Gautam Chawla

Gautam is a Partner at Hempsons and a member of HF‘s Healthcare Litigation division. He specialises in healthcare litigation and clinical negligence claims, with extensive experience advising NHS organisations, healthcare professionals and private practitioners.

Gautam joined Hempsons in 2014 and became a Partner in 2018. Having trained and qualified at a leading clinical negligence firm, he has been handling clinical negligence claims since 2006.

He advises on a wide range of complex and high-value claims, including dental, gynaecological, infection, neurosurgical, obstetric, ophthalmic, oncological, orthopaedic and spinal injury cases. His caseload includes multi-million-pound claims as well as medically complex and sensitive matters. Gautam’s expertise has been recognised by The Legal 500.

Alongside his litigation practice, Gautam regularly delivers legal updates and training to clinicians and medico-legal experts. He has presented at the British Pain Society Annual Scientific Meeting, the BACO International ENT Conference and to Dental Foundation Trainees in recent years.

Gautam works closely with colleagues across Hempsons’ nationally recognised healthcare litigation team to provide practical, strategic support to healthcare organisations and professionals facing complex claims.

“Fantastic litigator, with brilliant intellect and outstanding medical knowledge” (Legal 500)

Areas of expertise

  • healthcare litigation
  • clinical negligence

The clients he works with

  • NHS trusts
  • GPs
  • dentists
  • clinicians practising in the private sector

Qualifications

  • admitted to the roll of solicitors (2010)
  • LPC (College of Law, London), Distinction (2010)
  • LLB Hons (2002)

Memberships

  • The Law Society
  • Royal Society of Medicine

Recent publications

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