Roger McMillan > Carson McDowell > Belfast, United Kingdom > Lawyer Profile
Carson McDowell Offices
MURRAY HOUSE
MURRAY STREET
BELFAST
BT1 6DN
United Kingdom
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Roger McMillan
Work Department
Litigation (clinical negligence unit).
Position
Managing partner of Carson McDowell and head of the healthcare team. Considerable experience dealing with mixed but primarily high-value clinical and dental negligence cases on behalf of Medical Protection Society (MPS), Dental Protection Limited (DPL), Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland (MDDUS), Association of Optometrists (AOP) and Lloyd’s Underwriters. Claims included failure to refer, failures to diagnose, delays in diagnosis, failures to treat, medication errors and intra-operative complications. Extensive experience in representing the interests of healthcare professionals at inquests, statutory inquiries, disciplinary hearings, matters before the Ombudsman and PSNI investigations. Many cases successfully defended and significantly reduced settlements negotiated on behalf of clients. Presentations given on all aspects of healthcare law. Considerable previous experience acting on behalf of many hospital trusts and the NHS Litigation Authority (NHSLA).
Career
Trained McGrath & Co, Birmingham; qualified 1997; assistant Mills & Reeve, Birmingham 1998-2000; assistant Browne Jacobson, London 2000-01; assistant Carson McDowell 2001-02, associate 2002-05, partner 2005-19, managing partner 2019 – to date.
Memberships
Law Society of Northern Ireland; Northern Ireland Medico-Legal Society; Association of Regulatory and Disciplinary Lawyers.
Education
Coleraine Academical Institution; Brunel University (1994 LLB (Hons)); College of Law, Chester (1995).
Lawyer Rankings
Northern Ireland > Insurance > Personal injury and clinical negligence: defendant
(Hall of Fame)The ‘consistently professional and approachable’ Carson 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.
Ireland > Insurance
Carson McDowell is a big player in clinical negligence, both in Belfast and Dublin. It has steadily grown its Dublin office in recent years, while many senior members of the firm split their time between north and south of the border. Much of its work in Dublin centres on the Medical Protection Society, along with other clients such as Dental Protection. It has also grown its market share of personal injury cases. Managing partner Roger McMillan is a senior figure in clinical negligence, splitting his time between Belfast and Dublin. Jacqueline McAleese is head of clinical claims and also splits her time between Belfast and Dublin. Head of the Dublin office Sinéad Keavey is another prominent clinical negligence specialist and Cathal O’Neill is noted for personal injury.
Lawyer Rankings
- Hall of Fame Northern Ireland > Insurance > Personal injury and clinical negligence: defendant
- Personal injury and clinical negligence: defendant Northern Ireland > Insurance
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