Main Areas of Practice:
- Homicide, Corporate Manslaughter
and Fraud - Health and Safety and/or Regulatory Breaches
- Nominated by Attorney General
(HMR&C and HSE) - Special interest in prosecutions based on:
i) complex scientific, medical and/or communications evidence;
ii) new methods of identification (e.g. facial mapping and earprints)
Inquests: Specialising in cases involving deaths in custody, hospitals and outdoor (adventure) activities.
Acted as Legal Assessor to one of HM Coroners
- Clinical Negligence
- GMC and HC (90) Hearings
Clerk(s):
Jo Pickersgill: 0113 203 5500 (jo@parkcourtchambers.co.uk)
Kirsten Frankland: 0113 203 5501 (kirsten@parkcourtchambers.co.uk)
Appointments
- Queen’s Counsel (2003)
- Recorder (2004)
Additional Information:
Specialist Associations: CBA, HSLA and PNBA.
Publications: Articles published in Archbold News, New Law Journal and Solicitors Journal
Lectures/Seminars: Lectures delivered to HSLA, for Instructing Solicitors and Chambers Seminars.
Recommendations:
Recommended in Legal 500 2008-09: "..is outstanding in HSE cases, and is noted for instructions of technical complexity"
Recommended in Legal 500 2007-08 (Crime): "is extremely effective in cases with a complex technical element."
Recommended in Legal 500 2005: 'is extremely effective in medical defence'.
Door Tenancies: 9, St. John Street, Manchester
