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Provided by Charles Woodhouse KC
Practice Areas
Charlie acts for Claimants and Defendants in personal injury and clinical negligence claims of the utmost severity, complexity and sensitivity.
Most of Charlie’s caseload involves high value, complex or catastrophic injury claims including fatal injuries, brain injuries, spinal cord injuries and severe orthopaedic injuries, often resulting in amputation. Charlie has particular expertise in representing insurers in claims involving injuries and illnesses that are often seen to straddle the organic/psychological divide including mild traumatic brain injuries and chronic pain and associated disorders, including Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Functional Neurological Disorder
Charlie is regularly instructed in liability disputes involving complex contested expert evidence including road traffic accident, industrial/engineering accidents, riding accidents, sport/outdoor activity accidents and cases involving expert financial evidence. Charlie also has considerable experience of acting for serving and former members of the armed forces.
He has considerable experience in clinical negligence acting at inquest and in civil proceedings in a wide range of clinical accident claims including fatal accident claims, obstetric negligence claims and claims arising from delayed diagnoses.
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Charles Woodhouse KC regularly appears for claimants and defendants in litigation stemming from catastrophic injuries and fatal accidents. He is noted for his expertise in amputation and chronic pain cases and has experience representing military personnel in claims against the MoD.
Charles Woodhouse KC is a distinguished barrister with an enviable clinical negligence practice. He acts predominantlyfor claimants in high-value claims and inquests.
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Provided by Chambers
"Charlie has the ability to see through the complex issues and put together a practical plan of action going forward."
"Charles is excellent on both liability and quantum. He has an ability to identify the central points in a case and get to the heart of the matter."
"Charles' advice was of an excellent standard. He is obviously incredibly clever and excellent on the law."
"He is a really robust trial lawyer. A very good advocate, he is firm and no-nonsense in his approach and gets good results."
"He is very approachable, well prepared and able to deal with clients from all sorts of backgrounds."
"Charlie has the ability to see through the complex issues and put together a practical plan of action going forward."
"Charles is excellent on both liability and quantum. He has an ability to identify the central points in a case and get to the heart of the matter."
"Charles' advice was of an excellent standard. He is obviously incredibly clever and excellent on the law."
"He is a really robust trial lawyer. A very good advocate, he is firm and no-nonsense in his approach and gets good results."
"He is very approachable, well prepared and able to deal with clients from all sorts of backgrounds."
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