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As of the time of writing the judgment has not been
published, but the court has approved the (unchallenged) claim to admit the entire Will to Probate,
ensuring the deceased’s generous charitable gift can
take effect.
Professor Ben Creagh-Brown
Professor of Critical Care and Perioperative Medicine
BM FRCP PhD DICM FFICM FCCP
Professor Ben Creagh-Brown is a Consultant physician at the Royal Surrey County Hospital,
Guildford. He completed his training in intensive care, respiratory and general medicine in
Some early Christmas cheer for the charity in
question.
2012, having worked at St. George’s, Kings’ College, Guys and St.Thomas’ hospitals and spent
3 years undertaking a PhD on the cardiothoracic ICU at the Royal Brompton Hospital.
Critical care, and respiratory medicine
Professor Ben Creagh-Brown has specialist expertise in cardiopulmonary arrest and
resuscitation, sepsis and the development of shock and multi-organ failure. As he is dual
qualified in respiratory and intensive care medicine he has specific expertise in mechanical
ventilation, both invasive and non-invasive ventilation. He co-authored national guidelines
(British Thoracic Society) on respiratory failure. Similarly, severe respiratory failure such as
acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and the investigation and management of re-
Author
Daniel Edwards
Partner
Daniel leads the Browne Jacobson inheritance and
trusts disputes team, which works closely with the
firm’s private client team. He has over a decade of
experience in dealing with the full range of disputes
that might arise in relation to the assets of private
individuals.
spiratory failure (including acute exacerbations of COPD), respiratory infections (pneumonia), and pulmonary embolism. Experience of management of respiratory failure during
the COVID pandemic and the associated challenges.
Perioperative Medicine, complications of surgery
He is widely published and involved in research concerning the prevention of complications
of Surgery: pulmonary, cardiovascular (myocardial infarctions, episodes of hypotension),
gastrointestinal (ileus), neurological (delirium) and muscular. He has expertise in prediction
of risks of surgery (previously running a cardiopulmonary exercise testing service) and
interventions to reduce this (recently co-authored a systematic review published in the BMJ)
Patient safety and health IT (digital risks)
Longstanding involvement in the mitigation of risks surrounding medication errors and the
maintenance of patient safety in the ICU. Speciality expertise in clinical risk management of
He has particular experience in post-death disputes
involving family businesses, especially farming partnerships. A lot of his work has a property element,
whether involving large amounts of agricultural land,
or disputed interests in property.
risks relating to Health IT implementations such as hospital-wide electronic health records.
Expert witness
Professor Ben Creagh-Brown has experience in expert witness cases since 2016. He has
undertaken specialist training with Bond Solon Excellence in Report Writing Course, in 2017.
Solicitors worked for include; Browne Jacobson LLP,Atter Mackenzie Solicitors,Your legal
friend, DAC Beachcroft LLP and Medical Reporting Solutions Limited via UK Independent
Disputes that arise after somebody’s death are often
multi-faceted; Daniel is able to draw on a significant
breadth of professional experience to successfully
handle such disputes.
Medical.
Contact: Ben Creagh-Brown - Tel: 07974 917 811 - Email: bencb@nhs.net
+44(0)7714 160 571
+44(0)330 045 2533
brownejacobson.com
Andrew
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INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED MENTAL HEALTH CARE EXPERTS
Andrew Acquier FRICS has been working as an independent
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Following the outcome of claims, we can offer a range of individually tailored
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Joint Expert. He is an Associate Member of Resolution.
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