0131 260 5674
ampersandclerks@advocates.org.uk

Lisa Henderson QC FCIArb

Year of Call: 1995
Silk: 2016

0131 226 5071
lisa.henderson@advocates.org.uk
View LinkedIn Profile

Photo of Lisa Henderson QC FCIArb

She is marvellous to work with and focuses on getting the best for her clients.
She is very good with high-value cases.

Clinical Negligence, Chambers & Partners

Lisa Henderson QC called to the Bar in 1995 and took silk in 2016. She gained Fellowship of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators in 2019 and is an Ambassador for the Scottish Arbitration Centre.

Lisa specialises in clinical negligence and personal injury claims, acting for both claimants and defendants. She is regularly instructed in complex high value cases. She is instructed in cases involving all aspects of personal injury law including employer’s liability, occupier’s liability, road traffic accidents, sexual abuse, stress at work, industrial disease, and product liability. She is currently instructed as defence counsel in multiple litigations relating to pelvic mesh. She has extensive expertise in cerebral palsy cases and claims involving catastrophic injury, such as amputation, brain damage and spinal injury. She has acted in numerous multimillion-pound settlements.

Lisa is ranked in the Chambers and Partners UK Bar for both clinical negligence and personal injury:
“Absolutely brilliant, really astute and hard-working.” “She is fabulous with clients, keeps a cool level head and is always thoroughly prepared.”

The Legal 500 lists her in personal injury and medical negligence saying: “She is extremely hardworking, with extensive experience in high-value personal injury cases.”

Lisa is the author of and former lead tutor, on the personal injury elective for Edinburgh University’s Diploma in Legal Practice. [2011 and 2017]  She is a former honorary senior lecturer at Glasgow University School of Medicine [2012- 2018] and was a visiting lecturer at Pavia University, Italy, in 2014 and 2015. She has also taught at Aberdeen University School of Law. She is regularly invited to chair or present at conferences. She teaches advocacy skills on a regular basis and has run an annual four-day advocacy skills course for a Scottish firm of solicitors for the past 10 years. She is an advocacy skills instructor on the Faculty of Advocates devils [pupils] training programme. She is currently Vice Chair of the British American Project UK Executive Committee.

Lisa recently became a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and is an ambassador for the Scottish Arbitration Centre.

Criminal injuries compensation

In January 2013 Lisa acted as junior counsel in a CICA claim for the child of a claimant with cerebral palsy in which the Authority made an award of £7.9 million.

Personal Injury (including Clinical Negligence)

Moore v Campbell [September 2017] [Ex tempore judgment of Lord Woolman in the Court of Session] Senior counsel for the pursuer. RTA in which there was head on collision on the wrong side of the road in which the defence claimed that oil on the road had caused loss of control. Successful outcome for the pursuer.

KR v Lanarkshire Health Board [2016] CSOH 133 Junior counsel: Clinical negligence. Cerebral palsy.
Pursuer successful on the merits in relation to Montgomery argument [case currently being reclaimed]

CD v Lanarkshire Health Board [2015] CSOH 142 Clinical negligence. Brachial plexus injury.
The pursuer was successful in proving negligence. The defenders reclaimed. Unsuccessful reclaiming motion by the defenders heard on 16th and 17th March 2017 –

Robin Donald and others v Ayrshire and Arran Health Board and others, [2013] CSOH 23 Clinical negligence.
Pursuer’s wife died of DVT. Successful outcome for pursuers.

D’s Parent and Guardian v Greater Glasgow Health Board, 2011 SLT 1137 Clinical negligence.
Commented on with approval in Helmot v Simon 2012 UKPC 5. Junior counsel for pursuer. Child suffered severe spinal injury at birth and was rendered tetraplegic, cognitively impaired and ventilator dependent. He required 24 hour waking care at home. Liability admitted. Structured settlement. Periodic payment order approved by Court.

Robert Phipps v The Royal College of Surgeons [2010] CSOH 58 Misfeasance in public office.
Junior counsel for the pursuer

Veronica Dineley v Lothian Health Board, [2007] CSOH 154 Clinical negligence.
Cerebral palsy. Whether use of Keillands forceps negligent in the circumstances. Junior counsel for pursuer

Taylor v Sands [2006] CSOH 186
Interim damages and residential accommodation

George Smillie v Lothian and 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, [1999] CSOH 15 January 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

Significant Cases Resolved In Negotiation At Ptm Or Joint Consultation

In personal injury, a very high percentage of cases settle out of court. In respect of pursuers, these cases regularly involve children or incapax adults. The details of these cases are confidential. It would not be appropriate to list the names of the cases in this document which is available for download.

Practice areas
Clerks

General Contact

ampersandclerks@advocates.org.uk
0131 260 5674

 

The Clerking team

Alan Moffat | Advocates’ Clerk
alan.moffat@advocates.org.uk – +44 (0)131 260 5710

Jennifer Dunn | Deputy Advocates’ Clerk
(working days Monday to Thursday, 10am to 4pm)
jennifer.dunn@advocates.org.uk – +44 (0)131 260 5614

Sheena Hume | Deputy Advocates’ Clerk
sheena.hume@advocates.org.uk – +44 (0)131 260 5809

Shawn McArthur | Deputy Advocates’ Clerk
shawn.mcarthur@advocates.org.uk – +44 (0)131 260 5616

Kathryn Ferguson | Deputy Advocates’ Clerk
kathryn.ferguson@advocates.org.uk – +44 (0)131 260 5660

Qualifications
  • Fellow of The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators – January 2019
  • Admitted to Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, University of Aberdeen – August 2017
  • Appointed Queens counsel – September 2016
  • Admitted to Faculty of Advocates – July 1995
  • Devilling – October 1994 – July 1995
  • Qualified solicitor, John G Gray & Co, Edinburgh – September – 1993 – September 1994
  • Trainee solicitor, John G Gray & Co, Edinburgh September – 1991 – 1993
  • Diploma in Legal Practice, Aberdeen University – 1990-1991
  • LLB Aberdeen University – 1987 – 1990
Memberships

Member of the LCIA European Users’ Council

Member of the Faculty of Advocates’ Dispute Resolution Committee

Vice Chair of the British American Project UK executive committee – 2018 to date

Member of the Faculty of Advocates International Committee – January 2017 to date

Member of the Faculty of Advocates’ Disciplinary Rules Investigating Committee – January 2017 to date

Member of the Faculty of Advocates’ International Committee – January 2017 to date

Member of the Faculty of Advocates’ Public Communications committee – January 2017 to date

Appointed Queen’s Counsel – September 2016

Visiting lecturer Pavia University, Italy – 2014 and 2015

Honorary Senior Lecturer, Glasgow University School of Medicine – 2012 to 2017

Author of Edinburgh University Law School, Diploma in Legal Practice personal injury elective – 2011 to 2017

Lead tutor, Edinburgh University Law School, Diploma in Legal Practice Personal Injury Elective – 2011 to 2017

Member of the Faculty of Advocates’ Deans Council – 1997 to 2002

Court And Tribunal Experience

Lisa has experience in appearing in the Court of Session and the Sheriff Courts. She has appeared in the High Court for both the Crown and the Defence. She has appeared at fatal accident inquiries and in Criminal Injury Compensation claims. She has been appointed by the Court as curator ad litem in complex cases which have required an experienced approach. She has prepared reports for the Court in relation to custody matters and has been appointed to act as Commissioner in commissions to take evidence and for recovery of documents.

News