Robert Dickason specialises in clinical negligence and has particular experience in personal injury, health- and injury-related group litigation, product liability, and health and safety.
Appointed to the Attorney General’s A Panel, Robert regularly represents the UK Government in those fields, as well as at inquests and public inquiries, and in claims concerning human rights and national security. Current Governmental instructions include:
Robert has been consistently ranked as a Leading Junior in Clinical Negligence since 2016. He acts for patients, Trusts, private providers and individual clinicians alike in civil claims and at inquests. His practice spans the full clinical spectrum. He is instructed in the most complex liability and quantum disputes. He is good with clients and can be relied upon to turn papers around promptly.
Robert has extensive experience in group litigation and product liability matters, particularly in the healthcare and personal injury spheres. Current and recent cases include those arising from vaccination; chemoprophylaxis medication; hormonal pregnancy tests; medical treatment (infected blood); and public health management of infectious disease (Swine Flu, Covid 19).
He has extensive experience of personal injury litigation, both individual and group claims, at all levels of severity. He also has experience in contempt of court proceedings arising where clinical negligence and personal injury claims have been tainted by dishonesty.
Robert has an established health and safety practice, having appeared in several high profile and complex cases from 2012 to date (e.g. Grenfell Tower Fire, Lakanal House Fire, Sterecycle manslaughter, Warwickshire Fire). He has particular expertise in health and safety matters arising in healthcare, medical and care settings, both public and private. He undertakes the full range of contentious and advisory work, representing public authorities, care home providers, large conglomerates, small and medium businesses, and individual directors and employees in civil and criminal litigation, and in inquest and regulatory proceedings.
Robert has been consistently ranked as a Leading Junior in Clinical Negligence since 2016. He acts for patients, Trusts, private providers and individual clinicians alike in civil claims and at inquests. His practice spans the full clinical spectrum. He is instructed in the most complex liability and quantum disputes. He is good with clients and can be relied upon to turn papers around promptly.
Robert is also co-author of the causation chapters of the APIL Clinical Negligence textbook and Personal Injury loose-leaf.
Masih v The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust [2023] EWHC 1280 (KB)
Successful causation trial and appeal in fatal cardiology claim.
Bass v Ministry of Defence [2020] EWHC 36 (QB)
Successful defence against claims of inadequate chemoprophylaxis during deployment to Afghanistan.
Raggett v Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust & Ors [2016] EWHC 1604 (QB)
Successful multi-defendant liability trial arising from avoidable lower limb amputation.
A v East Kent University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust [2015] EWHC 1038 (QB)
Wrongful birth complicated by chromosomal abnormality.
Robert has extensive experience of group litigation, especially in the healthcare, personal injury and product liability fields. He is ranked for Group Litigation in Chambers and Partners and Legal 500; and for Product Liability and Personal Injury in Legal 500.
Current and recent cases include those arising from vaccination; chemoprophylaxis medication; hormonal pregnancy tests; medical treatment; and public health management of infectious disease (Swine Flu, Covid 19).
Ongoing instructions include:
Robert is ranked for Personal Injury in Legal 500 and has extensive experience of PI litigation at all levels of severity, including catastrophic injury. He is regularly instructed in employers’ and public liability insurance contexts, and in both civilian and military claims. He represents claimants and defendants alike at all stages of civil litigation and at inquests.
Robert also has experience in contempt of court proceedings arising where clinical negligence and personal injury claims have been tainted by dishonesty.
Robert has particular expertise in personal injury group litigation (see above).
Robert has an established health and safety practice, having appeared in several high profile and complex cases from 2012 to date (e.g. Grenfell Tower Fire, Lakanal House Fire, Sterecycle manslaughter, Warwickshire Fire).
He has particular expertise in health and safety matters arising in healthcare, medical and care settings, both public and private.
He undertakes the full range of contentious and advisory work, representing public authorities, care home providers, large conglomerates, small and medium businesses, and individual directors and employees in civil and criminal litigation, and in inquest and regulatory proceedings.
Current and previous cases include:
Care home deaths (various, 2022-2024)
Representing care home providers, individual carers, and the Department of Health and Social Care, at inquests and in civil claims arising from deaths in care settings.
Grenfell Tower Fire (2022+)
Instructed on behalf of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in relation to large-scale civil litigation.
Exercise Unified Response (Howell, deceased) (2019)
Representation at inquest of power station owners following death of paramedic during 2016 disaster simulation exercise conducted by pan-European emergency services at Littlebrook Power Station.
R v C&R Construction (2018)
Representation of construction company at inquest and in criminal proceedings following fatal fall from height.
R v Sterecycle (Rotherham) Ltd & ors (2014)
Defending employee manager in manslaughter prosecution following fatal explosion at waste processing facility.
R v Wilson [2013] EWCA Crim 1780; [2014] 1 Cr. App. R. 10
Representing director of hotel in appeal against conviction based on defective indictment.
Lakanal House (2013)
London tower block fire causing significant loss of life; represented company responsible for window installation at ‘super-inquest’ into fatalities.
Warwickshire Fire (2012)
Defence of Fire and Rescue Service in prosecution for manslaughter following death of firefighters in warehouse blaze.
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