Medico-Legal & Ethics
- International Medico-Legal Law & Consultancy
- International Medical & Pharmaceutical Jurisprudence & Bioethics
Justice and the Law is our business.
A boutique international practice delivering globally informed, ethically grounded and strategically focused counsel, distinguished by rare expertise at the meeting point of law, medicine and ethics.
Cross-border counselAdvisory across jurisdictions
Medico-legal & bioethicsLaw · medicine · regulation
Mediation & arbitrationCMC · CIArb · IMI accredited
Governance & complianceInstitutional & regulatory
Our distinction
Counsel at the intersection of law, medicine, ethics and regulation.
Few firms can speak the language of the clinic and the courtroom with equal fluency. We advise healthcare providers, regulators, life-sciences and pharmaceutical organisations, and international institutions on the legal, ethical and bio-safety questions that define modern medicine.
That medico-legal core anchors a full international practice, from dispute resolution and governance to finance, technology, human rights, family and property law, giving clients principled judgment wherever law meets life.
20+Years of clinical practice within the NHS informing every medico-legal opinion.
DualQualified in both medicine and law: a genuinely interdisciplinary perspective.
GlobalAccredited international mediation and an explicitly cross-border outlook.
Practice areas
A complete international practice, organised around four pillars.
Each pillar brings together related disciplines so clients can find joined-up counsel for complex, cross-jurisdictional matters.
Dispute Resolution & Governance
- International Mediation & Arbitration Law
- International Commercial & Governance Law
Finance, Technology & Innovation
- International Financial & Banking Law
- International Intellectual Property & Data Protection Law
- International AI, Innovation & Technology Law
Human Rights, Family & Property
- International Human & Humanitarian Rights Law
- International Family Law
- International Trusts, Estates & Probate Law
- International Immigration Law
- International Land, Real Estate & Environmental Law
Our mission
To deliver principled, strategic and globally minded legal solutions with integrity and excellence, protecting rights, upholding the rule of law, and providing trusted counsel to individuals and organisations across jurisdictions.
The Justice Partners
Dr Chris B. O. Okumu
Founder & Principal Consultant
The firm
Led by a physician and lawyer in equal measure.
MBChB · LLB (Hons) · LLM (Medical Law & Ethics) · Professional Master’s in Forensic & Legal Medicine · PG Dip Legal Medicine (RCP) · DGM · DLM · MBA · DBA · PhD (Cand.) · Consultant Physician & Medico-Legal Consultant · Lecturer in Legal Medicine, Medical Law & Ethics · Accredited Mediator (CMC, CIArb, IMI)
JP Law International is built on an unusually interdisciplinary foundation. Dr Okumu is a consultant physician with more than two decades of clinical experience in the NHS, alongside formal legal training and an LLM in Medical Law & Ethics, bringing the rigour of medicine and the discipline of law to every instruction.
As a lecturer in legal medicine and an accredited international mediator, he advises and educates clinicians, regulators and institutions on healthcare regulation, ethical decision-making and the legal frameworks that govern clinical practice.
Law & ethics
LLM Medical Law & Ethics
Legal medicine
Forensic & Legal Medicine
Medicine
Consultant Physician (NHS)
Dispute resolution
CMC · CIArb · IMI Mediator
Professional affiliations
Royal College of Physicians (UK)
Royal College of Pathologists · Medical Examiner
British Medical Association
Faculty of Medical Leadership & Management
Institute of Leadership & Management
Our approach
Globally informed. Ethically grounded. Strategically focused.
Three principles run through every engagement, combining deep sectoral expertise with international best practice.
i.
Globally informed
Counsel shaped by cross-border experience and international best practice, attuned to the jurisdictions in which our clients operate.
ii.
Ethically grounded
Integrity is not an afterthought. Ethical judgment is built into our advice, especially where law, medicine and human dignity intersect.
iii.
Strategically focused
We aim for outcomes that are fair, effective and lasting, understanding the business and the people behind every matter we take on.
Get in touch
Request a consultation.
Tell us a little about your matter and we will respond promptly. All enquiries are treated in the strictest confidence.
Email
info@jplawinternational.com
Telephone
+44 (0)7500 302168
Location
Reading · London · United Kingdom
Serving clients across jurisdictions
Serving clients across jurisdictions