Barrister Profile
ALANA HARTY
Year of Call: 2018
Main Areas of Practice
Administrative Law or Judicial Review
Coroners or Inquests
Personal Injury
Professional Negligence
Biography
Alana enjoys a varied practice, with a focus on civil and commercial litigation. She regularly appears in the County Court and the High Court
instructed on behalf of both Plaintiffs and Defendants.
In particular, Alana has gained experience in personal injury litigation dealing extensively with road traffic accidents, household insurance claims and occupiers,’ employers’ and public liability claims.
Alana also has an interest in all areas of public law challenge. She has been instructed in several public inquiries, judicial review challenges and inquests acting for both private and public sector clients. She has been appointed as Junior Counsel to the Government Legal Service Northern Ireland Civil Panel since 2019.
Qualifications
LL.B (Hons) Law with Politics, Queens University, Belfast (First Class Honours)
Degree in International Business, Rosemont College, Philadelphia, U.S.A.
Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Legal Studies, Institute of Professional Legal Studies (Distinction)
Experience
Alana is an elected member of the Bar Council. She also sits as a committee member on the Member Services Committee, the Charity Committee, and the Personal Injuries Bar Association.