Ana Samuel

King's Counsel

Joint Head of Chambers

Areas of Practice:

Year of call

2004

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Professional bio

Ana specialises in Clinical Negligence, Personal Injury and Inquest work. Called in 2004, she acts for both claimants and defendants (including NHS Resolution and private providers), with a strong multi-track practice and regular appearances in complex, high-value cases. She is an Assistant Coroner for Birmingham and Solihull and a qualified mediator, bringing calm, practical advocacy to inquests, mediations and court.

Education and qualifications

Memberships

Personal Injury Bar Association (PIBA)
Coroners’ Society of England and Wales
Pro-vide Law (affiliation)
Complete Mediation (affiliation)

Further Information

Appointments & Panels: Assistant Coroner (Birmingham & Solihull); Attorney General’s Regional Panel Counsel B.
Mediation: CEDR-accredited; evaluates in Clinical Negligence, Personal Injury and Employment; facilitates across civil disputes.
Clinical Negligence: Advisory, drafting and advocacy from interlocutory through JSM to trial; frequent seven-figure claims; experience against specialist silks. Representative issues include brain injury, cauda equina, cerebral palsy and neonatal injury, obstetric tears and pelvic injuries, compartment syndrome, ophthalmology, cardiac failure and diagnostic delay, NICE guideline referral failures, consent, medication overdose, Mental Health Act failures, surgical and GP negligence, dental and cosmetic surgery claims, antibiotics/sepsis and fatal claims.
Inquests: Acts for families, care homes, NHS Trusts and emergency services; Jamieson and Middleton (Article 2) inquests, including juries; written advice and advocacy. Experience as Assistant Coroner informs case strategy from referral to conclusion; provides mock-inquest training for instructing firms.
Publications:

Clinical Risk: “Habeas Corpus? Body or Evidence?”
Clinical Risk: “She should have died hereafter.”
Directory Feedback (selected):
“Great technical expertise… approachable and easy manner… robust litigator and strong advocate in the Coroner’s Court.” (UK Bar 2023)
“Extremely knowledgeable… spots what others miss… great with clients.” (Chambers & Partners 2019)
Professional: Founding member of Complete Counsel, Complete Mediation and Pro-Vide; Lead Governor at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital; member, Coroners’ Society Law Review Committee.
Regulatory: Bar Council Membership No. 47123; VAT 867109504; ICO Z9185365.