St John's Buildings

Disease, Personal injury, Clinical negligence

Catherine is a personal injury barrister with a particular specialism in disease litigation. She acts for both Claimants and Defendants in Fast-Track, Intermediate Track and Multi Track matters.

Catherine endeavours to be as accessible as possible to professional clients from the outset of proceedings to their conclusion. She has a busy paperwork practice, regularly advises in conference, and is also happy to discuss matters informally prior to receipt of instructions.

Catherine has a wealth of trial experience and is often instructed in complex high value cases. She is a pragmatic, down-to-earth and straight-talking advocate, and considers herself to be measured and approachable in her advocacy and her advice.

Catherine accepts instructions on a CFA bases where appropriate and regularly provides seminars to instructing solicitors in her areas of specialism.

Prior to completing pupillage, Catherine was an Associate at a specialist Industrial Disease firm of solicitors, leading the Asthma and Dermatitis departments.

Personal Injury Bar Association Northern Circuit

Catherine read law at Leeds University and completed the BPTC at Manchester Metropolitan University. She was called to the Bar by the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple in 2011.