Education

Gray's Inn

Prince of Wales Scholar

St John's College, Oxford (BA First Class)

email: kgollop@3serjeantsinn.com

Katie is best known for her clinical negligence and professional discipline work.

Other healthcare work (not including inquests) includes her representing Dr Shipman's practice nurse at the long running Shipman enquiry, representing a Primary Care Trust at the appeal of their decision to remove a Doctor from the list and judicial review of a hospital's decision to suspend a Doctor who was being investigated by the GMC.

In addition, Katie practises in the fields of personal injury and employment.

Her wealth of experience in cross examining medical experts at trial and advising on medical evidence (including drafting Part 35 questions and agendas for experts' discussions) is of particular assistance in stress at work/bullying cases and employment claims involving disability and/or those where a personal injury claim is anticipated.

Katie Gollop is recommended in Clinical Negligence & Healthcare by Chambers & Partners and Legal 500.

She is recommended in Professional Discipline by Chambers & Partners. 

"A disquieting opponent, she is described by solicitors as a "dogged fighter who will fight to the end when she is on your side"  Chambers UK 2010

Katie "can be charming and deadly - she is very clever and wrong foots her opponent"  Legal 500 2009

"...has an excellent reputation and proves 'a real terrier in a courtroom setting'"  Chambers UK 2009

Is "a fierce advocate who really fights for her clients"  Chambers UK 2008

"has a robust no nonsense approach to litigation" and "impresses with sound practical advice" Chambers UK 2007

Is "an astonishing talent"  Legal 500 2006

Katie acts for Claimants and Respondents.

On the Claimant side, she has particular interest in representing teachers.

She is sensitive to the difficult issues they face where allegations have been made against them by children and particularly situations in which the police have become involved and although either criminal proceedings are nor brought or there is no conviction, disciplinary action is taken.  Similarly, she has advised a teacher in relation to action taken against him following the disclosure to his employer of "soft" information disclosed on a CRB check.

Department for Education and Skills v (1) Hogg (2) Mason (3) Dr. D R EAT 20/05/03

Khan v Oxford City Mosque Society EAT 23/7/98

Recent cases for the Claimants include: 

• Employee status: Katie successfully represented a long standing consultant who worked for the Arts Council of England.  The issue was whether or not she was an employee.
• Protective award: Katie obtained a protective award for a group of factory workers who were dismissed without proper consultation.
• Advising and drafting proceedings for teachers denied job opportunities as a result of bad references.
•  Advising a teacher in relation to unfair dismissal proceedings following acquittal in the Crown Court on charges on indecent assault. 
• Advising a teacher in relation to unfair dismissal proceedings where dismissal was prompted by an unfavourable CRB check.
• Advising a teacher in relation to her equal pay claim.