Clodagh Bradley KC

Practice Areas

Clodagh Bradley KC specialises in clinical negligence, inquests with a medical or psychiatric element to them, including high profile maternal and neonatal death cases, and healthcare regulatory law. She has been recognised as a leading barrister by the legal directories for many years, and draws praise for being a “fiercely intelligent, confident and effective advocate”, her “strategic approach”, “meticulous preparation” and “her client care is fantastic”.

Clodagh is routinely instructed in complex and high-value clinical negligence claims and is highly regarded for her representation of both Claimants and Defendants. Clodagh is skilled in negotiating settlements at round table meetings or in mediations. She has achieved substantial settlements for her clients in claims relating to brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, quadruple limb amputations secondary to sepsis and loss of sight. Her practice has included interesting legal points arising in wrongful birth matters (Mordel), fatal claims (Rupasinghe), secondary victim claims (Werb) and vicarious liability / non-delegable duty issues in relation to allegations of sexual assault in respect of a deceased GP.

Clodagh has appeared in several maternal death cases, including a pair of cases relating to HSV-1 sepsis in which she obtained an order restricting the reporting of an obstetrician’s name on the basis that his Article 2 and Article 8 Convention rights were engaged. Clodagh is also instructed in joint inquests relating to neonatal deaths after receiving contaminated baby feed. Clodagh has acted on behalf of families in relation anaphylaxis inquests, including the case which brought about positive change in restaurants now asking customers about allergens (Owen Carey: Byron Burger).

Clodagh has acted in a broad variety of disciplinary cases, ranging from doctors before the MPTS to veterinary surgeons before the RCVS, as well as cases brought by the GDC, the GOsC, the GOC and the NMC. Allegations have ranged from fraud and dishonesty, to rape and sexual assaults, breaching professional boundaries (including on social media), clinical concerns, through to issues with the practitioner’s health and substance misuse.