We are delighted to announce that Kate Virica has today joined our clinical negligence team from national law firm Simpson Millar LLP solicitors.
Kate qualified in 1996 and has worked for trade union firms, throughout her career, representing members in high value and complex employers’ liability claims including those involving industrial disease.
She has experience of class actions and establishing and supervising large specialist teams of lawyers.
Her reported cases include:-
McKay v (1) Hamlani and (2) Direct Line Insurance Plc 2008 and Sweet v The Owners of Blythe Lifeboat 2002
From 2011-2013 she Chaired an Inquiry into and reported on Mental Healthcare Provision by Tees ESK and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust.
Fairweathers CEO, Nick Fairweather, commented:-
“We are delighted to have Kate joining us. She has a hugely impressive track record of dealing with high value complex personal injury claims on behalf of trade union Claimants and a background of commitment to clients that I am sure means she will be a tremendous asset to the firm moving forwards.”
Kate commented:-
“Fairweathers are a young progressive firm with brand new offices, a modern set up and outlook which feels welcoming and well placed going forward, alongside their commitment to the highest levels of service for their clients.
I am very much looking forward to the challenge of moving into the clinical negligence field, having always enjoyed the medical aspects to my personal injury and occupational disease work.”
Kate’s appointment brings the number of lawyers in our Clinical Negligence Department to 7 including 4 Grade A Solicitors.