Katy is a partner in the Healthcare team at Hayes solicitors.
She is dual qualified as a nurse and healthcare solicitor.
She is dual qualified as a nurse and healthcare solicitor.
Katy is a partner with significant experience in healthcare litigation, acting for plaintiffs and defendants. Before joining Hayes, she worked at a leading UK firm for 5 years, managing claims advanced by plaintiffs against the NHSLA.
At Hayes, Katy specialises in advising clinical practitioners and their indemnity bodies on the defence of healthcare claims. She is a solicitor and a qualified nurse – a dual qualification that gives her a unique insight into healthcare practice.
Advises clinical practitioners and their indemnity bodies on the defence of healthcare claims.
Brings high value catastrophic claims to resolution.
Acting as lead partner in a group of claims concerning the prescription of antiepileptic medication to women during pregnancy.
Specialises in cases involving delayed cancer diagnosis and obstetric claims.
Advises on Inquests and acts as an advocate before the Coroner’s Court.
Katy has contributed articles on open disclosure and participated in the provision of CPD to solicitors and doctors.
Katy has provided CPD sessions to clinicians in a hospital setting covering topics such as consent and Inquests.
She also tutors trainee solicitors on the Law Society Professional Practice Medical Law Module.