Staff
Elizabeth Conroy
Elizabeth Conroy
Practice Principal
Solicitor and Principal of Conroys
Liz specialises in medical law, employment and community care. She qualified as a solicitor in 1994 and worked at a London law firm, RadcliffesLeBrasseur, from 1994, becoming a partner in 2001. She has substantial experience in the healthcare field. She left RadcliffesLeBrasseur in early 2007 to establish Conroys.
Case history:
Skidmore v Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust- House of Lords
Employment issue relating to the distinction between personal misconduct and professional misconduct, affecting all NHS consultant contracts. Acted for Claimant Consultant Surgeon who was dismissed from employment, established that the Trust should have considered the allegation as professional misconduct with the additional safeguards built in, a substantial settlement was obtained in the High Court and Employment Tribunal proceedings after judgment in the House of Lords
Best v Charter Nightingale Hospital – Court of Appeal
Acted for a private hospital defending a defamation claim brought by a consultant psychiatrist, successfully applied to strike out the claim, upheld by the Court of Appeal
Rowbottom v Charter Nightingale Hospital-Court of Appeal
Leading limitation case in which acted for a private hospital
Begum v Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust- High Court
Acted for hospital in cerebal palsy birth injury claim which was settled by way of the first self funded structured settlement
Simmons v Boyd- High Court
Birth injury claim successfully defended to trial at the High Court in London on behalf of a Southampton consultant obstetrician
Kent v Berry- High Court
Birth injury claim successfully defended to trial in 2005, relating to a home birth in the 1960’s, acting on behalf of a retired GP living in Western Australia
Smith v Sheridan-High Court
Acted for a consultant obstetrician and achieved a settlement in late 2007 of a lump sum in a case where periodical payments were claimed
Brown v Shukru- High Court
Successfully defended at trial claim against the personal representatives of a deceased GP, relating to brain injury following meningitis in a child over 20 years earlier. Defence of plene administravit
Audah v Healthcall-Employment Tribunal
Acted on behalf of GP bringing a claim for unfair dismissal, established that contrary to what the paperwork suggested that he was an employee ( not self employed) and that he was therefore entitled to bring a claim
Makani v Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust- Employment Appeal Tribunal
Issue of whether appropriate in a race discrimination claim for the claim to be struck on the basis of no case to answer
Benjamin Conroy
Benjamin Conroy
Legal Executive
Legal Executive
Supervisor in Mental Health, Community Care, Human Rights and Public law
Ben specialises in mental health, community care, human rights and public law. He became a member of the law Society Mental Health Review Tribunal panel in 1996 whilst undertaking his training at Bobbetts Mackan solicitors in Bristol. He joined the mental health team at Kaim Todner LLP in 1998 and was fundamental in the firms overall development of health and social welfare law. He was head of the public law and mental health departments for several years before leaving in 2007.
Ben is a member of the executive committee of the Mental Health Lawyers Association.
Case History:
R (Cleary) v Highbury Corner Magistrates Court [2006] EWHC 1869 (Admin); [2006] 1 WLR DC 1272
Closure Orders under section 1 Anti Social Behaviour Act 2003 – The court gave guidance on the requirements by the police of relevant evidence and the proper approach to the use of hearsay evidence at such a trial.
R (Turner) v Highbury Corner Magistrates Court [2006] 1 WLR 220
Closure Orders under section 1 Anti Social Behaviour Act 2003 – The court can adjourn the proceedings pursuant to section 54 Magistrates Court Act 1984 for longer than the 14 day limit provided for by the Anti Social Behaviour Act 2003.
R (West) v Parole Board [2005] UKHL 1; [2005] 1 WLR 350
Fairness required the parole board to hold an oral hearing for prisoners facing a loss of liberty who were recalled when on license.
R (D) v Camberwell Green Youth Court [2005] UKHL 4
Compatibility of video evidence in criminal cases with the Human Rights Act 1998
R (SR) v Huntercombe Maidenhead Hospital [2005] EWHC 2361 (Admin)
Hospital managers have an unfettered discretion when deciding whether to discharge a patient
R. (KB) & ors v (1) MHRT (2) SS for Health [2002] EWHC 639 (Admin) EWHC 193 (Admin)
Finding a breach of Art 5.4 ECHR in delays in Mental Health Tribunal system. First award of damages against government department under the Human Rights Act 1998.
Re: W (Adult: Refusal of Treatment) [2002] EHWC (Fam) 901
Personality disordered prisoner retained right to refuse life saving medical treatment.
R. (Wooder) v Dr Feggetter and MHAC [2002] EWCA Civ 554; [2002] 3 WLR 591
The second opinion approved doctor must provide a written statement of reasons.
R. (Warren) v MHRT North and East Region [2002] EWHC 811 (Admin)
Mental Health Review Tribunal reasons adequate though disclosing error of law
P (a minor) v Barking Youth Court [2002] EWHC Admin 734; MHLR 304
Over turning a finding that a young defendant was fit to plead and stand trial.
Rachel Vinnicombe
Rachel Vinnicombe
Office Administrator
Office Administrator
Rachael joined the firm in July 2008 as the Office Administrator. She holds a LCCI diploma in Business Administration and a LCCI Private Secretary's diploma from Truro College.
