Crown Office Chambers

Clinical negligence; personal injury; professional discipline.

Barrister specialising in inquests and public enquiries, clinical negligence, personal injury and professional discipline. Regularly appears for insurers, NHS Trusts, Clinicians and families in inquests where issues of unlawful killing, suicide, neglect and the application of Article 2 of the ECHR have arisen. Extensive experience in all areas of clinical negligence including claims involving general surgery, general medicine, physiotherapy, psychiatry, oncology, osteopathy, ophthalmology, dentistry and orthopaedics. Instructed by the National Health Litigation Authority, the Medical Defence Union, the Medical Protection Society, the Dental Protection Society and families. Represents health professionals in professional regulatory hearings. Acted for doctors in the General Medical Council, psychologists before the Health and Care Professions Council, counsellors and psychotherapists before the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy, the Association for Child Psychotherapists, the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy, nurses before the Nursing and Midwifery Council and osteopaths before the General Osteopathic Council. Instructed by Claimants and Defendants in personal injury claims including claims arising from road traffic accidents, industrial disease (asbestos, WRULD, deafness claims, occupational asthma and stress at work), manual handling and other work place accidents. Advises local authorities and care homes on civil claims brought against them by children/patients abused in homes/schools.

Called 1999.

Kiswahili and Urdu.

PIBA; PNBA; LCLA.