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Provided by James Rowley KC
Practice Areas
James Rowley KC represents both sides in high value/complex Personal Injuries and Clinical Negligence litigation. An expert in the case law associated with quantifying damages, he is an Evaluative/Expert Mediator in these practice areas and a CMC Registered Associate Mediator.
Reported cases:
Personal injuries: Hammond v Gibbon [2023] EWHC 2550 (KB); Moreira v Moran and others [2021] EWHC 1800 (CA); Faisal v Younis and Active Brands [2018] EWHC 1111 (QB); Dunhill v Burgin (Nos 1 and 2) [2014] 1 WLR 933, UKSC 18; Scott and Evans v Griffiths QBD Lawtel 29/01/14; Dixie v. British Polythene Industries PLC [2010] EWCA Civ 1170; Threlfall v. Hull City Council [2010] EWCA Civ 1147; Stanley v Bryn Close t/a Armthorpe Moto Parc [2009] EWHC 2849 (QB); Jebson v MOD [2000] 1 W.L.R. 2055.
Clinical Negligence: Beech v Timney [2013] EWHC 2345 (QB); Spencer v NHS North West [2012] EWHC 2142 (QB); Parkes v Mann [2011] EWHC 1724 (QB).
Career
MA (Classics) Cantab.; Dip. Law; Stonyhurst and Emmanuel. Called 1987. Counsel to the Royal Liverpool Children's Inquiry (2000). Recorder (2002-15). Silk (2006). Editor of Facts & Figures (2021-). Mediator (2023-).
Professional Memberships
PIBA (Chair 2010-12); PNBA; Civil Mediation Council; London School of Mediation.
Publications
Serious Personal Injury Litigation - Quantum Updated to 2024. A PIBA Guide to Pension Loss Calculation (2020). Chapters on claims for Care and Loss of Pension in Facts & Figures.
Personal
Married with three grown up children. High Legh CC, armchair sportsman, gardener and cook.
Chambers Review
UK Bar
James Rowley KC is well known as a leading expert on quantum issues in high-value brain injury cases. He frequently represents child claimants at all stages of complex clinical negligence cases arising from negligence at birth. He has further proven strength in delayed diagnosis of cancer and meningitis cases.
James Rowley KC maintains a balanced practice representing both claimants and defendants in catastrophic injury cases. He deals with claims of the utmost severity, including amputations along with brain and spinal injuries. He is lauded by sources for his attention to detail and understanding of complex quantum issues.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"James has a high level of technical knowledge and skill. He's an impressive and persuasive advocate."
"He has a brain the size of a small continent - just so intelligent!"
"James is phenomenal. The guy is a walking encyclopaedia on case law. He never says a word that is not relevant to advancing his case and operates on another level."
"James is a true master of clinical negligence law."
"James has a high level of technical knowledge and skill. He's an impressive and persuasive advocate."
"He has a brain the size of a small continent - just so intelligent!"
"James is phenomenal. The guy is a walking encyclopaedia on case law. He never says a word that is not relevant to advancing his case and operates on another level."
"James is a true master of clinical negligence law."
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