Overview
Gemma Ralph is a civil practitioner. She specialises in personal injury and clinical negligence matters and has a particular interest in international and commercial law. She has a busy court practice, regularly appearing in trials and has appeared in a wide range of interim applications and CMCs.
Before coming to the Bar, Gemma spent ten years in Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service where she served overseas and, more recently, as the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s Legal Researcher. Gemma also spent two years working as the Business Manager to the CEO of Coutts Bank. Given her experience, she is especially interested in international litigation and commercial disputes and is very happy to travel in the UK or abroad on instruction.
Gemma speaks Spanish and is learning French.
Personal Injury
Gemma Ralph has a busy personal injury practice. She advises and represents Claimants and Defendants in small claims, fast-track trials and multi-track matters and has experience of:
- Employers’ liability
- Occupiers’ liability
- Public liability
- RTA litigation
- Defective products
- Athens Convention (cruise ship) claims
- Sexual offences
- Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority claims
Gemma has a particular interest in international personal injury claims and has been instructed on accidents abroad. She has recently advised the Secretary of State for Justice on an historical sexual abuse claim with an international dimension.
Fraudulent insurance claims
Gemma Ralph represents Claimants and Defendants at trials involving allegations of fraud and fundamental dishonesty. She is thorough and robust in cross examination.
Academic qualifications
- MA (Oxon) Jurisprudence
- BPTC The University of Law
Scholarships
- Astbury Scholar, Major Award, Middle Temple
Professional bodies
- Personal Injury Bar Association
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3PB Head of Chambers David Berkley QC is delighted to announce that barrister Gemma Ralph has joined 3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) full-time as a member of the personal injury team. As well as personal injury law, Gemma specialises in credit hire and clinical negligence cases. She is especially interested in international litigation (such as international travel claims) and commercial disputes and advisory matters generally and is very happy to travel in the UK or...
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3PB’s pupil barristers Mariya Peykova, Georgina Dietrich (editor) and Gemma Ralph are authors of a new newsletter, ‘’Publications during the Pandemic’’. The newsletter has introductions from David Berkley QC, 3PB’s Head of Chambers, and Cheryl Jones, Head of Pupillage at 3PB. The newsletter focuses on the Coronavirus Act 2020 and highlights updates in the areas of Clinical Negligence, Construction, Competition and Insolvency law with focus on the regulations and laws during this unprecedented time. The...
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