
Naomi Hawkes, Scott Matthewson and Mark Chaloner appointed as Recorders
Congratulations to Naomi Hawkes, Scott Matthewson and Mark Chaloner on being appointed as Recorders
Published: 26th Jan 2022
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Telephone 020 7831 0222
Email scott.matthewson@42br.com
Scott is a specialist in all aspects of private and public law with a medical flavour.
He is recognised as a leading junior by Chambers & Partners/The Legal 500 in all three of his core areas of practice :
He also practices in the fields of Judicial Review (mainly relating to prisoners), Professional Negligence (failed clinical negligence of personal injury claims), Professional Discipline (medical) and Court of Protection (serious medical treatment cases).
Scott was appointed to sit as a Recorder (Civil) on the Midland Circuit in January 2022.
He was appointed Assistant Coroner for the for Central and South East Kent, Mid Kent & Medway and North East Kent in 2016.
Scott was elected Bencher of the Inner Temple in 2015.
Scott is an ‘A grade’ advocacy teacher trainer for Inner Temple (the highest grade awarded by the Inns). He has taught advocacy to lawyers in South Africa, Hungary, Poland and at the ICC in the Hague. Scott is the Civil Director of the annual South Eastern Circuit Advanced International Advocacy Course at Keble College, Oxford.
Scott was educated at the Perse School, Cambridge, the University of London, the College of Law and the Inns of Court School of Law.
Scott is a well-known specialist in the field of personal injury. He has many years’ experience of dealing with all types of multi-track personal injury cases.
Many of the cases Scott deals with are complex and/or involve brain injury, spinal injuries, amputation or fatalities.
Scott is a well-known presence in the field of clinical negligence and has many years’ experience of dealing with all types of cases, often of high value and involving complex issues.
Scott acts for both claimants and defendants.
RXL v Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (2021): Negligent decision to treat arterio-venous malformation surgically leading to haemorrhage in the right temporal lobe of the brain causing serious brain damage in a 38 year old mother. Liability agreed on a 50/50 basis.
FD v Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust (current): Cerebral palsy caused by hypoxic brain injury at birth in 2017. Scott acts for the claimant.
RT v Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust (current): Alleged failure to administer steroid treatment to treat optic neuritis leading to complete loss of vision. Scott acts for the defendant.
M v. Sussex Partnership NHS Trust & ors (2021): Acting for a claimant who was trying to evade the police after committing a theft. He broke his elbow and served several months in prison without appropriate medical treatment. The Claimant was left with permanent disability and pain as the window of opportunity for surgical treatment was lost.
T v Dr A Saddler (2021): Negligent prescription of Kenalog (steroid for hay fever) for a prolonged period (16 years) which eventually caused the claimant to suffer avascular necrosis (death of bone tissue) which required bilateral decompression of the femoral heads and introduction of stem cells, deep vein thrombosis and dermatitis.
KD v Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust (2018): A 37 year old female photographer suffered permanent damage to her dominant hand when a hand surgeon used an ‘heat wand’ to shrink the capsules in the wrist. This caused damage which left the claimant with permanent pain and loss of movement, preventing her from ever working as a photographer again. Risk that amputation will be required in due course. Scott acted for the Claimant.
Scott has a vast amount of experience relating to inquests and coronial law. He is regularly instructed in Article 2 inquests where death has occurred whilst in prison, police custody, in hospital, whilst under secure escort and whilst in the care of local authorities.
Scott is often instructed in inquests where there is a complex medical issue or in advance of potential clinical negligence cases.
Scott has particular expertise in deaths occurring during the use of physical restraint. He represented the officers in the inquest into the death of Gareth Myatt in 2007 and acted for G4S in the inquest in to the death of Jimmy Mubenga in 2013.
In 2016 Scott was appointed Assistant Coroner for Central & South East Kent, Mid Kent & Medway and North East Kent Areas.
"Scott manages the law and other issues very sensitively. He argues the case very well and impresses with his professionalism."
"His role as an assistant coroner has really given him a gravitas when acting as counsel in death in custody matters. He can bring that expertise to the forefront. He’s very knowledgeable and has a really good understanding of what the client needs."
– Chambers and Partners 2021
Scott’s professional negligence practice centres on the liability of solicitors, often in relation to failed clinical negligence and personal injury cases, but he also acts in cases where professional negligence has led to physical or psychiatric harm.
Scott has a busy judicial review practice focusing on decisions made by coroners, those operating prisons, local authorities and NHS Trusts.
Scott has appeared in a large number of Court of Protection cases before High Court Judges sitting as Court of Protection Judges in the Royal Courts of Justice.
Scott is frequently instructed by the Official Solicitor, NHS Trusts and local authorities in cases involving ‘serious medical treatment’ of those who are mentally ill, in a permanent vegetative state or otherwise lack capacity to make decisions about their medical treatment.
Congratulations to Naomi Hawkes, Scott Matthewson and Mark Chaloner on being appointed as Recorders
Published: 26th Jan 2022
Chambers are thrilled to have 17 individual recommendations/rankings in the new Chambers & Partners 2019.
Published: 8th Nov 2018
42 Bedford Row are delighted to announce that Frank Feehan QC has been elected Bencher of Lincoln's Inn and Scott Matthewson has been elected Bencher of Inner Temple
Published: 3rd Aug 2015
In a lengthy article in The Times (4th April 2013) the work of both The Official Solicitor and The Court of Protection came under focus. Six recent and significant cases were highlighted concerning this increasingly important area of law. Of the six selected, members of 42 Bedford Row appeared in the first four.
Published: 10th Apr 2013