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Clinical negligence
Claire practises in all aspects of clinical negligence (medical and dental), acting for both claimants and defendants. She has acted in a wide variety of cases in the High Court and county courts and regularly settles pleadings, drafts letters of claim and response and advises in writing and in conference. Cases in which Claire has acted include a high value cerebral palsy claim on behalf of the Ministry of Defence. Claire has also appeared against litigants in person in a number of cases and has experience of round table settlement negotiations. She has also specifically dealt with costs applications in both clinical negligence and personal injury cases.
Professional discipline
Claire represents doctors and dentists before the Interim Orders and Fitness to Practice Panels at the General Medical Council and the Interim Orders and Professional Conduct Committees of the General Dental Council. Recently she represented noted gender expert Dr. Russell Reid, led by Adrian Hopkins QC, in a high profile case at the GMC. She also represented Dr. Gbinigie in a long running performance-related disciplinary case, led by Malcolm Fortune.
Claire also represents both doctors and dentists faced with performance related inquiries at local healthcare Trust level and at hearings before the Family Heath Services Appeals Authority.
Coroner’s inquests
Claire regularly acts on behalf of doctors, NHS Trusts and families in inquests where death has occurred in the context of medical treatment. She also has experience representing police forces and FMEs at inquests involving deaths in custody.
Disclosure
Claire represents NHS Trusts and other bodies in applications for disclosure of patients` confidential records in criminal proceedings in the Crown Court and proceedings in the Family Division of the High Court, where it is necessary to assert confidentiality and/or manage disclosure.
Personal injury
Claire represents claimants and defendants in personal injury trials in the High Court and county courts and attends interlocutory hearings and applications on behalf of both parties. She also has extensive experience advising and drafting statements of case on behalf of both claimants and defendants.
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