Clerk Details
- Clerk Name: Dave Snook
- Clerk Telephone: 01865 797700/020 7583 8055
- Clerk Email: [email protected]
Clinical Negligence
Rhiannon is a member of the 3PB Clinical Negligence Group and acts for both claimants and defendants. She is currently being led in a fatal clinical negligence claim arising from the incorrect prescription of steroid medication, resulting in suicide.
Her recent work includes:
- Advising and representing a dental practice in a claim involving alleged negligent dental treatment, including extraction of the incorrect teeth, poorly fitted prostheses, and ongoing pain. She successfully secured a strike out of the claim.
- Drafting the particulars of claim and schedule of loss in a fatal clinical negligence matter valued in excess of £1 million.
- Advising on the formulation and strategic use of Part 35 questions to experts.
- Advising and representing a defendant general practitioner in a fatal claim concerning an alleged failure to diagnose and refer irregular heart rhythms.
- Representing a protected party in settlement discussions relating to failures in care that resulted in pressure sores.
- Advising on prospects and settlement in a claim involving a Trust’s failure to remove a swallowed battery in accordance with internal protocols.
- Advising on secondary victim claims in the clinical negligence context, including the implications of Paul v Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust [2024] UKSC 1.