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• Gemma undertakes personal injury work for Claimant and Defendant the following areas:

o   Occupier's Liability

o   Public Liability

o   Employer's Liability

o   Industrial Disease

o   Road Traffic Negligence

• She regularly attends court for trials, interim hearings, applications and costs and case management hearings. 

• Gemma always aims to provide professional and friendly support to the individual that she is representing. She always attempts to put clients at ease as much as possible in a setting which is largely unfamiliar to most.

• Gemma has also undertaken cases concerning Product Liability

Gemma is a confident and approachable senior junior with a busy civil practice. She is happy to accept instructions on behalf of local authorities, governing bodies of all schools, colleges and universities and individuals. Gemma is part of the Education team and is keen to develop her practice further in this area.

Gemma can provide advice to both Claimants and Defendants in Industrial Disease Claims.

She has had conduct of cases concerning: 

Hand and arm vibration syndrome, latex allergies, asthma, and industrial deafness. 

• Gemma is instructed in a broad range of clinical negligence work by Claimants and Defendants.
• She advises in claims concerning the negligence or purported negligence of doctors, dentists, nurses and other allied health professionals. 
• Gemma regularly advises on both liability and quantum, including high-value claims, complex future loss issues and Fatal Accident Act claims.
• She often appears in case management hearings, interim applications, along with drafting pleadings and advising in writing and in conference with experts.
• She has experience in obstetric and gynaecological claims, missed and delayed diagnosis of cancer and orthopaedic injuries. 
• Gemma has also acted on behalf of both Claimants and clinicians in claims arising from elective aesthetic surgery and procedures including breast augmentation, rhinoplasty and a liposuction.

Gemma acts as an inquest advocate, appearing on behalf of both families and healthcare providers in inquests involving hospital and mental health settings, prisons and the community. Gemma has experience of representing parties in front of juries and in Article 2 inquests.