Clinical Negligence & Personal Injury Barristers in the UK
Awarded Best Chambers in Personal Injury for two consecutive years (The Personal Injury Awards). We represent Claimants and Defendants, delivering top-tier expertise in high-severity injury and complex claims.
39 Essex Chambers is widely recognised as a leading set in personal injury and clinical negligence and is consistently ranked in the top tier by leading legal directories.
Our barristers act across the full spectrum of personal injury and clinical negligence work, advising complex group litigation to individual claims seeking specialist guidance on pursuing compensation involving serious injury, fatal claims, medical negligence or wider range of disputes that require strategic advice.
On a larger scale, we also act for multinational companies, major healthcare insurers and defence bodies such as NHS Resolution and other government bodies.
Jameela Sheikh
Assistant Practice Manager
What Our Personal Injury & Clinical Negligence Barristers Do
We are instructed in cases involving abuse (historic and recent), medical negligence, industrial disease, employers’ liability, occupiers’ liability, public liability, road traffic collisions, indemnity, sports injury and negligence, and travel and international injury.
Our expertise extends to product liability disputes, policy coverage issues, insurance fraud, and health and safety matters, including corporate manslaughter and emerging environmental governance claims. We also advise on animal-related injuries, inquests involving complex or sensitive circumstances, and disputes under the Civil Liability ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution) Scheme.
Who Our Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence Barristers Represent
Our team includes medically qualified barristers and those with clinical experience, giving us an exceptional grasp of the medical, scientific and procedural issues at the heart of these cases. We work alongside care providers, local authorities, NHS bodies and public-sector clients and insurers, delivering specialist advice shaped by extensive healthcare litigation experience.
Where Our Personal Injury & Clinical Negligence Barristers Act
Our barristers regularly appear in Coroner’s Courts for Inquests, representing families, healthcare providers and other organisations. They also act in the County Court, the High Court, the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court, guiding our clients through each stage of appeals.
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