Barrister Profile

Main Areas of Practice

Administrative Law or Judicial Review
Coroners or Inquests
Professional Negligence
Public Inquiries

Biography

I have considerable experience of public inquiries having been instructed as junior counsel in two large statutory public inquiries. I also act for public sector and private practice clients in civil and judicial review proceedings.

I have a special interest in health and social care-related work, having had a long career as a health service manager prior to coming to the Bar.

Qualifications

Postgraduate Diploma - Institute of Professional Legal Studies (Bar) - QUB - 2019.

Graduate Diploma in Law, University of Law - 2018.

MSc Health and Social Care Studies, QUB - 2015.

BA (Hons) Business Administration, Strathclyde University, Glasgow - 1993.

Experience

Junior Counsel to the Muckamore Abbey Hospital inquiry - since 2021.

Junior Counsel to the Covid-19 Public Inquiry - 2022 - 2024.

Government Civil C Panel.

Judicial Review

Professional Negligence.

Personal Injury - Plaintiff and Defence.

Prior to coming to the Bar, in my health service senior management roles I worked across numerous areas, including as Project Manager for the implementation of the NI Maternity Strategy. I also worked in service management roles in acute hospital settings, and in service improvement roles covering emergency care, diagnostics, and community/primary care.