Naomi McLoughlin > Park Square Barristers > Leeds, England > Barrister Profile

Naomi McLoughlin

0113 2459763

Work Department

Personal Injury, Employment, Commercial & Chancery, Children Law, Family Finance, Regulatory & Public and Court of Protection & Adult Care

Position

Personal Injury

Prior to commencing pupillage, Naomi was employed as an Advocate for a multinational law firm where she regularly attended CCMCs, CMCs, application hearings, small claims and infant approvals across a variety of personal injury cases including road traffic accident claims, employer’s liability, public liability, occupiers’ liability claims and industrial disease matters. She regularly dealt with high value cases.

As a result of this experience, Naomi regularly represents Claimants and Defendants in a variety of personal injury matters at all stages of proceedings.

She is happy to advise on procedure and tactics at any stage of the proceedings, and is happy to consider instructions on a CFA basis.

Naomi regularly delivers training to CiLex, insurers and law firms which often include legal updates, use of practical skills and tactical advice.

Naomi was employed as a Fee Earner at a large national firm where she ran a caseload of Noise Induced Hearing Loss claims and assisted with other industrial disease claims including occupational stress and HAVS. As a result she has substantial experience in dealing with industrial disease matters.

Naomi accepts instructions for both Claimants and Defendants in all industrial disease matters. She is able to provide advices and settle pleadings within a short period of time.

Naomi regularly deals and achieves success with credit hire matters at all stages of proceedings. Naomi regularly provides bespoke external training on the topic which ensures she is up to date on the most recent developments.

Naomi has experience of dealing with Qualified One Way Costs Shifting and allegations of fundamental dishonesty. She regularly deals with matters involving civil fraud, low velocity impact cases and exaggerated personal injury claims.

Empolyment

Naomi accepts instructions to represent clients in all employment matters. Naomi has experience of matters involving unfair dismissal and discrimination cases.

As part of her work for the Government Legal Department, Naomi is involved in matters across the full spectrum of employment issues and has particular experience of cases involving the public sector.

Commercial & Chancery
Naomi accepts instructions in a broad range of commercial and chancery matters.

Naomi’s work involves a wide variety of contact and commercial disputes advising on all aspects of potential breaches/causes of action.

Naomi has experience in advising insurers in relation to all aspects of their contractual and non-contractual obligations.

She regularly provides advice and represents parties in insolvency matters. She has recently acted in a matter involving the winding up a partnership.

Children Law
Naomi receives instructions from all parties involved in care proceedings and repeatedly represents parties in multi-day hearings.

She is instructed on a wide range of cases including matters which involve issues of sexual abuse, physical abuse, non-accidental injuries, serious neglect, parents with learning difficulties or who lack capacity, substance misuse and oral expert evidence.

Naomi also delivered training to social workers at Leeds City Council.

Naomi is instructed regularly to represent parents and children in private child arrangement disputes. She provides representation at all stages of proceedings including contested final hearings and finding of fact hearings.

Naomi was recently successful on appeal following the making of a final order for indirect contact. The issues surrounded domestic violence and the subsequent impact on ongoing contact between her client and their child.

Family Finance
Naomi observed members of chambers in financial remedies earnings including FDRs and Final Hearings during her pupillage.

Regulatory & Public
Naomi has experience of prosecuting and defending in the Magistrates Courts and dealing with vulnerable witnesses and defendants.

She also has experience of dealing with the whole spectrum of Road Traffic Offences at all stages of proceedings including DVLA prosecutions and matters appearing before the traffic commissioner.

Whilst undertaking a secondment for South Yorkshire Police she assisted with a variety of matters and regularly made applications for orders to protect members of the public including Sexual Harm Prevention Orders, Sexual Risk Orders, Notification Orders, Violent Offender Orders and Domestic Violence Protection Orders. She also provides advice in relation to a variety of legal issues arising out of work undertaken by the Police.

Naomi undertakes work for the Government Legal Department in a variety of matters including a litigation trawl for the Department for Exiting the European Union.

Naomi also undertakes work in the Coroner’s Court acting for a range of interested persons including the Care Quality Commission. She has also assisted with any issues of disclosure arising during the life of proceedings. She is happy to assist and advise at all stages.

Naomi offers continuity of representation from inquests to civil actions for damages arising post-inquest.

Court of Protection & Adult Care
Naomi has recently undertaking a secondment for the Vale of York Clinical Commissioning Group where she regularly advised on and assists with Court of Protection matters.

Naomi is very interested in this area of work and is keen to build on her current experience.

Career

Call 2016

Appointments:
Junior Junior Panel, Government Legal Department

Memberships

Personal Injury Bar Association
Family Law Bar Association
Lawyers for Children

Education

2013
Durham University Law LLB (Hons)

2016
BPTC · Outstanding, BPP Law School Manchester