Neil Shastri-Hurst appeared for the son and widow of Michael Nolan who tragically died whilst detained under section 2 of the Mental Health Act 1983…
A double helping of good news for all those practitioners bound by fixed recoverable costs (FRC), which addresses longstanding imperfections in the system. As of…
Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst has been successfully appointed a member of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority’s Appeals Committee. HFEA was established in 1991 by the Human…
Neil Shastri-Hurst recently successfully represented an NHS Trust in a Multi-Track claim, in which the Claimant’s case was dismissed following half-time submissions that there was…
WATCH ON YOUTUBE In the latest video from the No5 Clinical Negligence Group, Chris Bright QC, John Coughlan QC, Gemma Roberts, and Neil Shastri-Hurst will be…
WATCH ON YOUTUBE In the latest podcast from the Clinical Negligence group at No5 Barristers’ Chambers, David Tyack, Charlotte Robinson-Jones, Andrew Rhodes, and Neil Shastri-Hurst…
LISTEN TO VLOG Rebecca Livesey, Neil Shastri-Hurst, Oliver May and Louisa Sherlock discuss the recent clinical negligence case of Paul v Wolverhampton NHS Trust and…
The recent appeal decision in Paul v The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust [2020] EWHC 1415 (QB) will come as welcome news to claimants and their…
Presenting the first vlog from the Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence groups at No5. Join Jamie Gamble, Richard Adams, Denise Owen, Rebecca Livesey and Neil Shastri-Hurst as they discuss their personal experience…
One of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic has been a paradigm shift in the way we work, with many more of us working from…
The use of the adjective “unprecedented” has been in overdrive in recent weeks. We live in unprecedented times. There are unprecedented demands on our National…
No5 Barristers’ Chambers are pleased to announce that a former medical practitioner has joined its ranks after successfully completing his pupillage. The now dual-qualified Dr…