Clinical Negligence & Healthcare

"The clerks are brilliant." - Clinical Negligence respondent, UK Bar

Chambers and Partners 2026

"There are exemplary clerking services, in particular those provided by Jake Brooke, senior clerk. Clerking is very individualised, meaning that as a client I always feel prioritised." - Clinical Negligence respondent, UK Bar

Chambers and Partners 2026

"This set of chambers is very well run by their clerks." - Clinical Negligence respondent, UK Bar

Chambers and Partners 2026

"There's an excellent clerking team. They are very responsive and capable." - Clinical Negligence respondent, UK Bar

Chambers and Partners 2026

"It is impossible to find fault with the clerks." - Clinical Negligence respondent, UK Bar

Chambers and Partners 2026

"The clerks at Kings Chambers are generally very quick to respond, professional and well informed." - Clinical Negligence respondent, UK Bar

Chambers and Partners 2026

"The clerks are brilliant - responsive, helpful and easy to deal with. Senior clerk James Mason stands out." - Clinical Negligence respondent, UK Bar

Chambers and Partners 2026

“The clerks offer a very high standard of service.” “The clerks are friendly and efficient.”

Client Service

Northern: Kings Chambers is widely regarded as a leading chambers for clinical negligence work and a go-to set for high-value and complex claims. Instructing solicitors note: "They have skilled barristers who have an excellent ability to handle complex clinical negligence claims." Members act on behalf of both claimants and defendants, and are well versed in birth injuries, including cerebral palsy cases, and spinal injury claims. The set also houses expertise in surgical negligence matters, and its barristers are frequently instructed in difficult quantum cases.

Chambers UK 2023

North Eastern: Kings Chambers is well regarded for its clinical negligence practice in Leeds. The set carries out medical negligence work on behalf of both claimants and defendants. Its barristers are instructed on matters such as obstetric claims, surgical negligence, and failures and delays in diagnosis. Kings Chambers offers additional expertise in birth injury cases and quantum claims.

Chambers UK 2023

Midlands: Kings Chambers is noted for its representation of both claimant and defendant clients in a wide range of clinical negligence disputes. The set's barristers are particularly well regarded for their expertise in wrongful birth and birth injury claims, including complex cerebral palsy cases. Members are also regularly called upon to handle high-value claims arising from surgical negligence and delayed or missed diagnoses. Barristers at Kings Chambers were instructed on a case involving negligent surgery resulting in the claimant undergoing an emergency tracheostomy. Members also acted for the claimant in a matter concerning negligent treatment at an accident and emergency department following a road traffic collision. Interviewees report: "They have a wealth of experienced practitioners in this particularly complex and nuanced area of law."

Chambers UK 2023