5 Park Square East, Leeds, LS1 2NE
Tel: 0113 242 1123 Fax: 0113 242 1124
DX: 713113 (LEEDS PARK SQ)
36 Young Street, Manchester, M3 3FT
Tel: 0161 832 9082 Fax: 0161 835 2139
DX: 718188 (MCH 3)
Practice
Clinical Negligence
Personal Injury
Profile:
Nigel is a member of the Common Law group specialising in clinical negligence and personal injuries of the utmost severity. The UK Legal 500 notes his specialist practice in cosmetic surgery litigation. He was appointed to the Attorney General's (Provincial) Panel of Crown Counsel in 2000 and as a Legal Assessor to the General Medical Council in 2002.
Significant Reported Cases:
HMRC-v-Fenwood Developments, The Times 16.12.05
Midlands Co-operative Society -v- CCE [2002] STC 198
Ashfield D.C. - v- Commissioners of Customs and Excise [2001] STC 1706
Thompson -v- Home Office (2001) EWCA Civ. 331 The Independent 16.3.01
Sidney Tempest (T/A Cess Pool Sid) -v- CCE (2000) RTR 227
Gloster -v- Chief Constable GMP [2000] PIQR P114
Recommendations:
Chambers UK 2008:
Leaders at the Bar - recommended in Clinical Negligence - "...
a key member of the set and is particularly expert in cosmetic surgery related litigation."
Chambers UK 2007:
Leaders at the Bar - Recommended in Clinical Negligence with particular expertise in cosmetic surgery, orthopaedics, dentistry and general practice. He also has a substantial personal injury practiceincluding cases of the utmost severity.
Legal 500 2008:
"with his niche in cosmetic surgery, is also 'excellent in birth and infant negligence' cases"
Legal 500 2007:
"Nigel Poole's niche in cosmetic surgery medical negligence continues to grow within his highly competent wider practice"
UK Legal 500 (2004): "Nigel Poole receives client and peer commendation for his personal injury/clinical negligence work."
Memberships:
Personal Injury Bar Association
Northern Circuit Medical Law Association
Northern and North Eastern Circuits
| Career & Education: | |
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The Queen's College, Oxford: |
First Class Honours in Politics, |
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City University, London:
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Philosophy and Economics
Hastings Open Scholarship
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| Inns of Court School of Law: | Diploma in Law |
| Year of Call: |
1989 Middle Temple Queen Mother Major Scholarship |
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Panels:
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2000 to date: appointed by Attorney General |

Year of Call: 1989
Specialises In:
Personal Injury & Clinical NegligenceClerked by:
Stephen Loxton
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