Deborah is a partner and head of the clinical negligence and personal injury team.
Deborah specialises in complex and high value claims and has particular expertise and interest in cases relating to birth related brain injury in babies, the treatment and diagnosis of many types of cancer particularly breast cancer, and dental claims.
A recognised 'leader' in the field of clinical negligence for several years, Deborah has built up extensive experience in handling claims of all sizes, covering a wide range of injurious conditions including brain injury, spinal injury, back and general orthopaedic injuries, bowel, bladder and psychological injuries.
Many of her cases have been reported both in the legal and public press, and she has acted in a number of cases which have established some important legal principles including Wilson v Best Travel (AER), which established the principles of duty of care owed by Tour Operators, and a number of cases involving issues in relation to Limitation - one of which was successfully taken to the Court of Appeal. Reported cases include: Darnley-Croydon hospitals NHS Trust, Peters v University of Wales NHS Trust, Rawlinson v North Essex Health Authority, Garth v Grant and the MIB, Bowden v BMI hospitals, Chapman v Estate of Dr Moss deceased.
Deborah has been committed to public funding. She has been responsible over the years for obtaining and renewing the legal services civil contract in clinical negligence. Given her extensive experience in dealing with birth injury cases and her longstanding membership on the Law Society Clinical Negligence panel she is able to obtain public funding for babies who have suffered neurological injury.
