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Cottrell, Stephen Year of call: 1998
Clerk: Vince Plant, Devereux Chambers, London

Professional Associations: PIBA, APIL, PNBA
Overseas: Australia
Claimant work 95% Defendant work 5%
SCI clinical negligence cases: 1 SCI personal injury cases: 3
Reported cases: Stylianou v Toyoshima A Suncorp [2013] EWHC 2188
Published work: Article entitled Caveat Case Manager in JPIL, Issue 4, 2013, page
224 – a detailed analysis of Loughlin V Singh, Ali v Caton and the position of brain
injury case manager

Stephen has substantial experience of costs issues related to PI and clinical
negligence litigation.

Donovan QC, Joel Year of call: 1991 Appointed Silk: 2011

Clerk: Glenn Hudson, Cloisters, London
Professional Associations: PIBA, APIL, PNBA, AVMA
Claimant work only
Specialism: Cases involving cauda equina syndrome and spinal cord compression.
SCI clinical negligence cases: 9 SCI personal injury cases: 1
Published work: Various Blogg posts and journal articles

Joel has particular expertise in cauda equina cases and he successfully represented
the claimant in one of the few cauda equina cases to go to trial on liability: Oakes v
Neininger [2008] EWHC 548 (QB).
He also has experience of high-value personal injury claims including spinal cord
injury arising from delayed investigation and management.

Duthie, Malcolm Year of call: 1989

Clerks: Clare Radburn / Zoe Tinnion, No5 Barristers’ Chambers,
Birmingham

Claimant work 70% Defendant work 30%
SCI clinical negligence cases: 3 SCI personal injury cases: 2

Malcolm has considerable experience in catastrophic injuries, including amputation,
spinal and brain injuries. He regularly appears in the High Court.

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