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About
Provided by Richard Borrett
Practice Areas
Richard acts for all parties in a wide range of matters relating to healthcare and social care. He has expertise in:
- Court of Protection/Inherent Jurisdiction, with particular experience of committal for contempt of court.
Clinical negligence (mostly Defendant)
- Claims against local authorities in tort and for breach of the HRA (Claimant and Defendant).
- Claims arising from historic abuse (Claimant and Defendant)
- Inquests, particularly those with a social care element.
Richard has particular experience of:
- Inquests involving social care, deprivation of liberty, and multi-agency deaths (including domestic homicide reviews).
- Litigation around psychiatric treatment (inquests and negligence claims), in particular regarding risk assessment, ground leave, s.17 leave, etc.
- Inherent Jurisdiction applications in relation to vulnerable children and adults.
- Secondary victim claims.
- Failure to remove claims
- Claims for unlawful deprivation of liberty.
Career
Pupillage at 3PB barristers 2010-2011
Tenant at 3PB 2011-2014
Kings Chambers from 2014
Professional Memberships
PIBA, PNBA, COPBAR
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Richard Borrett of Kings Chambers is a go-to barrister for families and other interested parties in a wide range of inquests, with particular expertise in cases involving deaths of service personnel, self-inflicted deaths and medical issues. He is frequently instructed by local authorities, care providers and families, who benefit from his broader clinical negligence strength.
Richard Borrett has a well-regarded human rights practice. He has excellent knowledge of issues under the Human Rights Act 1998, with a particular focus on matters involving children and those lacking capacity.
Richard Borrett is a popular junior who practises across a diverse caseload including surgical negligence and secondary victim claims. He possesses considerable experience in matters of consent and cases relating to the Mental Health Act.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Richard Borrett is very thorough and on top of all details, particularly with medical inquests."
"When you have a healthcare inquest, Richard is a go-to choice because of his deep understanding of medical implications."
"Richard Borrett is really focused, detailed and good in inquests hearings."
"Richard is very good to work with - he's a really bright bloke and really understands mediation and how to use it. He gets good results."
"Richard Borrett is very thorough and on top of all details, particularly with medical inquests."
"When you have a healthcare inquest, Richard is a go-to choice because of his deep understanding of medical implications."
"Richard Borrett is really focused, detailed and good in inquests hearings."
"Richard is very good to work with - he's a really bright bloke and really understands mediation and how to use it. He gets good results."
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