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Simeon Maskrey QC is widely recognised as an outstanding, experienced silk in clinical negligence, personal injury and product liability cases.  As at 2010 he is involved in over 100 maximum severity clinical negligence claims and a major product liability group action.  He has just concluded a product liability action in the Supreme Court and European Court of Justice.

Since 2008 he has also been acting for security firms defending actions arising out of injuries sustained in Iraq, Afghanistan and other world-wide trouble spots.  In addition, Simeon regularly undertakes an eclectic mix of disciplinary actions and public law cases (frequently with a medical context) where first rate advocacy and judgment is required.

The directories describe Simeon as one “who impresses with his fine advocacy and fantastic manner with clients”;  “an extremely effective cross-examiner” and “on top of his form”.  His rigorous, modern and focused approach is welcomed by professional and lay clients alike.  He is Head of Chambers at 7 Bedford Row. 

Key cases

  • Bottomley v Nottinghamshire County Council [2010] EWCA Civ 756 (continuing).
  • The Seroxat litigation: alleged defective antidepressants.
  • Eeles v Cobham Services Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 204: interim payment application where guidelines were given as to the approach to be adopted in maximum severity cases.
  • CJL (a child) v West Midlands Strategic HA [2009] EWHC 259: approach to be adopted on decision to delivery intervals in birth injury cases (continuing).
  • Declan O'Byrne v Sanofi Pasteur MSD Ltd (formerly Aventis Pasteur MSD Ltd) (C-127/04) (2006) 1 WLR 1606 and 2009 (ECJ): Limitation in product liability cases.
  • Canning-Kishvar v Sandwell & West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust [2008] EWHC 2384: whether claimant entitled to succeed when unable to prove that but for the negligently caused period of hypoxia brain injury would not have occurred (continuing).
  • Newton-Sealey v Armorgroup Services Ltd [2008] EWHC 233: claim arising out of injury sustained in Iraq.  Whether the holding company can be regarded as the employer and whether it owes a duty of care to the employee of another, but related, company.
  • Jonathon Khairule v North West Strategic HA [2008] EWHC 1357: approach to be adopted where a limitation defence is raised in a birth injury case.
  • Marianna Loretta Telles (by her mother & Litigation friend Anna Redman) v South West Strategic Health Authority [2008] EWHC 292 (QB): case arising from the BRI scandal. Claimant suffered brain damage following a negligent cardiovascular shunt operation.
  • Re: Lesley Ash (2008): representing actress Lesley Ash in the £5 million settlement of her clinical negligence action against Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
  • Antoniades v East Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust [2007] EWHC 517 (QB); (2007) 95 BMLR 62: Rare case involving allegations of substandard neonatal resuscitation (continuing).
  • Piper v JRI Manufacturing Ltd [2006] EWCA Civ 1344: allegation of a defective prosthetic hip.  Claim brought under the Consumer Protection Act.
  • Malcolm Gregg v James Andrew Scott [2005] UKHL 2; (2005) 2 AC 176: Landmark House of Lords decision on "loss of a chance".
  • The MMR vaccine litigation: vaccine damage.

      

Contact Simeon Maskrey QC

Phone: +44 (0) 20 7242 3555
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7242 2511
Email: clerks@7br.co.uk