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Provided by Sally Hatfield KC
Practice Areas
Specialist in medical law, principally in clinical negligence in cases involving injuries of maximum severity, such as birth injury, spinal or cauda equina injury, or other clinical conditions of great complexity or life-changing outcome.
Also has a personal injury practice, again particularly involving catastrophic injury or complex medical issues of causation.
Career
Called to the bar in 1988, practised at Doughty Street Chambers in London until a move to Manchester in 2000, where she became a tenant at Peel Court Chambers and then Byrom Street Chambers from 2008.
Appointed Silk in 2013.
Became a Recorder of the Crown Court in 2004, and of the County Court in 2015, Assistant Coroner for Manchester Central from 2008 - 2024.
She lectures regularly on issues relating to clinical negligence, particularly on liability trials.
Professional Memberships
PIBA, PNBA, INQUEST Lawyers' Group, Human Rights Lawyers Association.
Publications
Co-author of 'New Law Guide to The Mental Capacity Act 2005' (Butterworths 2008). Editor Fatal Accidents Chapter of Butterworths Personal Injury Litigation Service.
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Sally Hatfield KC is among the most popular silks for child brain injury and fatal cases that require sensitive handling of clients. She has a broad practice that includes highly complex secondary psychiatric harm cases, claims arising from the delayed diagnosis of spinal injuries or cancers, and birth injury cases, including those relating to cerebral palsy. She is also well equipped to take on cases where compensation is sought for injury or disease sustained by the mother in childbirth.
Sally Hatfield KC is recognised for her expert handling of severe or fatal personal injury cases, often involving complex medical causation and disputed liability. She has handled complex accident cases and abuse claims.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Sally is at the top of her game. She is a leader in catastrophic injury: astute, master of her brief, practical and compassionate."
"Sally is tactically very good, very good with clients and an excellent advocate."
"Sally is exceptionally good with clients, hugely experienced and a wonderful communicator. Her service is unsurpassed, she's easy to work with and always wonderfully prepared."
"Sally is always thoroughly prepared, her client care is excellent and her analysis of cases is very thorough."
"Sally is an exceptional barrister. She has it all - empathy with clients and attention to detail. She is also an excellent advocate and easy to deal with, which makes the life of a solicitor easier."
"Sally is at the top of her game. She is a leader in catastrophic injury: astute, master of her brief, practical and compassionate."
"Sally is tactically very good, very good with clients and an excellent advocate."
"Sally is exceptionally good with clients, hugely experienced and a wonderful communicator. Her service is unsurpassed, she's easy to work with and always wonderfully prepared."
"Sally is always thoroughly prepared, her client care is excellent and her analysis of cases is very thorough."
"Sally is an exceptional barrister. She has it all - empathy with clients and attention to detail. She is also an excellent advocate and easy to deal with, which makes the life of a solicitor easier."
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