Andrew Ritchie, KC

9 Gough Chambers

Described as approachable, dependable, a classy team player, hard on the issues and hard working, Andrew has enormous experience in fatal accident claims, occupational health litigation, especially mesothelioma claims, employers liability litigation generally (for example Corr v IBC, the suicide case, HL) and road traffic and insurance law (for instance Rafiq v MIB, CA).

Andrew writes 9 chapters of the leading Personal Injury text Kemp & Kemp on Quantum including the fatal accidents chapter.

Many of Andrew's reported cases concern catastrophic injury claims involving brain damage, spinal injury and PTSD (he represented many victims of the Paddington rail disaster). Andrew's Clinical Negligence practice covers in particular Hypoxia at birth, Urology, Cardiology and neurosurgery.

Andrew also represents medical professionals before regulatory and disciplinary tribunals and also has considerable experience in professional negligence work arising from personal injury litigation.

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Complaints against the NHS

Practice Notes

This Practice Note deals with the NHS complaints procedure, relevant legislation, local resolution and independent review by the Ombudsman, private patients and the care quality commission.

PI & Clinical Negligence

Duty of care and breach in clinical negligence claims

Practice Notes

This Practice Note relates to clinical negligence claims and deals with the duty of care, the scope of the defendant’s duty, the standard of care, breach of duty, the Bolam test, junior and senior doctors and the burden of proof.

PI & Clinical Negligence

Medical records and disclosure in clinical negligence cases

Practice Notes

This Practice Note deals with the disclosure of medical records in clinical negligence claims. Specific issues which are considered in detail include the right to disclosure of GP and hospital records, the ownership thereof, the GDPR, the Data Protection Act 2018, the Access to Health Records Act 1990, the evidential status of medical records, disclosure, inspection, reasons for withholding inspection, disclosure against non parties and sanctions.

PI & Clinical Negligence

Medical records—common abbreviations

Practice Notes

This Practice Note contains a list of common medical abbreviations and symbols that can be found in clinical records.

PI & Clinical Negligence