IBCA Interim Chair
Sir Robert Francis KC
Biography
Sir Robert Francis KC is a Barrister who has specialised, for most of his career, in healthcare law and public inquiries. He has become a leading figure in addressing the failures in patient safety and promoting justice for victims of medical negligence and institutional wrongdoing.
Before his retirement, Sir Robert was authorised to sit as a deputy High Court Judge. Sir Robert has been awarded Honorary Fellowships of the Royal College of Anaesthetists, the Royal College of Pathologists, the Royal College of Surgeons (England), and the Faculty of Forensic Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians.
He has also received an honorary Doctorate of Medicine from St George’s Medical School and of Law from the University of Exeter.