Barrister, 7 Bedford Row
Call: 2007
Patricia’s clinical negligence focuses on high value, complex claims, involving major, life changing injuries, predominantly for claimants.
In particular, she has acted in cases concerning birth injuries, brain injuries, failure to perform competent surgical procedures and failure to competently diagnose and manage cancer treatment. She has acted in several high-profile claims. She has also successfully acted in several applications for genetic testing in high value brain injury claims.
Notable cases:
WNA v NDP [2023] EWCH 2970 (KB)
Junior Counsel in case dealing with the issue of double recovery in high value personal injury claims (claim settled for a lump sum of £6.25m and PPOs of £325,000).
IM v University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust [2023]
Junior Counsel in acquired brain injury claim which settled for a lump sum of £11m and PPOs of up to £396k.
She represented the claimants in the Supreme Court in the case of Various Claimants, Catholic Child Welfare Society & ORS v Institute of The Brothers of The Christian Schools & Ors [2010] EWCA Civ 1106 and [2012] UKSC 56.