Chris is the practice group lead for clinical negligence at BLM having practised solely in defendant healthcare since qualification in 2006. Undertaking training at RadcliffesLeBrasseur advising medical and dental practitioners in claims and regulatory cases, he moved to work at Hempsons on qualification to assist with the representation of trusts in claims and assisting more senior lawyers advising healthcare practitioners facing regulatory proceedings.
On joining BLM in 2009, he has represented doctors, dentists and healthcare professionals and their businesses in claims from pre-action to trial. Chris has a particular interest in dental negligence claims and the psychiatric impact from dental treatment. Many of the claims he handles have a Human Rights Act element. He provides daily supervision to other members of the team and training to the clients on claims handling and healthcare claims issues.
Chris Dexter
