Paul Stewart
Call
Called 1975
Practice groups
Appointments
Part-time Chairman of the Employment Tribunal (London Central)
Education
Coleraine Academical Institution
Queen's University of Belfast BA 1971
Practice
(1) Clinical Negligence
Recent settlements negotiated:
Jenner v Brighton Health Care NHS Trust: October 2005 - failed diagnosis of a giant cell tumour;
Meadmore v Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and others: October 2005 - missed diagnosis of fractured ankle;
Kelly v Sagar: September 2005 - failed diagnosis of Chiari malformation and hydrosyringomyelia;
Garnham-Smith v Addenbrooke's Hospital NHS Trust: July 2005 - failure to identify and treat renal sarcoidosis;
Shaw v Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust: March 2005 - development of compartment syndromw during abdominal surgery with patient's legs in Lloyd-Davis supports;
In re White deceased: March 2005 - lack of consent to spinal surgey and negligence in post-operative period leading to paraplegia and death;
Withycombe v Bedford General Hospitla NHS Trust & others: February 2005 - severe disablement (brain damage, myoclonic jerks and dystonia, speech difficulties) following negligent prescription of drugs.
(2) Personal Injury
Recent settlements negotiated:
Nathan v Garrett: January 2006 - severe brain injury following RTA;
Tibble v Feather: July 2005 - severe brain injury following RTA;
Leah v W S Stevenson & Sons: July 2005 - share fishermain's severe arm injury following winch accident
(3) Employment / Discrimination
Reported cases include:
Chapman v Simon [1994] IRLR 124 CA
Hughes v London Borough of Greenwich [1994] AC 170 and
Owusu v London Fire and Civil Defence Authority [1995] IRLR 574
Membership
Bar of Northern Ireland 1991
Association Against Medical Accidents (AvMA)
Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL)
Professional Negligence and Employment Bar Associations
Industrial Law Society
Employment Law Association
Past Chairman (1975-76) of the Free Representation Unit
Formerly vice-chair of the Governing Body of the Reay Foundation Primary School, Lambeth
Interests
Cricket, amateur dramatics and poetry, punctuated by corks
