Jamie Carpenter

Year of call: 2000

Specialist areas:  medical law, professional negligence, regulatory and disciplinary law, the law of costs.

Education:  Trinity College, Cambridge: MA, Philosophy and Linguistics (First Class Honours); Diploma in German (Distinction).  The College of Law, London: Post-Graduate Diploma in Law (Distinction).  The Inns of Court School of Law: Bar Vocational Course (Very Competent)

Publications:

Medical Law Precedents for Lawyers, ed. Charles Foster, Wildy Simmonds & Hill, 2010 (the chapter on civil litigation).

Nutritional Support at the End of Life: the Relevant Legal Issues, European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, May 2007.

• Lane v Cullens Solicitors [2011] EWCA Civ 547; [2010] EWHC 2066 (Comm)
  A successful strike out application based on a limitation defence, subsequently upheld on appeal. The case involved considerations of contingent liabilities in the light of The Law Society v Sephton & Co

• Bowling & Co Solicitors v Edehomo [2011] EWHC 393 (Ch)
  A successful appeal establishing a limitation defence where a wife had been fraudulently deprived of a jointly owned property by her husband.  It was held that she had suffered damage at the time of exchange of contracts, rather than at completion.

• Morgan v The Spirit Group [2011] EWCA Civ 68
  A successful appeal against a decision after a personal injury trial to award a lump sum in costs rather than having the costs assessed.

"Jamie Carpenter benefits from a 'really sharp intellect'." Chambers UK 2012

"Rapidly coming to the attention of more and more instructing solicitors, he is 'an incisive and convincing advocate'." Chambers UK 2012

"..a rising star. Commentators feel that he is a junior who punches above his weight." Chambers UK 2011

"'...always measured, and always concise - he is a breath of fresh air'." Chambers UK 2011

"Jamie Carpenter gains accolades as ‘a superb advocate who presents his case intelligently and eloquently'." Legal 500 2010

"Jamie Carpenter is ‘a rising star‘- he is ‘impressively clever‘." Legal 500 2009 

"Jamie Carpenter, 'Someone with the potential to be the best in the field,' he 'ticks all the right boxes and is destined for the big time.' His strength comes from the fact that he 'has a good grasp of costs issues, is full of ideas, and is very strong on his feet'." Chambers UK 2009

"Jamie Carpenter garnered universal praise for his involvement, which included the drafting of 'an absolutely model skeleton.' Although still relatively junior, his 'marrying of the academic and the practical,' together with his 'highly approachable style' have commentators touting Carpenter as a 'major force for the future'." Chambers UK 2008