Practice Details

Personal Injury

Tara is regularly instructed by leading trade union PI firms to advise on paper, in conference and to conduct applications, case management hearings, and trials.

A significant proportion of her work is undertaken on a conditional fee basis. Her employers’ liability practice is wide ranging encompassing accidents at work, RSI claims, deafness and other industrial disease claims. In addition to undertaking all types of multi-track employers’ liability claims, her areas of work also include Occupiers’ Liability Act, Highways Act, Animals Act, holiday accident and road traffic accident claims.

Tara has a particular interest in road traffic accidents involving claims against the MIB. Tara is co-author of MIB claims: Practice and Procedure under the 1999 Agreement.  In addition to County Court and High Court appearances, she is often instructed to appear before the CICAP and to represent families’ interests at Coroner’s Inquests.   Tara is a member of the Young PIBA group which represents the interests of the junior bar in all matters.

Family

Tara’s practice specialises in cases involving children, both public law and private law. She is instructed by local authorities, parents and extended family members and  on behalf of children’s guardians. She frequently appears in the High Court in serious cases, typically involving allegations of non-accidental injury, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, neglect and domestic violence. She has considerable experience in calling and cross examining professional witnesses including psychologists and psychiatrists, both child and adult.

Tara represented the Local Authority in the reported case of Re W (Care proceedings: Leave to Apply) [2005] 2 FLR 468, which defined the test to be applied when considering whether a non automatic respondent should be joined as a party to care proceedings.

Police Disputes

Tara is instructed to advise and represent the police in many different applications and hearings, including applications in relation to sexual offenders and anti social behaviour orders and in relation to civil actions against the police. She has a particular interest in Public Interest Immunity and disclosure applications involving the police in the civil, family and criminal courts.

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Cases

Re W (Care Proceedings: Leave to Apply) [2005] 2 FLR 468. Defined the test to be applied when considering whether a non automatic respondent should be joined as a party to care proceedings.

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Seminars

Tara regularly participates in seminars and will attend solicitor’s firms for training and/or lecturing upon request.

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Publications

Co-author of  MIB claims: Practice and Procedure under the 1999 Agreement which is in its second edition.

Tara regularly contributes articles to publications such as the New Law Journal and EMIS Health and Safety Law. She has been interviewed by Legal Network TV Seminars.

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