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Health & Pharmaceuticals

What our barristers offer

39 Essex Chambers has a full complement of leading barristers with considerable experience of acting for clients in the healthcare sector, including pharmaceuticals. Members of our healthcare law group include former doctors, a barrister who previously worked in the field of medical ethics and public policy, and a trustee for a mental health charity. We offer our clients an expert, multi-faceted and practically focused service.

Who our barristers act for

Clinical commissioning groups
NHS trusts
NHS England
the Department for Health
the NHS litigation authority
care homes
professional bodies
individual claimants

Which areas of healthcare we cover

Continuing/community care
Ordinary residence dispute
Mental Health Act 1983
Best interests decisions and treatment under the Mental Capacity Act 2005
Safeguarding
Protection of vulnerable adults
Mental Health Review Tribunals
Professional services authority appeals
Regulation & professional discipline
Coroners’ inquests
Public inquiries
Funded nursing care
Personal health budgets
Section 117 aftercare
Health economy reconfigurations
Procurement
Outsourcing
Data protection
Freedom of information
Deprivation of liberty
Human rights
Religious objection to treatment
Religious beliefs and Jehovah witnesses
Withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment
End of life decisions
Consent to treatment

Who to contact

Peter Campbell is the Senior Practice Manager for the Health & Pharmaceuticals team and will, along with the clerking team below, be able to help you with any questions.

Peter Campbell