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Jade accepts instructions on behalf of Claimants and Defendants. She has experience in drafting statements of case, advising on liability and quantum, drafting schedules of loss in fatal cases and representing clients at inquests involving suggestions of clinical negligence. Jade also regularly advises on and represents clients at infant approval hearings.

Jade's practice covers all areas of clinical negligence, including obstetrics, emergency care, mental health, orthopaedics, ophthalmology and intrauterine deaths.

Recent experience includes:

- Representing a family at a 3 day inquest into the death of baby following a uterine rupture (https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/17881377.friarage-hospital-errors-led-death-baby-henry-inquest-rules/)

- Drafting Particulars for a claim involving the misplacement of forceps during delivery

- Assisting in a joint settlement meeting where the Claimant suffered a deterioration in his neurological symptoms following a negligent spinal surgery

- Assisting Howard Elgot in a complex brain injury claim arising from negligent treatment at a psychiatric hospital

Jade has a busy personal injury practice and is regularly instructed in a wide range of claims including road traffic accidents, employer’s liability claims, public liability claims and claims involving fraud/fundemental dishonesty.

Jade attends hearings at all stages of litigation, including pre-action applications, allocation hearings, costs and case management hearings, application hearings and trials. She regulary advises in conference and drafts statements of case and advices on liability and quantum.

Jade has been involved in numerous inquests and accepts instructions in relation to healthcare-related deaths, deaths in the workplace, prison deaths and road traffic fatalities.

Recent experience:

- 3 day inquest into the death of baby following a uterine rupture (https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/17881377.friarage-hospital-errors-led-death-baby-henry-inquest-rules/)

- 2 day Article 2 inquest involving the death of a voluntary psychiatric in-patient

- 5 day Article 2 jury inquest involving a death in prison custody

Jade has experience representing Claimants and Respondent at preliminary and final hearings.

Jade accepts instructions in all areas of employment including discrimination, maternity leave regulations and unfair dismissal. During pupillage, Jade accompanied her pupil supervisor, Claire Millns, to the EAT in an appeal in relation to extending time for an out of time complaint of disability discrimination.