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Fiona Lake

Summary

Fiona Lake has a busy and varied civil practice in the fields of reparation and commercial law. She has extensive experience in personal injury claims including catastrophic brain injury and clinical negligence cases. She was recently instructed as junior counsel for the defenders 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). She is instructed for both pursuer and defender.

Experience

Fiona Lake practices principally in the Court of Session and also appears in the High Court of Justiciary, Sheriff Court and before the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board. She has acted in fatal accident inquiries in the Sheriff Court. She has experience in high value, complex cases and has appeared in civil jury trials including a civil jury trial on medical negligence.

Before calling Fiona worked as a solicitor at a large commercial firm specialising in commercial and intellectual property litigation and as a legal translator for the European Court of Justice. 

Selected Cases

• Fatal Accident Inquiry into the death of John Johnson 13 January 2012 - instructed by the Central Legal Office on behalf of Fife Health Board. PEG tube complication. Formal findings only.
• D’s Parent and Guardian v Greater Glasgow Health Board [2011] CSOH 99 - for defenders. Clinical negligence. Birth Injury. First Scottish case dealing with issue of periodic payment orders.
• Halkett v South Ayrshire Council, 2008 GWD 21-350 - for pursuer. Manual handling.
• McFarlane v Thain 2005 SLT 221 - for first defender. Proof or jury trial in Motor Insurers Bureau case.
• Shaw v Russell 2004 Rep LR 99 - for pursuer. Highest jury award of solatium as at 2004. Jury trial on liability and quantum arising from road traffic accident.
• Groenius BV v Smith 2003 SLT 80 - for first defender. Implied contract terms. Action dismissed.

Additional information

• Advocacy Skills Instructor on the Advocates Training Course
• Tutor, University of Edinburgh, Civil Court Practice and Advocacy
• Member of Ampersand Management Committee
• Member of Faculty of Advocates Personal Injury Law group
• Member of the Faculty of Advocates Professional Negligence Law group

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