Jacqueline McAleese > Carson McDowell > Belfast, United Kingdom > Lawyer Profile
Carson McDowell Offices
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Jacqueline McAleese
Work Department
Litigation.
Position
Jacqueline is a partner in the litigation department at Carson McDowell LLP and works within both the healthcare and commercial litigation teams. Jacqueline has extensive experience of defending doctors in relation to clinical negligence claims, of mixed but primarily high value on behalf of Medical Defence Organisations and Insurers, including Medical Protection Society, the Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland and Lloyd’s Underwriters. Jacqueline’s breadth of experience also includes defending other (non-clinical) professionals in relation to High Court negligence claims to include surveyors and architects on the instructions of their professional indemnity insurers; defending personal injury/industrial disease claims on behalf of various insurers, loss adjusters/self-insured companies and defending claims arising from general accidents (including catastrophic injury/fatal accidents). Jacqueline also has experience of conducting judicial review proceedings associated with various healthcare matters and of assisting/advising doctors/corporate bodies in relation to public inquiries/inquests. In addition, Jacqueline has very significant experience in defending companies in relation to health and safety investigations/criminal prosecutions following serious work-related accidents and deaths, which has involved assisting with site investigations, representation at formal interviews with the police/the health and safety executive Northern Ireland (HSENI), and advice and representation in relation to HSENI prosecution proceedings. Jacqueline regularly provides bespoke seminars in relation to healthcare law and health and safety law.
Career
Trained Everatt & Co (now Plexus Law); qualified 2003; assistant solicitor Everatt & Co 2003-06; associate solicitor Arthur Cox, Belfast 2007-08; assistant solicitor Carson McDowell 2007-08; associate solicitor 2008-14; partner 2014 to date.
Languages
French.
Memberships
Law Society of Northern Ireland.
Education
St MacNissis’s College, Garron Tower; Queen’s University, Belfast (2000 2(1) Joint Honours degree in Common and Civil Law with French); College of Law, Chester (2001 Commendation).
Lawyer Rankings
Northern Ireland > Insurance > Personal injury and clinical negligence: defendant
(Leading partners)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 > Healthcare and life sciences
Carson McDowell has a major presence in clinical negligence defence, now with an established team in Dublin and other senior members that split their time between Belfast and Dublin. The Medical Protection Society and Dental Protection are key clients with the team frequently engaged to defend high-value clinical negligence claims. Jacqueline McAleese is head of clinical claims, splits her time between Belfast and Dublin, and has defended a number of actions in the Dublin market. Sinéad Keavey heads the Dublin office and has extensive experience in defending clinical negligence claims brought against consultants and general practitioners. Kathleen Byrne and head of the dental claims team Francesca Lowry are also key partners.
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
- Leading partners Northern Ireland > Insurance > Personal injury and clinical negligence: defendant
- Personal injury and clinical negligence: defendant Northern Ireland > Insurance
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