< back to Junior Counsel

Lisa Henderson

Year Of Call : 1995 Areas of practice Administrative Law (Including Judicial Review) Fatal Accident Inquiry Medical/Clinical Negligence Law Personal Injury Law Professional Negligence Law

Summary

Lisa Henderson has a Court of Session practice specialising in personal injury. She has considerable experience in all aspects of personal injury claims with a particular emphasis on brain injury, spinal injury and clinical negligence. She is regularly instructed in cerebral palsy claims. She was recently instructed as junior counsel for the pursuer in D’s Parent and Guardian v Greater Glasgow Health Board, 2011 CSOH 99 (birth injury and first Scottish case dealing with the issue of periodic payment orders). Lisa has experience in Judicial Review. She also acts in fatal accident inquiries in the Sheriff Court.

Selected cases

• D's Parent and Guardian v Greater Glasgow Health Board [2011] CSOH 99 - for pursuer. Clinical Negligence. Birth Injury. First Scottish case dealing with issue of periodic payment orders.
• Veronica Dineley v Lothian Health Board [2007] CSOH 154 - Medical negligence-cerebral palsy. Quantum agreed at £3.8 million. Whether use of Kiellands forceps negligent in the circumstances.
• Taylor v Sands [2006] CSOH 186 - interim damages and residential accommodation.
• George Smillie v Lothian & Borders Police Board [2005] CSOH 140 - judicial review of refusal by medical referee to include an injury award in the petitioner's police pension.
• Morrison v Safeway Stores COSOH 15 January 1999 - employer's liability- whether repetitive kneeling whilst stacking shelves caused injury to pursuer's knee.
• Fallan v Lanarkshire Health Board 1997 SLT 902 - employers liability- low mechanical back pain caused by manual handling of laundry.

Faculty of Advocates appointments

• Advocacy skills instructor on the Advocates training course.

Professional appointments

• Member of Faculty of Advocates Personal Injury Law Group
• Member of Faculty of Advocates ADR Group
• Member of Faculty of Advocates Professional Negligence Group

• Click here to download contact details (.vcf)