David Sanderson

Barrister Profile

David has specialised in Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence work for more than 20 years. 
He acts for both claimants and defendants dealing with high value claims across the spectrum of personal injury, clinical negligence and fatal accident claims. 

David is recognised as a Leading Junior in the current editions of both the Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners.

In Chambers and Partners 2012, David is described as “highly popular” and “incisive, charming and readily contactable”; “a client favourite due to his extreme user-friendliness, promptness and sharpness … qualities which all contribute to the terrific results he achieves across an array of personal injury, clinical negligence and fatal accident claims”.

In previous editions, David was described as a "fantastic all-rounder" who is "articulate and robust in court," bringing a "great sense of authority" to bear when handling a broad range of personal injury matters and winning praise for his "excellent client-handling, swift responses and specialist knowledge of his subject", his "excellent grasp of personal injury matters" and his "command of quantum issues." 

David is married with one daughter. Away from the bar his principal interests include sea swimming, India, opera and gardens.  

Qualifications

University of Sussex (BA)

Professional Membership

Personal Injury Bar Association
Professional Negligence Bar Association
London Common Law and Commercial Bar Association

Interesting Cases

Richardson v Butcher [2010] EWHC 214 (QB) - Driver held liable to a child who ran into the road.
R v Lane [2009] EWCA Crim 1630 - Causing death by dangerous driving - Conviction quashed on Appeal
Wade v Turffrey [2007] LS Law Medical 352 - Interim payment principles in catastrophic claims.
Palmese v Reboul [2007] EWHC (McCombe J) - Brain injury causation
Denton Hall v Fifield [2006] Lloyd's Rep Med 251; [2006] EWCA Civ 169 – WRULD caused to legal secretary by breaches in DSE Regs - use of medical records
Ellis v Royal Surrey County Hospital [2004] EWHC 3510 - birth injury – hospital not liable for Erb’s Palsy
Morris v Richards [2004] PIQR Q3 - Break in the chain of causation, remoteness, and mitigation in the context of resignation from employment that fully mitigated loss
Pearce v Lindfield & others [2003] EWCA Civ 647 - Causation and material contribution - 3 successive whiplash injuries in separate road traffic accidencts leading to chronic pain, loss of earnings and pension
Simonds v Isle of Wight Council [2003] EWHC 2303 - High Court allows primary school's appeal - school not liable in negligence for injury sustained by young pupil when he jumped from a swing - not reasonable to impose any legal duty to immobilise or physically restrict access to the swings
Arneson v Heffey [2002] EWCA Civ 1058 – Court of Appeal reverse decision of trial judge where there was a failure to analyse evidence