Simon Readhead QC

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Barrister: 1979

Queen's Counsel: 2006

Simon has a wide ranging practice for both claimants and defendants in medico-legal law including all aspects of clinical liability, professional liability and indemnity claims involving clinical liability and personal injury, personal injury claims including industrial accidents and occupational diseases, health and safety claims and product liability. He has a special interest and expertise in catastrophic injury claims including birth trauma, other neurological injuries particularly involving the head and spine and high value and complex quantum claims.  

He is recognised as a leading Queen's Counsel in the current editions of both the Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners directories and he was shortlisted for Clinical Negligence and Personal Injury Silk of the Year at the Legal 500 Awards 2017.  Client comments about Simon's style and expertise include:-

"His manner is such as to allow a collaborative, non-combative and constructive approach to claims resolution."

‘Calm, assured and very smart.’

"He is an excellent advocate."

"Always thoroughly prepared and very efficient. An excellent negotiator."

"He's got a great eye for detail and really knows the law."

"Very bright and very affable with clients. He looks at every angle of difficult cases."

Simon is a Master of the Bench of the Middle Temple, a member of the Council of the Medico-Legal Society and is currently the Head of Chambers at 1 Chancery Lane.

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