Teresa is a Clinical Negligence and Personal Injury specialist with almost 20 years experience. Much of her work is of a complex nature and / or of substantial value. She acts for both Claimants and Defendants and particularly enjoys tackling difficult issues.
A significant element of Teresa’s practice relates to cases involving spinal injuries arising from clinical negligence, including tetraplegia, paraplegia and cauda equina cases. Her experience of catastrophic injury cases is not, however, limited to spinal cases and encompasses all aspects of serious trauma and medical / surgical complications.
Teresa is involved in these claims from the early stages, providing initial advice on liability and quantum, attending interlocutory hearings and drafting pleadings, as well as taking cases through to joint settlement meetings and trial.
Teresa is highly valued for her robustness, attention to detail, thorough preparation and straightforward yet sensitive manner with clients. She has strived to retain a court-based practice which means that she has a particular skill of handling lay and expert witnesses, both in conference and at trial. She has specialist knowledge on procedural issues (such as breaches, admissions and limitation) and costs, which has proved invaluable during long running and complex litigation.
Teresa has extensive experience of Coroner’s inquests, including Article 2 Inquests, where she represents families, companies and NHS Trusts.
Teresa also lectures to solicitors on all aspects of clinical negligence litigation and recent developments.
Examples of practice:
B v NHS Trust: failure to act on MRI scan results following spinal surgery leading to tetraplegia.
H v NHS Trust: lack of consent relating to spinal surgery following which C developed cauda equina. Settled at JSM.
Examples of Practice:
Recommendations
“Teresa is very approachable. She is good at cutting through the detail and taking a realistic view of liability and quantum.”
Legal 500 2023
Notable Cases
Paterson Breast Litigation
2017-2018
Advising on settlement and quantum in multi-party litigation
R v University of Leicester Hospitals NHS Trust
2017
Failure to diagnose bowel cancer in young mother. Lost years claim. Settled at JSM
F v Worcestershire Acute Hospitals
2017
Failure to diagnose oesophageal cancer. Fatal Accident Claim.
Metal on metal implant claims
2016-2017
Advising in group litigation.
Memberships
Personal Injuries Bar Association
Formerly a member of the Bar Council representing barristers under seven years call
Qualifications
LLB (Hons) (Birmingham)
