We have adopted a specialist team approach to our practices for many years. We feel that this is the way our clients want us to work, and that specialisation leads to the provision of a better service.
"Robert is always well-prepared, very down to earth, and adept at putting forward hard hitting, persuasive arguments."
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) and Costs & Litigation Funding
0117 930 9000
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Rob undertakes clinical negligence and personal injury work for claimants and defendants. He has a sensitive but down-to-earth approach, a strong record at trial, and a recognised ability to bring clarity to complex cases.
His work is often high-profile / high-value and he is frequently in court alongside KCs.
Rob has recently:
Rob undertakes work in all areas of clinical negligence.
His cases are often of unusual factual or medical complexity: they tend to be between £250,000 and £5m in value.
Rob has frequently provided advice and representation in cases involving alleged:
Rob undertakes personal injury work: usually where the case is complex, high value, or involves a death. His coronial experience has proven useful in fatal claims but Rob handles the full spectrum of personal injury matters, including RTA and employers’ and public liability claims. He predominantly acts on behalf of defendants and insurers but is increasingly sought after by claimants due to his excellent approach to client care, keen ability to support clients through the claims journey and his sharp eye for detail.
Notable cases include –
Rob sits part-time as an assistant coroner in Avon and has extensive experience of large and high-profile inquest work both as coroner and as an advocate.
He is currently involved in ‘the Ian Paterson inquests’ – thought to be the largest inquest process in English / Welsh legal history.
A 5-year old girl died after her GP refused to see her when her mother was minutes late for an emergency appointment.
Re Carl Smith (2015)
Mr Smith died of methadone toxicity while on remand in Exeter Prison. He was on a methadone stabilisation programme but had obtained illicit methadone in addition to his prescribed dose. The jury returned a conclusion of ‘drug-related death’, adding a narrative which indicated that both the welfare checks performed by the prison’s healthcare provider and the overnight observations carried out by the prison staff were insufficient for a prisoner in Mr Smith’s vulnerable position.
Acted for Mr Beasley’s family in the inquest following his suicide in a privately run prison. Mr Beasley had killed himself while purportedly under a scheme of increased observation in the prison’s healthcare unit. Both the prison and the unit were run by different companies: there was a double finding of neglect by the jury.
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) and Costs & Litigation Funding
0117 930 9000
Click here to email
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