very knowledgeable and easy to work with, a specialist in disease and high value claims."
"One of the most experienced counsel nationally, and well respected by clients and opponents alike."
"Charles is very experienced, good at negotiation and very easy to get on with."
"His turnaround for an advice is very quick, and the advice itself is well thought out and rational. As an advocate he is very well respected and excellent in the courtroom."
"Charles is really good and strong on detail. He's a very good negotiator too - very strong in mediations and round tables."
"Charles has a novel approach and is never afraid to litigate, particularly on innovative areas of law. He's extremely experienced and highly academic, sharp on his feet and a brilliant cross-examiner."
"Charles understands the NHS and the pressures individuals are under. He builds a great rapport with clients. He is very good on his feet, very calm and quietly effective."
"Charles is extremely experienced and is just top-notch. He has a superb sense of humour and is a superb raconteur."
"Very knowledgeable and easy to work with, a specialist in disease and high value claims."
"One of the most experienced counsel nationally, and well respected by clients and opponents alike."
"Charles is very experienced, good at negotiation and very easy to get on with."
"His turnaround for an advice is very quick, and the advice itself is well thought out and rational. As an advocate he is very well respected and excellent in the courtroom."
"Charles is really good and strong on detail. He's a very good negotiator too - very strong in mediations and round tables."
"Charles has a novel approach and is never afraid to litigate, particularly on innovative areas of law. He's extremely experienced and highly academic, sharp on his feet and a brilliant cross-examiner."
"Charles understands the NHS and the pressures individuals are under. He builds a great rapport with clients. He is very good on his feet, very calm and quietly effective."
"Charles is extremely experienced and is just top-notch. He has a superb sense of humour and is a superb raconteur."
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