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James Leonard KC has been instructed in the 62 inquests into the conduct of former consultant breast surgeon Ian Paterson, an NHS doctor also operating in the private sector. Ian Paterson, a former consultant breast surgeon, was jailed for 20 years in 2017 after being convicted of 20 counts of wounding with intent. The surgeon was employed by the Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust and practised in the private sector. He was appointed as a consultant at Solihull Hospital in 1998 and practised there until May 2011. More than 560 patient deaths have been considered so far by a multi-disciplinary team of medical experts, leading, so far, to the opening of 62 inquests in relation to the way in…
News 18 Oct, 2024
James Leonard KC represented the RNLI in a high profile inquest after the deaths of a 12 and 17 year old who drowned after an “intense” rip current at Bournemouth Beach in March 2023. Following an Inquest, Dorset senior coroner Rachael Griffin said she was satisfied nothing further could have been done to prevent their deaths following the “unexpected anomaly of nature”. She praised the “brave, prompt and determined intervention” of the lifeguards on duty, without which “more lives would undoubtedly have been lost”. James Leonard KC represented the Royal National Lifeboat Institution whose general manager, Peter Dawes stated, “Sunnah and Joe followed all the safety advice on the beach but still lost their lives – this is a stark…
News 15 Oct, 2024
