Oliver Williamson

Clinical Negligence & Healthcare

experience & expertise

Oliver represents claimants and defendants (including individual doctors and private hospitals) in a wide variety of medical and clinical negligence matters. He is regularly instructed to defend private hospital groups. He has particular expertise in complex medical inquests and is regularly instructed to appear on behalf of families, clinicians, hospital trusts and private healthcare providers. Oliver has in the past acted in a number of high profile inquests:

• on behalf of the family of five year old Harry Mould (click here and here for press coverage);
• on behalf of the family of one year old Mia Elcock (click here for press coverage);
• on behalf of the family of fourteen-year old Sophie Harmsworth (click here for press coverage); and
• on behalf of an individual clinician in the inquest touching the death of Connor Sparrowhawk (click here for press coverage).

Oliver undertakes a wide range of healthcare work, representing both individuals and care providers. He is a co-author of Medical Treatment: Decisions and the Law (MTDL). He has a particular interest in cases involving difficult questions of consent and capacity and has contributed to a number of chapters in MTDL, including those on consent, treatment of suicidal patients, and human organ and tissue donation. He has experience of cases involving the UK fertility regulator the HFEA.

publications

• Oliver co-authored chapter nineteen: Human Organ and Tissue Donation in the fourth edition of the book Medical Treatment: Decisions and the Law, edited by Christopher Johnston KC and Sophia Roper KC and written by 27 members of Serjeants’ Inn. He was previously a co-author of second (2009) and third (2016) editions of the same work, in which he wrote on ‘The Mental Capacity Act in Action’.
• Oliver provided material used in Atkin’s Court Forms SPORTS LAW — ACF Vol 36(2) (2013 Issue).

recommendations

“Working with Oliver has been a pleasure. He is very good with clients and has excellent technical knowledge.”
Chambers and Partners

“Oliver has a superb client manner, is very approachable and has impressive attention to detail. He is able to handle the most complex matters with a reassuring confidence and level of competence.”
Chambers and Partners

“Oliver is able to navigate complex issues remarkably well and manages experts and witness in difficult situations very well.”
The Legal 500

“Oliver is excellent in conference with clients and experts. He gets to grips with complex issues quickly and provides clear and practical advice.”
Chambers and Partners

“Oliver achieves results for clients. He is detailed and commercially focussed and he provides detailed and helpful advices.”
Chambers & Partners

“Oliver is excellent with clients, demonstrating empathy and expertise in advising on their legal issues.”
Chambers & Partners

“Oliver is exceptional in terms of his attention to detail.”
Chambers & Partners

‘Oliver is extremely knowledgeable, with a meticulous eye for detail.’
The Legal 500

“He can cut through the complexity and get to the nub of the case.”
Chambers & Partners

“Oliver has good attention to detail and provides clear, concise and empathetic advice to clients.”
Chambers & Partners

“Oliver is an exceptional barrister; his ability and skill is second-to-none, no matter how legally or medically complex the case is.”
The Legal 500

“He is caring with clients and his technical abilities are great.”
Chambers & Partners

“A strong, hard-working junior who works in a collaborative way.”
Chambers & Partners

“He’s knowledgeable, confident, gives the right level of detail and does a great job.”
Chambers & Partners

“Very intelligent and always able to put clients at ease.”
Chambers & Partners

“He is a fantastic negotiator and is quick to think on his feet.”
Chambers & Partners

“He is approachable and caring with clients, as well as being careful and meticulous in his analysis.”
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