THE EXCHANGE, STATION PARADE, HARROGATE, HG1 1DY, ENGLAND
- Tel:
- Work 01423 522331
- Fax:
- Fax 01423 724047
- DX:
- 11965 HARROGATE-1
- Web:
- www.hempsons.co.uk
- Email:
Adrienne D’arcy
- Tel:
- Work +44 1423 522331
- Email:
Work Department
Healthcare litigation.
Position
Clinical negligence partner leading a team of fee-earners, with responsibility for a number of NHS trusts in Yorkshire; supervision and training of team; provides advice on a wide range of healthcare issues; frequently represents doctors/nurses at inquests; handles all types of clinical negligence claims, particularly sensitive cases and fatal accident claims; represented doctors at the Richard Neale and Kerr/Haslam Inquiries; advises and assists doctors in relation to professional disciplinary investigations by the GMC.
Career
Qualified England and Wales 1984, Hong Kong 1988; trained at Jacksons, Monk and Rowe, Middlesbrough 1982-84; associate 1984-85; salaried partner 1985-87; assistant solicitor Hepworth and Chadwick, Leeds 1987-88; assistant solicitor Johnson, Stokes and Master, Hong Kong 1988-94; assistant solicitor Le Brasseur J Tickle, Leeds 1994-96; senior solicitor Hempsons 1996-98; team leader 1998 to date; partner 2000 to date.
Languages
French.
Education
Queen Margaret’s School, Escrick Park, York; City of London Polytechnic (1981 LLB Hons Business Law); College of Law, Chester (1982).
Practice Areas
Clinical negligence - defendant; Healthcare; Professional disciplinary and regulatory law (including police law)