| Who we are -
directors |
David Corless-Smith
dcs@dentallaw.co.uk |
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 David Corless-Smith qualified as a dentist
in 1988 from Liverpool University and was in general
dental practice for 10 years. He obtained a masters degree
in law from University College London in 1991 and was
called to the Bar by Inner Temple in 1992. He had a broad
criminal and civil practice as a barrister for a number
of years before qualifying as a solicitor in 1998. Since
then David has specialised in clinical negligence claims
against dentists and doctors. |
| In 2000 David with Greg Waldron founded
the Dental Law Partnership, the first law firm in the country to act exclusively for patients
in claims against dentists, and now the leading claimant firm in this
area of legal expertise. |
| David has written extensively on dento-legal
matters and has authored a chapter on consent to dental
treatment in a leading textbook on dental law and ethics.
He was the founding President of the UK Dental Law and
Ethics Forum. |
| David’s wife is a practising
dental hygienist and she keeps him firmly grounded in
the realities of dental practice today. In his life outside
of the office David enjoys taking the dog on long walks
in the country and mountain biking and motorbiking. Sometimes
he will even sit in the garden and read a bit of fiction. |
| David is particularly proud that the
Dental Law Partnership has pioneered the use of conditional
fee agreements, which have allowed patients to bring
meritorious claims that they would not otherwise have
been able to pursue without serious financial risk. He
says, ‘now for the first time dental patients can
obtain the compensation they deserve without the fear
of legal costs’. |
