Anita Puri - Associate
Anita Puri is an Associate Solicitor in the Healthcare team at Hayes Solicitors.
Anita’s practice covers a range of disciplines, with a particular focus on defending professionals involved in regulatory and disciplinary proceedings.
Prior to joining Hayes solicitors, Anita worked in London, where she specialised in healthcare law. She trained and worked post qualification at an established Legal 500 firm in London, gaining experience in defending healthcare professionals in the full spectrum of healthcare litigation including regulatory proceedings, hospital disciplinary investigations, inquests, criminal litigation and clinical negligence claims.
Anita Puri is an Associate Solicitor in the Healthcare team at Hayes Solicitors.
Anita’s practice covers a range of disciplines, with a particular focus on defending professionals involved in regulatory and disciplinary proceedings.
Prior to joining Hayes solicitors, Anita worked in London, where she specialised in healthcare law. She trained and worked post qualification at an established Legal 500 firm in London, gaining experience in defending healthcare professionals in the full spectrum of healthcare litigation including regulatory proceedings, hospital disciplinary investigations, inquests, criminal litigation and clinical negligence claims.
Experience
- Regulatory defence: Anita has extensive experience defending clinical practitioners in regulatory and disciplinary proceedings in the UK and Ireland. She has successfully advised and represented practitioners at all stages of fitness to practise proceedings and has covered a range of allegations relating to conduct (including clinical care, financial irregularity, ethical issues and criminal offences), competency and health.
- Clinical negligence: Anita has defended GPs, dentists and other clinical practitioners in medical and dental litigation in England and Ireland. Her experience covers a wide range of matters including cancer misdiagnosis, catastrophic spinal injuries, and cosmetic surgery.
- Inquests: Over the years, Anita has represented numerous clients at Inquests, assisting them in preparation for and attendance at Inquests across the UK.
- Medical indemnifier: Anita has experience working with a UK based medical defence organisation where she advised hundreds of consultant surgeon members on a range of legal matters affecting them in the course of their medical practice, including issues relating to consent, GDPR, confidentiality, professional responsibilities and patient complaints.
- Criminal defence: Anita has represented medical practitioners involved in criminal proceedings, accused of committing serious offences.
- Judicial Review/Statutory Appeals: Anita has experience advising clients on fair procedures and representing clients in Judicial Review proceedings and Statutory Appeals against regulatory bodies.
Qualifications/Education
- Bachelor of Business and Law, University College Dublin
- Masters Degree in Law, University College Dublin
- Master of Business Administration (MBA), UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School
- Admitted to the Roll of Solicitors, Law Society of England and Wales, 2015
- Admitted to the Roll of Solicitors, Law Society of Ireland, 2020
Memberships
- Member of the Law Society of Ireland
- Member of the Law Society of England and Wales