Conrad Hallin

CALLED TO THE BAR 2004

Junior Counsel

Medical Profile

Background

2004 - 2005 Pupillage at 3 Serjeants` Inn
2003 - 2004 Winner of Inner Temple Lawson Mooting Competition
2003 - 2004 Inner Temple Major Scholar
2003 - 2004 BVC at Inns of Court School of Law
2002 - 2003 CPE at City University
2002 - 2003 Inner Temple Exhibition
2001 : Margaret Elizabeth Dale Cast Prize for History
1998 - 2001 BA History (1st Class Hons) at University College, London

Email: challin@3serjeantsinn.com

Nature of Practice

Clinical Negligence: Conrad has an extensive clinical negligence practice, acting for both claimants and defendants. Cases in which Conrad has acted include those involving: cerebral palsy; cancer cases (including lung cancer); macular degeneration; retinal detachment; spinal fusion surgery; DVT; cosmetic surgery; perforated eardrums; stapedectomy; laparoscopic cholecystectomy; and artificial sphincter surgery, amongst others. Conrad has extensive experience of fatal accidents cases in a clinical context, including cases involving dehydration, DVT, septicaemia and suicide following inappropriate discharge from psychiatric care. He has advised on contractual issues under the “Contract for the Provision of Waiting List Initiative Work.

Dental Negligence Conrad has advised and pleaded extensively in dental negligence claims. He has advised on the issues of vicarious liability for 'dental associates', and the question of whether a prison owes a non-delegable duty of care to provide dental treatment.

Disciplinary: Conrad acts for clinicians in disciplinary tribunals, including the GMC, GDC and NMC. Conrad also has experience of representing doctors at internal PCT hearings and FHSAA appeals. Conrad acted as a junior to Nicola Davies QC in the successful appeal to the High Court of Sir Roy Meadow from the GMC decision against him (Meadow v General Medical Council [2006] EWHC 146 (Admin) [QBD]).”

Coroners' Inquests: Conrad has extensive experience of representing clinicians and families at coroners’ inquests. He has acted in many cases in which Article 2 is engaged. He has been involved in judicial review of Coroners’ decisions, including those as to the scope of inquest.

Personal Injury: Conrad has considerable experience representing both Claimants and Defendants in high-value personal injury trials, interlocutory hearings and applications on behalf of both parties. He also has extensive experience advising and drafting statements of case on behalf of both Claimants and Defendants.

Public law: Conrad appears in judicial reviews with a medical context. See Fraser & Short v NICE & BB in reported cases section below.

Reported and other cases of Interest

Olayemi v FHSAA (2009): an appeal to the FHSAA from a PCT decision to remove a doctor from the performer’s list, including substantial consideration of the law as to whether the Trust can add grounds at the appeal stage.

Ingram v Williams [2010] EWHC 758 (QB): A high-value cerebral palsy case in the High Court, in which both liability and causation were in dispute.

R (on the application of (1) DOUGLAS FRASER (2) KEVIN SHORT) (Claimants) v NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH & CLINICAL EXCELLENCE (Defendant) & BB (BY HIS MOTHER & LITIGATION FRIEND JB) (Interested Party) [2009] EWHC 452 (Admin) - Conrad acted for the interested party in this Judicial Review of the clinical guideline, issued by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), recommending cognitive behavioural and graded exercise therapies as treatment for those with mild or moderate Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis. It was found that it did not overlook the risks involved in those therapies and that the recommendations and analysis of cost-effectiveness were not irrational.

Piyadasa v Secure Healthcare Limited (2008), an application to the High Court for an urgent interim injunction to require a medical practitioner’s employer to adhere to “Maintaining High Professional Standards in the Modern NHS” procedures in the disciplinary process prior to dismissal.

Meadow v General Medical Council [2006] EWHC 146 (Admin) [QBD] - Conrad acted as a junior to Nicola Davies QC in this high profile case in the High Court.