Practice Summary
Kate is a specialist PI Practitioner. She has a busy practice acting on behalf of both Claimants and Defendants in fast-track and multi-track cases. She has a particular interest in medical negligence, occupational stress. liability of animals, and injuries relating to children but is happy to accept instructions in all areas of personal injury law. She has a good grasp of Ogden 7 and calculating future losses. She also has a good understanding of fatal accident damages claims having recently presented a lectures series to trainee barristers on this topic.
She is an experienced court advocate whose recent experience includes training new practitioners, pupils and trainee barristers as well as a busy court practice in family and crime early on in her career. She is a persuasive paper advocate who is known for her attention to detail whether it be formal pleadings or written advices.
She understands the importance of client care; in particular good communication and a prompt turnaround of paperwork. She is happy to accept instructions by email by prior arrangement.
She is valued by professional and lay clients alike, for her down to earth, approachable personality.
She regularly accepts instructions on a conditional fee basis for both pleadings and written advices.
Areas of Expertise
- Employer’s Liability
- Occupiers Liability
- Industrial Disease
- Liability of Animals
- Road Traffic Accidents
- Inquests
- Medical Law
Publications
Contributor to PI Practitioner’s text book due for publication in 2012.
Seminars
‘Road Traffic Round-Up’ : Dec 2011 – a detailed look at this years case law with a particular focus on fraud and apportionment of liability.
Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence lecture and seminar series April 2009, April 2010, BPP Law School: with a particular focus on fatal accidents. damages claims
