Clare Haddon

Year called:

1999

Email:

clarehaddon@ropewalk.co.uk

Qualifications:

BA, University of Birmingham

Practice areas:

Personal Injury, Clinical Negligence, Fraudulent Claims, Regulatory, Costs, Employment

Clare Haddon was called to the Bar in 1999.

Prior to coming to the Bar she worked for the British Council as a teacher for ten years.  She travelled extensively during that period and lived in Colombia, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and The Seychelles.

Personal Injury

She has experience of all forms of personal injury work including occupational injuries, occupiers’ liability, holiday claims, injuries involving animals, highway cases, and road traffic accidents (including those involving allegations of fraud and claims against the Motor Insurers Bureau).

She regularly appears for Claimants and Defendants in roughly equal measure in fast track and multi track claims.  She also appears at CICA and CRU appeals and at Coroners’ Inquests.

She is routinely involved at all stages of litigation, from the provision of preliminary advice through to the conclusion at trial or joint settlement meeting.

Clinical Negligence

She has experience of cases involving general medical practice and negligently performed operations and has acted for both Claimants and Defendants.

Fraudulent Claims

She has experience of all areas of fraud work in the context of personal injury claims, including staged accidents, bogus passenger claims and low velocity impacts.