Melanie has developed a busy practice specialising in clinical negligence, personal injury, inquests and business and property. She appears regularly in Court for both Claimants and Defendants alongside a busy paperwork practice.
She has been praised as a “brilliant” advocate and maintains a thorough approach centring around her attention to detail. Her approachable manner and understanding of client needs enables her to maintain a high standard of client care.
She frequently undertakes complex and challenging work as junior counsel, including clinical negligence work led by Henry Pitchers KC and John Coughlan KC. Melanie is currently acting as Counsel to the Inquest in the inquests touching upon the deaths of the patients of former breast surgeon Ian Paterson, led by Jonathan Jones KC.
Melanie has also recently been appointed to the Bar Council’s Young Barristers’ Committee and sits on the Equality and Diversity Committee in Chambers.
Melanie regularly appears in Court in a wide range of matters spanning from winding up petitions to substantive hearings. She accepts instructions in several areas of work, including:
Melanie has developed a busy Court practice. She frequently is instructed, for both Claimant and Defendants, in:
Melanie accepts instructions to draft pleadings and written advice on quantum and liability.
Melanie frequently appears in Court, acting for both Claimants and Defendants, in credit hire claims.
Her attention to detail and ability to think on her feet enable her to tackle issues such as impecuniosity, intervention and enforceability.
Melanie has developed a busy clinical negligence practice and is instructed across a broad spectrum of medical matters, ranging from ophthalmology to pressure ulcers. She often is instructed to conduct conferences with medical experts, advise on liability and quantum and draft pleadings. Her diligence, attention to detail and ability to grapple with complex issues and nuances reflect well in conference and her written work. She is approachable and practical in her manner and advice.
Melanie has vast experience that extends beyond her years. She frequently acts as junior counsel in complex, high value clinical negligence claims led by senior counsel. She has experience in conferences with medical experts as well as drafting pleadings and schedules of loss in these claims. Some of her more recent led work includes:
Alongside acting in cases as Junior Counsel, Melanie has built and maintains a thriving clinical negligence practice as sole counsel. She is frequently instructed to assess the merits of a claim, advise in conference and draft pleadings. Her robust approach enables her to untangle issues such as causation and material contribution. Some of the recent matters that she has dealt with include shoulder impingement caused by negligent clinical treatment, as well as claims involving geriatric care and management.
Melanie has seen and assisted in multiple inquests, including a five-day death in custody inquest and an inquest involving the failure to provide lifesaving surgery. She gained experience in dealing with intricate questions regarding the state’s duty to protect life pursuant to Article 2 of the European Convention of Human Rights.
Most recently, Melanie has represented families in clinical negligence inquests involving issues of mental health, capacity and orthopaedic injuries. She has gained experience in attending pre- inquest review hearings and drafting written submissions to the Coroner.
She is also acting as part of a team of junior counsel in the Article 2 inquests into the deaths of the patients of former breast surgeon Ian Paterson, led by Jonathan Jones KC.
Melanie accepts instructions to represent both families and other interested parties in both clinical negligence and personal injury inquests.
Melanie has seen and assisted in multiple inquests, including a five-day death in custody inquest and an inquest involving the failure to provide lifesaving surgery. She gained experience in dealing with intricate questions regarding the state’s duty to protect life pursuant to Article 2 of the European Convention of Human Rights.
Most recently, Melanie has represented families in clinical negligence inquests involving issues of mental health, capacity and orthopaedic injuries. She has gained experience in attending pre- inquest review hearings and drafting written submissions to the Coroner.
Melanie accepts instructions to represent both families and other interested parties in both clinical negligence and personal injury inquests.
Thank you to everyone who attended our Breaking Barriers event yesterday in celebration of Black History Month. Your participation made the event truly special! Thank you…
I grew up in Wolverhampton and was raised by my mother, alongside my siblings, in a working-class British-Ghanaian family. I entered the legal profession having…
Thank you to everyone who attended our Breaking Barriers event yesterday in celebration of Black History Month. Your participation made the event truly special! Thank you…
I grew up in Wolverhampton and was raised by my mother, alongside my siblings, in a working-class British-Ghanaian family. I entered the legal profession having…
