Whooping cough vaccine claim before the Vaccine Damage Tribunal
The Claimant, who is now 17 and therefore cannot be named because he is a minor, received the vaccine in 1988 at the age of 6 months. In order to prove entitlement it had to be shown that he is more than 60% totally disabled, as to which there was no issue, and that this severe disablement was as a result of the vaccine. Upon proof of entitlement, the single sum of £100,000 is payable under the Vaccine damage Payments scheme.
Toby Hooper QC practises in personal injuries, clinical negligence, and employment and discrimination claims. He is a Recorder and sits also as a chair of the Funding Review Committee of the Legal Services Commission. In 2003 and 2004 he chaired the Funding Review Committee’s hearings into the discharge by the Commission of the public funding certificates in the MMR vaccine civil litigation.
Paul Russell is noted for his 'tough approach' and is a 'good choice when some steel is needed' (Chambers UK 2006)
