Louis Clearkin
Tel: 0044 151 604 7047 L.Clearkin@liverpool.ac.uk
Louis Clearkin

I am a fully registered medical practitioner, listed on the specialist registers of the Irish Medical Council and the GMC. I work as a consultant ophthalmologist at the Oxford Eye Hospital with specialisms that include neuro-ophthalmology, uveitis and retinal disease.

Sheffield University Medical School awarded my medical degree and accepted my thesis. My ophthalmology training was at Leeds and St Paul's, with post-CCT fellowships at Moorfields, Wilmer and Mass Eye & Ear.

I am affiliated to universities in UK, USA and a member of the Institute for Risk and Uncertainty's meta-diagnosis group at Liverpool University.

I can accept defendant, claimant, and joint instructions in civil litigation matters within my sphere of expertise.

  • I will advise pro-bono, otherwise my hourly rate is £400+VAT/hour, payment within 30 days.
  • I quote a nominal 2.5 hours to provide advisory screenings reports, intended to highlight or narrow issues and summarise strengths and weakness of a potential claim.
  • Initial reports dealing with alleged medical negligence can take between 10 - 12 hours and may take 16 hours or more.
  • Condition and Prognosis reports following personal injury or alleged medical negligence typically take less time depending on complexity.

I will agree modifications to the cost and payment schedule of my terms of business only by prior agreement.