Administrative Law or Judicial Review
Human Rights
Personal Injury
Professional Negligence
Public Inquiries
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.
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.
Junior Counsel to the Muckamore Abbey Hospital inquiry - 2021 - 2025. Junior Counsel to the UK Covid-19 Public Inquiry - 2022 - 2024.
Directorate of Legal Services Specialist Panel Junior Counsel.
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.