Profile

Anna specialises in clinical negligence work in order to utilise her medical background. She has been instructed in broad range of clinical negligence cases including obstetrics, paediatric medicine, gynaecology, cardiovascular surgery, orthopaedics, organ transplantation, cosmetic and plastic surgery, product liability, and oncology (particularly breast and cervical cancer claims). Anna represents both Claimants and Defendants and has a particular interest in cases with complicated causation issues.
 

Year of call: 1995

Areas of expertise

Appointments

Karmel, Prince of Wales and Arden Scholar of Gray’s Inn

Sits as a Deputy District Judge on the Midland Circuit Involved in training and mentoring of Law students

Qualifications

MA (Cambridge)
Anna studied Pre-clinical Medicine and Biological Anthropology at Cambridge Univer

sity, becoming a Scholar of King's College before graduating with a First Class Degree in 1992. She was called to the Bar in 1995 having been awarded three major scholarships by Gray's Inn (the Arden, Karmel and Prince of Wales).

Recommendations

Legal 500 2020

"She has a very good grasp of medical issues and is an impressive mediator."

"Always well-prepared for conferences, meticulous in the detail and precise."

Chambers UK 2020

"She grasps the legal issues very quickly and is extremely thorough, hard-working, methodical and approachable." "She is excellent with clients and explains legal and medical issues in a way that they can understand."

Chambers UK 2019

"Anna is thorough, has attention to detail and is very impressive and persuasive on her feet. She is eloquent and is able to present an argument in a comprehensive and convincing way. She thinks fast and gets to the point." "She is extremely hard-working. She manages experts well during conferences. Solicitors and clients feel safe in her hands."

Legal 500 2019

"She combines in-depth medical knowledge with great client care skills."