"Bruno instils confidence in his instructing solicitors and clients because he is thorough. His written advice is impeccable and thought through; his advice always has direction."
Chambers & Partners 2024
"Bruno is meticulous in his preparation, confident in his advice and a compelling advocate in court with an excellent success rate."
The legal 500 2024
“Bruno is my weapon of choice for complex personal injury and clinical negligence claims. He never wings it. He instils confidence in his instructing solicitors and clients because he is thorough; he covers all the bases. His written advice is impeccable and thought through; he brings some practical wisdom to his work. His advice always has direction; it is not an opportunity for grandstanding, but a means to a solution.”
Solicitor Testimonial
"Bruno has tremendous energy and will attack problems with vigour. His advocacy is always well-planned and executed. He gives clients confidence in his ability to consistently predict what’s coming next."
Bruno Gil specialises in personal injury and clinical negligence work. He has been a ranked barrister in both fields since 2022, having been identified as a “Rising Star” in 2021.
His practice also includes professional negligence and costs. Bruno also undertakes investigations and acts in inquiries and inquests. Bruno is also appointed to the Attorney General’s C Panel.
With a BSc and MSc in biological sciences, Bruno has a particular ability to grasp medical issues in a claim. He is increasingly instructed in claims involving complex injuries, including CRPS, chronic pain, FND, traumatic brain injury, spinal injury, and CES.
Further detail of Bruno’s work can be found under the relevant expertise headings.
Bruno is an active member of PIBA and APIL.
Before coming to the Bar, Bruno enjoyed a successful career in management and operations for a global high-end restaurant group, allowing him to hone excellent client-care skills.
In addition, Bruno previously worked as a paralegal for a claimant firm specialising in personal injury and clinical negligence and has been on secondment as in-house counsel within a large defendant firm. This experience means Bruno is particularly aware of the demands placed upon his professional clients.
During his professional training (BPTC), Bruno won three national advocacy competitions. He attained a further prize in an international mediation tournament. Bruno was awarded the Lord Denning Scholarship and Lord Brougham Scholarship from Lincoln’s Inn.
Professional Recommendations
“His skills in client care are excellent and he strives to achieve the best outcome for our clients.”
Chambers & Partners 2024
“Bruno instils confidence in his instructing solicitors and clients because he is thorough. His written advice is impeccable and thought through; his advice always has direction.”
Chambers & Partners 2024
“Bruno is an excellent junior with a bright future.”
Chambers & Partners 2024
“Bruno is meticulous in his preparation, confident in his advice and a compelling advocate in court with an excellent success rate.”
The Legal 500 2024
“Good at picking up on the small but vital points to help bring home a claim. Capable of working well with KCs from other sets and gives unbiased opinions and perspectives on the reality of case merits.”
The Legal 500 2024
“Bruno is my weapon of choice for complex personal injury and clinical negligence claims. He never wings it. He instils confidence in his instructing solicitors and clients because he is thorough; he covers all the bases. His written advice is impeccable and thought through; he brings some practical wisdom to his work. His advice always has direction; it is not an opportunity for grandstanding, but a means to a solution.”
Solicitor Testimonial
“Bruno is one to watch in the future.”
The Legal 500 2023
“Bruno has tremendous energy and will attack problems with vigour. His advocacy is always well-planned and executed. He gives clients confidence in his ability to consistently predict what’s coming next.”
The Legal 500 2023
“He brings to cases a level of insight and problem solving that is well beyond his call.”
The Legal 500 2022
“Bruno is technically excellent. He possesses many qualities that a top clinical negligence barrister requires, not least his ability to assimilate and condense large amounts of medical information.”
The Legal 500 2022
Expertise
Personal Injury
Bruno has a busy litigation practice, regularly appearing in the High Court and County Court. He is a ranked barrister in the field.
He is instructed in high-value Multi-track claims, often involving multiple parties and complex issues of liability and causation. Bruno has particular experience with military claims, sports claims, and spinal injury claims.
Bruno has growing expertise in the areas of CRPS, chronic pain, traumatic brain injury, and FND.
Through Bruno’s PI work, he also has experience with (and accepts instructions in):
Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority cases;
Inquests;
Armed Forces Compensation claims;
First-Tier Tribunal appeals; and
Army Service Complaints
Notable cases in which Bruno has been instructed include:
Multiple Claimants v Chelsea Football Club (HC): Claim brought against CFC alleging historic racial and physical abuse
Momonakaya v MOD (HC): Claim for psychiatric injury brought by Fijian soldier alleging racist bullying
Clinical Negligence
With a background in biological sciences, Bruno is well suited to this area. He is a ranked barrister in the field.
He acts for both claimants and defendants. He has particular experience in military clinical negligence claims, including delayed diagnosis of PTSD, negligent treatment of non-freezing cold injury claims, and failure to diagnose brain injury.
Bruno also has extensive experience of spinal clinical negligence claims, and is being led in a number of very high-value spinal injury and CES claims.
Bruno has increasing experience acting in cases involving fundamental dishonesty.
Before coming to OSC, Bruno was employed for 14 months as a paralegal for a claimant clinical negligence firm, working within their spinal injury team.
Bruno is a contributing writer to the AvMA newsletter.
Notable cases in which Bruno has been instructed include:
Iddon v Warner (HC): claim where the Claimant’s liability-admitted claim was dismissed for fundamental dishonesty
Eaglesham v Ministry of Defence (HC): High-profile claim arising from Q fever chronic fatigue syndrome
Professional negligence
Bruno’s professional negligence practice extends well beyond clinical negligence. He is instructed for and against professionals.
He has acted in cases ranging from architects and construction professionals to solicitors and trade union officials.
Costs
Bruno is well versed in costs and accepts instructions in all aspects of costs work. He has particular experience in:
Wasted costs applications
Third party costs applications
Part 36 disputes
Costs management
Assessment of costs
Investigations
Bruno has been involved in several public inquiries and independent investigations. He has acted for schools, charities and sports clubs amongst others.
Bruno continues to accept instructions for fact-finding investigations.
