1971 - 1975 Downside School
1976 - 1979 Downing College, Cambridge
(Modern Languages: Russian and French)

1980 - 1981 Royal Navy
1981 - 1982 City University, [Dip. Law]
1982 – 1983 Bar Finals (2.1)
1983 Scholarship : Carpmael Building (now 3 Serjeants’ Inn)

2010 Appointed Queen's Counsel 

Email: ghugh-jones@3serjeantsinn.com

George Hugh-Jones is recommended in clinical negligence by the Legal 500, and in clinical negligence and professional discipline by Chambers & Partners:

'George Hugh-Jones is a new silk. He is forging an excellent reputation for his sterling work across a wide range of matters.'.... Chambers and Partners 2011

'George Hugh-Jones QC has plenty of experience of GMC work. Commentators say of him that he prospers because he is "charming when appropriate and ferocious when necessary.".... Chambers and Partners 2011

 'Solicitors appreciate his help in identifying those cases they should settle and those they should fight with determination.' Chambers and Partners 2010

"Consistently first-class in his preparation and advocacy," George Hugh-Jones defends doctors in misconduct cases. Interviewees remark that he is "tactically astute and gets to grips with a case very quickly." Chambers and Partners 2010

'...the “persuasive but fair” George Hugh-Jones, who has a reputation for being “thorough with the detail and not afraid to go to trial and stick his neck out.”' Chambers & Partners 2009

'George Hugh-Jones has an excellent reputation in medical professional discipline, and is appreciated for his “ability to deal with complex and voluminous cases efficiently and effectively.”' Chambers & Partners 2009  

Specialist in clinical negligence and disciplinary tribunals with substantial advocacy-based practice. Extensive trial experience in clinical and dental negligence cases. Regularly acts for hospitals, health authorities and privately indemnified doctors. Instructed by NHSLA and defence societies in complex, high-value claims.

Wide experience in various disciplinary tribunals, but predominantly in the GMC, GDC & HC(90)9 Annex B and particularly in the FTP panels of the GMC and GDC. Regularly instructed on potential judicial review of decisions and appeals latterly to the Privy Council.

Disciplinary

Bradshaw v GMC [2010] Med LR 323 ; Challenge to IOP suspension
S v GMC [2007] EHWC 3257 ; Appeal in the Abi Titmuss case
Boodoo v GMC [2004] EWHC 2712 Admin

Srirangalingham v GMC   Privy Council [2002] Lloyds Rep Med 77 Appeal from GMC against sentence of suspension during period of conditional registration.

Dhar v GMC   [1995] [Privy Council] Lawtel C0002807 Trial proceeding in absence of doctor at the GMC in alleged breach of natural justice.

Chawla v GMC   [2003] [Privy Council] [To be reheard at CPP].

Madan v GMC   [2001] Lloyds Rep Med 539 Judicial review. Article 6.

Clinical negligence: Appeals

Knott v Leading [2011] on appeal from High Court

Eastwood v Wright CA [2005] 84 BMLR 51 Appeal against a judge's finding that a bronchospasm occurred immediately prior to intubation causing drug reaction.

South Manchester HA v Doyle [2002] - Complications following colon surgery

RK & MK v Oldham NHS Trust & Dr B [2003] Lloyds Law Rep Med 77 Duty of care in erroneous diagnosis of child abuse

Cases of interest in clinical negligence

H v P [2010] Delay in diagnosis of CST
Knott v Leading [2010] EWCA 1872.  Delay in referral for meningococcal disease.
W v N [2007] allegations relating to loss of fertility

T v Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust [May 2003] Lawtel (High Court) Alleged failure by Consultant Paediatrician to suspect herpes simplex leading to brain damage.
Fear v Solihull Health Authority [April 2003] [Royce J] [unreported] Alleged inappropriate use of forceps causing brain damage.
Williams v Gwent Health Authority [2000] MLC 0277 Anaesthetic disaster case
Faithfull v Wiltshire Health Authority Bell J. [2000] MLC 00181 Cerebral palsy.
Rhodes v Spokes and Farbridge (1996) 7 MLR 135 Complex neurosurgical case involving delay in diagnosis of raised intracranial pressure.
Sa’ad v Robinson (1989) 1 MLR 41 Paediatric negligence

Other cases of interest

Represented medical director in Mid-Staffordshire NHS Inquiry [2010]

Mellor v Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust & others [2004]] EWHC 780

Hardman v Riddell [2004] EWHC 69 (QB)

Allin v City and Hackney Health Authority (1966) 7 Med LR 167  First case where damages awarded for communication-induced nervous shock.

Defending doctors in the Committee on Professional Performance at the GMC (2002)  

Appeals from the GMC [2004]

Conjoined Twins ["Medicine or murder?"] - Exeter Medico Legal Society [2004]

Advocacy lectures [2005 - to date]

Disability Discrimination Lecture (Bar Council) ICSL [2006]

Bipolar disorder in the workplace [2011]

Member of the Disability Committee of the Bar Council  

Specialist adviser to the Bar Council (disability and mental health)