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Chris is a qualified dentist, un-registered barrister and a solicitor, who joined the Dental Law Partnership as a part-time consultant in 2000.
Now joint Managing Director, he has particular responsibility for risk management and new business, and is based at the company’s Southern office.
Chris was the founding Chairman of the UK Dental Law and Ethics Forum, is the author of many articles in the field of dental law and ethics, and co-wrote the Dental Surgery chapter in the definitive practitioner work, “Clinical Negligence (Fifth Edition)”.
He regards the primary function of the Dental Law Partnership as being to ensure access to justice for all dental patients.
Chris is a recommended lawyer in the 2020 Legal 500
I am the Principal Dento-Legal Advisor and Clinical Dept Manager at the Dental Law Partnership with the in-house dental expert team. I worked within the dental sector for 21 years, before moving to my position at the Dental Law Partnership in 2013.
My current role involves assessing all cases to provide an accurate assessment of the clinical aspects of each dental negligence claim.
Within my role, I also provide dental training to the Legal and Operations teams to improve their knowledge of dental negligence litigation.
Dr Kumar joined the Dental Law Partnership in March 2011 as a member of the Dento-legal team. A practising dentist for 9 years, Dr Kumar has always held an interest in medical law and is now a Senior Dento-legal Adviser in the in-house dental expert team based in Elstree. Dr Kumar’s role is to assess the clinical aspects of cases to ensure access to justice for patients.
Dr Patel joined the Dental Law Partnership in January 2016 as a Dento-legal Adviser at the in house clinical team in Elstree. A practising dentist for ten and half years Dr Patel’s role is to assess the clinical aspects of cases to ensure access to justice for patient.
Dr Cross joined the Dental Law Partnership as a trainee Dento-legal Adviser in February 2016. Dr Cross is looking forward to working within the in-house dental expert team to accurately assess the clinical aspects of clients’ cases.
Nicola brought a wealth of experience to her role as Administrative Assistant when she joined the Dental Law Partnership in 2002. Having held a 15 year career as a dental nurse, she now provides all aspects of administrative support to the in-house dental expert team based in Elstree.