Katharine assists doctors and hospitals defend allegations of medical negligence. She also assists doctors subject to Medical Board, Office of Health Ombudsman, Medicare and coronial investigations.
Katharine specialises in medical negligence and health law.
Katharine has been named in Best Lawyers™ Australia for Health and Aged Care Law, and Medical Negligence since the awards started in 2008, Insurance Law and Life Sciences Practice in the 2021 and 2022 editions, and was selected as “Lawyer of the Year” in 2018 for Health & Aged Care – Brisbane. She has also been listed in Doyle’s Legal Guide in the Leading tier for the ‘Leading Medical Negligence Lawyers (Defendant) – Queensland’ from 2016 to 2020 and the Preeminent tier for ‘Leading Medical Negligence Lawyers (Defendant) – Brisbane’ in 2015.
Katharine’s experience includes advising: