Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence Newsletter 2
We are delighted to launch the second issue of the St John’s Buildings Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence Newsletter, which we hope will be...
Senior Clerk – Civil, Commercial & Employment
Assistant Senior Clerk
Lead Civil Clerk
Civil Clerk
Junior Civil Clerk
Jessica became a member of chambers in December 2015 following the successful completion of her pupillage. She has a busy Civil practice with a particular focus on Personal Injury, Travel Law and Employment Law.
In her Personal Injury practice she represents Claimants and Defendants across a broad spectrum of Personal Injury work, including road traffic accidents, public liability, accidents abroad, employer’s liability and product liability with a focus on serious injury claims. Jessica also acts in fatal accident claims. She has recent experience of conducting complex and/or high value claims including polytrauma, long-term psychiatric injuries, neurological injuries and pain cases. As an experienced discrimination practitioner, Jessica also has a growing practice in advising and pleading personal injury claims pursued under Equality Act 2010, frequently involving claimants with disability.
In her employment practice Jessica accepts instructions in all matters of Employment Law for both Claimants and Respondents
Jessica practises in claims on the Fast and Multi-Track of the County Court. Jessica undertakes advocacy at all stages of a claim and conducts trials (Fast and Multi-Track), CCMCs, application hearings, assessment of damages’ hearings and appeal hearings. Jessica is frequently instructed to advise in conference in serious injury claims. She also has a busy paperwork practice and drafts Advices, Particulars of Claim, Defences and schedules/counter-schedules in all Personal Injury matters.
Jessica has a keen interest in and in-depth knowledge of clinical negligence. She accepts instructions for Claimants and Defendants in clinical negligence claims. She provides advocacy and advisory services across a broad range of clinical negligence claims. Jessica has acted recently in claims involving delayed diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy, birth injury (to mother and child), delayed diagnosis of cancer and radiological errors. Jessica has acted in a number of claims involving complications arising from orthopaedic injuries and/or surgery.
Jessica has been instructed to advise in and act at trial in claims relating to beauty negligence, often involving allegations of professional negligence by therapists. Jessica has acted for Claimants and Defendants in a range of cases including:
Jessica acts at all stages of claims within the Tribunal and has experience advising prospective Claimants and Respondents on pre and post-termination settlement agreements governed by section 111A ERA 1996. Jessica is regularly instructed to provide written advices and pleadings in a wide range of Employment claims.
Jessica is frequently instructed for Preliminary Hearings on a wide range of issues. She has been instructed in a Preliminary Hearings to determine:
Jessica has experience in conducting judicial mediations and final hearings across a wide range of employment claims. Recent experience includes claims concerning:
Jessica undertakes work in a broad range of travel claims with a particular interest in aviation law. She has conducted trials concerning:
Jessica gained extensive experience and knowledge of claims arising out of accidents abroad. She has good knowledge of international Regulations and Conventions applicable to this field of work. Since joining chambers, Jessica has experience in accident abroad claims relating to:
Since 2012 Jessica has had a number of short articles on significant cases published in Personal Injury and Employment Law supplements, including: