Simon's principle area of practice is maximum severity personal injury claims and brain damage cases. He has detailed knowledge and experience of medical claims across the whole spectrum of clinical practice; and has represented a range of defendants, including the MOD, in a variety of cases involving Army and RAF personnel.
In clinical negligence, Simon specialises in claims involving injury at birth, cerebral palsy, failure to diagnose, failure to inform, and a variety of procedures including laparotomy and laparoscopy. He appears on behalf of medical and other professionals in disciplinary proceedings. He is also instructed in product liabilty cases which concern medical products.
Simon undertakes a range of personal injury work that includes industrial accidents, chemical injuries, RSI and "stress at work" cases. He is highly regarded for his expertise in military discipline matters such as service bullying and discrimination cases.
Simon lectures on medico-legal topics, including the use of medical experts in clinical negligence cases and the application of multipliers.
Key cases
- Owens v Velindre NHS Trust [2007] LTPI 8/11/2007: Out of court settlement. £300,00 following the incorrect reporting of a smear test
- Goldhawk v Blue Diamond (2007): Patient Approval. £1,000,000 award for a window cleaner who fell sustaining severe injuries
- Westcott v Royal Berkshire and Battle Hospitals NHS Trust (2005): failure to diagnose herpes simplex encephalitis
- E S (by her mother & litigation friend DS) v Chesterfield & North Derbyshire Royal Hospital NHS Trust (2003) EWCA Civ 1284; (2004) Lloyd's Rep Med 90: The leading case on the instruction of multiple experts
- Royal Bank of Scotland Plc v Etridge (no.2): Barclays Bank Plc v Harris: national Westminster Bank Plc v Gill: Barclays Bank Plc v Coleman: UCB Home Loans Corporation Ltd v Moore: Kenyon-Brown v Desmond Bankes & Co [2001] UKHL 44 (2002) 2 AC, 773: the leading House of Lords case on the rights of a wife against the bank in circumstances where her husband had obtained her signature to the mortgage by duress and misrepresentation
Contact Simon Wheatley
Phone: +44 (0) 20 7242 3555
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7242 2511
Email: clerks@7br.co.uk