Richard Kayser
UK Guide 2025
Band 4 : Clinical Negligence: Mainly Claimant
Band 4
About
Provided by Richard Kayser
Practice Areas
I am Medical Negligence Partner in London and the National Head of Pro Bono. I represent people and their families who have suffered injury, particularly major spinal cord injury and brain damage, due to medical accident or substandard treatment.
I specialise in:
- Children who’ve suffered injuries at birth – with particular expertise in cerebral palsy caused by HIE, hyperglycaemia and hyperbilirubinemia (kernicterus)
-Adult and child brain injuries (including Meningitis and encephalitis)
-Spinal cases – particularly spinal tumours and cauda equina syndrome
-Delayed cancer diagnoses
-Fatal cases – with particular expertise in maternal death cases.
Career
I joined Irwin Mitchell in 2014, having qualified as a Solicitor in 2010. I initially trained to be a Barrister and was called to the Bar of England and Wales in September 2008.
Professional Memberships
Memberships held: Action Against Medical Accidents (AvMA) and on the Specialist Clinical Negligence Panel; APIL member and accredited Clinical Negligence Specialist.
Chambers Review
UK
Richard Kayser is an experienced clinical negligence practitioner who has particular expertise in child brain injury cases. He is also highly adept at handling spinal and delay in diagnosis claims.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Richard is outstanding as a lawyer - he is a good advocate, distils information accurately and sees the big picture as well as the detail."
"An outstanding professional who combines unparalleled sophistication in legal matters with a commitment to exceptional client service and a keen sense of commercial awareness."
"He is good with clients and gets good results."
"He has the ability to understand the most difficult of cases and to attack them: to look at the problems and not give up. He has the most fantastic grasp of the issues and is immensely impressive."
"Richard is outstanding as a lawyer - he is a good advocate, distils information accurately and sees the big picture as well as the detail."
"An outstanding professional who combines unparalleled sophistication in legal matters with a commitment to exceptional client service and a keen sense of commercial awareness."
"He is good with clients and gets good results."
"He has the ability to understand the most difficult of cases and to attack them: to look at the problems and not give up. He has the most fantastic grasp of the issues and is immensely impressive."
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