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Sarah Simcock

CALLED TO THE BAR 2001

Junior Counsel


Professional Discipline & Regulatory Profile

Background

  

2009                        Called to the Bar of Northern Ireland

2006                                    Appointed Junior Counsel to the Crown (Treasury Counsel) on the C Panel

2002                                    Tenancy at 3 Serjeants’ Inn

2001                                    Inns of Court School of Law: BVC

1997-2000                      Jesus College, Oxford University (BA Hons Jurisprudence 2:1)

 

Email: ssimcock@3serjeantsinn.com



General Information

  


Directory Comments

 


Nature of Practice

  

Medical discipline

Sarah acts for medical professionals in the GMC and the Nursing and Midwifery Council.

 

Police discipline

As a member of the police team Sarah is available to advise on and present disciplinary proceedings. She has experience of police disciplinary hearings.

 

Specialist Information

 


Reported and other cases of Interest

 


Clients

 


Publications

 
Co-author (with Simon Cridland) of chapter: The Duty of Care, Standard of Care and Establishing Breach of Duty in APIL's book "Clinical Negligence", published April 2008.

Lectures and Seminars

 

Sarah provides lectures and seminars to clients in her specialist areas. Topics covered recently include:

- Data Protection Act, Police and Criminal Evidence Act and the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act

- the law relating to Football Banning Orders

- applications in the magistrates’ courts

- special damages and schedules of loss (November 2007)

- the effect of Rees on wrongful birth claims

- damages for loss of congenial employment.

 

Related Professional Activities

 

Treasury Counsel (Junior Counsel to the Crown – C Panel) – appointed 2006

Member of:

-          PNBA

-          LCLCBA

-          HRLA

Other Information