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Timestamp: 2019-04-24 14:49:57+00:00

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Henry Witcomb QC has a practice specialising in clinical negligence, personal injury, public authority liability and inquest representation. He has been involved in several of the leading cases in these fields and is highly recommended by Chambers & Partners and Legal 500.
A significant amount of the work in both the clinical negligence and personal injury fields has involved participation in several multi-party actions, a number of which have involved claimants residing abroad. Principally these actions have involved the abuse and care of children but also involving other classes of personal injury and clinical negligence claimants.
In the clinical negligence field, Henry has particular expertise in dealing with cases involving birth-related catastrophic injury, and claims involving wrongful death and wrongful birth.
ABC v St George's Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust  EWCA Civ 336.
JXMX v Dartford & Gravesham NHS Trust  EWCA Civ 96.
P (by his litigation friend the Official Solicitor) v Cheshire West and Chester Council & Anor  UKSC 19.
XYZ v Portsmouth Hospital NHS Trust  EWHC 243 (QB).
Ndiki Mutua & others v The Foreign and Commonwealth Office  EWHC 2678 (QB).
X, Y & Z v UK  ECHR 1199.
X & Y v London Borough of Hounslow  EWHC 1168, EWCA Civ 286.
A v Iorworth Hoare  UKHL 6.
Rowe v Dolman  EWCA Civ 1040.
H v Thomson Holidays Ltd  EWHC 850 (QBD).
A (by C) v B  EWHC 1178 (QB).
Kotke v Saffarini  EWCA Civ 221.
Sowden v Lodge and Crookdake v Drury  EWCA Civ 1320.
Slater v Buckinghamshire County Council and anr  EWCA Civ 1478.
McDonnell v Congregation of Christian Brothers Trustees (Formerly Irish Christian Brothers) & Anor  1 A.C. 1101.
R v Criminal Injuries Compensation Panel ex parte Soper, Lawtel 12.12.02.
Heil v Rankin  2 W.L.R. 1173.
Britland v East Midland Motor Services Ltd 01.04.98 unreported CA.
Finsbury Park Mosque Group Claim.
Henry’s work has focused in particular on catastrophic spinal and brain injuries. He has been frequently instructed to act on behalf of the Official Solicitor to represent the interests of claimants who lack capacity. This work has increasingly involved exploration of the overlapping obligations of tortfeasors and state bodies, health, social services and education authorities, to claimants. He also has wide-ranging experience in other sub-fields including many years’ experience of all types of case including those involving employer’s liability, road accident and criminal injuries.
Henry also has extensive experience representing families and other interested parties in inquest proceedings, including health professionals. Most recently he represented the family of Horatio Chapple, who died during an expedition to Svalbard; and Grace Roseman, who died due to a defect in her bedside sleeper cot.
Inquest into the death of Robert Entenman, who died at London Bridge Hospital due to neglect.
Various Claimants v Estate of Lord Greville Janner.
Various Kenyan, Ugandan & UK Claimants v Estate of Simon Wood & British Airways Plc.
Various Claimants v Estate of Sir James Savile.
Various Claimants v Ian Paterson, Spire Hospital, Heart of England Foundation Trust.
Various Kenyan & UK Claimants v Simon Harris & Shebbear College.
Various Kenyan Claimants v The Foreign and Commonwealth Office: (the first ‘Mau Mau’ group claim).
JMC/Airtours litigation (acted on behalf of 3 groups of claimants numbering 764 in total, who have suffered injury whilst on holiday abroad).
Forde Park School (80 cases).
South Wales NCH litigation (35 cases).
Ivydale Children's Home (15 cases).
Badgeworth Court School (14 cases).
St Leonard's Children's Home (25 cases).
Sunderland Homes Group litigation (56 cases).
Longcare Homes Litigation (55 cases).
Staffordshire Homes Litigation (150 cases).
Birmingham Homes Group Litigation (101 cases).
Pitt House Litigation (15 cases).
Green Field House School (9 cases).
We are delighted to announce that Henry Witcomb has been named Personal Injury/Clinical Negligence Junior of the Year in the Chambers and Partners UK Bar Awards 2015.

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