Christine started her legal career working for a top-tier national firm acting on behalf of claimants in clinical negligence claims. She then spent a number of years working in-house for a medical defence organisation where she was the principal contact for the defence of members in clinical negligence claims. She then returned to private practice for a top-tier defendant firm where she acted on the sole instruction of NHS Resolution on behalf of a number of NHS trusts.

Christine moved to Hempsons in November 2019. She specialises in healthcare litigation defending NHS trusts on the instruction of NHS Resolution. She has acted in a wide variety of claims including ophthalmological, obstetric, neurosurgical and gynaecological claims.

Main area of expertise:

• clinical negligence

Main clients:

• NHS Resolution
• NHS trusts

Qualifications:

• Legal Practice Course, Manchester Metropolitan University
• Post Graduate Diploma in Law, Manchester Metropolitan University
• English Literature MA (Hons), University of Edinburgh