Dr Michael Powers is leader of the Medical Law Group at Clerksroom Chambers.
He is an established specialist in a wide variety of medico-legal litigation and is recognised as a leading silk in clinical negligence and product liability, including medical and legal causation of injuries alleged to have been caused by drugs.
Michael has a wide experience of major actions where issues of medical causation arise and acts on behalf of pharmaceutical companies in group litigation and licensing matters. He also has a leading practice in non-pharmaceutical cases where exposure to chemicals and irradiation have been alleged to cause injury and in professional medical negligence work. He edits the annual series Key Authorities in Medical Negligence.