Henry Witcomb

Background

About Henry Witcomb

Henry Witcomb QC has a practice specialising in clinical negligence, personal injury, public authority liability and inquest representation. In clinical negligence, he has particular expertise in dealing with cases involving wrongful death and birth-related catastrophic injury. His personal injury work has focused on catastrophic spinal and brain injuries. In addition, he has been involved in several multi-party actions. Primary Areas of Practice Clinical Negligence, in particular those involving wrongful death and birth-related, catastrophic injury. Personal Injury with a particular emphasis on catastrophic spinal and brain injury claims. Frequently instructed to act on behalf of the Official Solicitor to represent the interests of claimants who lack capacity. This work has increasingly involved exploration of the overlapping obligations of tortfeasors and state bodies, health, social services and education authorities, to claimants. Wide-ranging experience in other sub-fields including many years’ experience of employer’s liability cases, in particular those involving occupational disease; and of criminal injuries work. Public Authority Liability and Child Abuse Compensation Law. Representation of claimants in several multi-party actions suing, principally, public authorities in relation to the abuse and care of children, and those with learning disabilities. The claims have involved exploring the boundaries of vicarious liability of public authorities; and also the direct liability of public authorities in both management and regulatory capacities. Inquest Representation. Extensive experience representing families and other interested parties, including health professionals, in medico-legal and personal injury context. Multi-Party Actions. Principally actions involving the abuse and care of children but also involving other classes of personal injury claimants.