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Carson McDowell
MURRAY HOUSE
MURRAY STREET
BELFAST
BT1 6DN
United Kingdom

Work Department

Defence Insurance Litigation Team

 

Instructed by the market leaders in the insurance industry to defend a wide range of employer’s and public liability claims. Has a wealth of experience in dealing with serious claims arising out of the engineering, quarrying and maritime industries. Skilled in defending motor claims ranging from minor whiplash injuries to motorcycle accidents involving serious and complex injuries. Large caseload of disease clams including industrial deafness, pleural plaques, asbestosis and mesotheolioma.

Position

Partner

Career

Qualified 1999. Assistant Solicitor Caldwell Warner 1999-2004. Assistant Solicitor Michael Taylor & Associates, London 2004 – 2005. Assistant Solicitor McCloskeys 2006- 2015. Associate Solicitor Carson McDowell LLP 2015 – 2017; Senior Associate 2017 – 2019; Partner 2019 – to date. 

Education

Sullivan Upper School. University of Dundee 1992 – 1996 2:1 LLB (Hons). Legal Practice Course at Nottingham Trent University 1996 – 1997. Institute of Professional Legal Studies at QUB 1998.

Lawyer Rankings

Northern Ireland > Insurance > Personal injury and clinical negligence: defendant

(Next Generation Partners)

Catherine CartonCarson McDowell

The ‘consistently professional and approachableCarson McDowell teams are well known for providing clients with a full range of matters. Roger McMillan and Jacqueline McAleese head the clinical negligence defence department. McMillan is a specialist in defending medical professionals in alleged misdiagnosis and delay in diagnosis claims in the High Court, while McAleese focuses on defending complex cervical and expedited cancer cases. Catherine Carton and Cathal O’Neill, who are both ‘very approachable and very engaged’ lead the insurance personal injury team. Carton is active on both employer’s liability and public liability matters, while O’Neill is well versed in high-value asbestos claims.