Sir Robert Anthony Francis, QC (born 4 April 1950) is a British barrister.
He specialises in medical law, including medical and mental health treatment and capacity issues, clinical negligence and professional discipline.
He has appeared as a barrister for and chaired several high-profile inquiries into medical controversies/scandals.
He qualified as Bachelor of Law (LL.B) (Hons) at Exeter University.
He has been a barrister since 1973 and became a Queen’s Counsel in 1992.
He is a Recorder (part-time Crown Court judge) and authorised to sit as a deputy High Court Judge.
He is a governing Bencher of the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple, where he has chaired its Education and Training Committee.