Dr Philip Hughes

Call 2017

For enquiries please contact

Caroline Evans
Senior Practice Manager - Civil
0117 930 9000
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Olive Kavanagh
Practice Manager - Personal Injury, Clinical Negligence, Court of Protection (Health & Welfare)
0117 930 9000
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  • MA (Hons) Cantab, MB, BChir, Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge
  • GDL (Distinction), BPP Law School
  • BPTC (Very Competent) BPP Law School

Philip Hughes is a specialist Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence practitioner, acting on behalf of claimants and defendants.

He joined Guildhall Chambers in 2018 after successfully completing his Pupillage under the supervision of Anthony Reddiford.

Even at this early stage in his career, Philip has developed a busy practice both in and out of court. He is valued by his instructing solicitors for the comprehensive and punctual nature of his work.

Expertise

Philip has a rapidly progressing Personal Injury practice. He represents both claimants and defendants in a range of matters, including:

  • Road Traffic Accidents
  • Employers’ Liability
  • Occupiers’ Liability
  • Highways Act claims
  • Public Liability
  • Fundamental Dishonesty / Low Velocity Impact

Philip has experience beyond his call, and whilst the value of his caseload varies, he has substantial multi-track experience. Examples of his recent work include:

  • Settling a complex somatisation case at JSM for the claimant where causation and quantum remained in dispute.
  • Successfully representing 3 claimants in a 2-day liability trial arising from a 3-year-old child being struck by a car.
  • An employers’ liability matter for a claimant involving complex issues of causation relating to psychological injury. Settled for £75,000 on Counsel’s advice.

Philip is willing and able to assist at all stages of a claim. He is particularly adept at dealing with medical experts where he is able to leverage his own qualification as a doctor.

Philip is willing to work on a nil-uplift Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA) basis where appropriate.

Philip has a burgeoning Clinical Negligence practice far beyond his call. He is able to leverage his qualification as a doctor to quickly identify, understand and advise on the key issues in cases.

Examples of Philip’s recent work include:

  • A fatal accident claim arising from delayed diagnosis of multiple myeloma.
  • Surgical negligence for failure to remove glass fragments from a hand injury.
  • Missed diagnosis of a fractured patella.
  • A fatal accident claim for inadequate treatment of an infective exacerbation of COPD.
  • Negligently delayed treatment of sleep apnoea in an HGV driver, causing significant loss of earnings.

Philip is regularly instructed on matters of 5 and 6-figure value covering a wide-range of factual matters. His cases will often involve multiple experts, and complex issues of Breach or Causation.

Philip is willing to work on a nil-uplift Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA) basis where appropriate. He is happy to attend inquests where there are sufficient prospects.

Philip has a growing Costs Litigation practice representing both claimants and defendants. He regularly undertakes Client and Cost Management System (CCMC) work, negotiates interim payments, and advises on costs issues. His Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence practice gives Philip an excellent understanding of fixed costs provisions and Qualified One-Way Costs Shifting (QOCS).

Recent examples of Costs Litigation issues Philip has dealt with are:

  • The award of costs where Claimant only beat Defendant’s Part 36 offer by reason of evidence adduced with an ad hoc relief from sanctions application on the day of trial.
  • The applicability of QOCS to counterclaims.
  • The award of the Defendant’s costs against a non-party credit hire organisation in a matter where the claim had been struck out for the Claimant’s failure to comply with court orders.
  • Circumstances in which a Claimant might avoid the liability for costs arising from their discontinuance of a claim.

For enquiries please contact

Caroline Evans
Senior Practice Manager - Civil
0117 930 9000
Click here to email

Olive Kavanagh
Practice Manager - Personal Injury, Clinical Negligence, Court of Protection (Health & Welfare)
0117 930 9000
Click here to email

  • MA (Hons) Cantab, MB, BChir, Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge
  • GDL (Distinction), BPP Law School
  • BPTC (Very Competent) BPP Law School

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