L Henderson

Lisa M. Henderson K.C.

Year of Call: 1995

Year of Silk: 2016

Qualifications

LL.B University of Aberdeen

Dip. L.P. University of Aberdeen

Special interests

Personal Injury

Public and fatal accident inquiries

Biography

Lisa specialises in medical negligence, complex brain injury, spinal injury and cerebral palsy claims and has acted in numerous multi million pound settlements over the years.

She is instructed in cases involving all aspects of personal injury law including medical negligence, employers’ liability, road traffic accidents, occupiers liability and product liability. She is ranked in the Chambers and Partners UK Bar guide 2015 for both clinical negligence (band 1) where she is recommended for her work on cerebral palsy claims and noted for her expertise in cases concerning spinal and brain injury. She is co-author of and lead tutor on the personal injury elective for Edinburgh University’s Diploma in Legal Practice. She is an honorary senior lecturer at Glasgow University School of Medicine and a visiting lecturer at Pavia University in Italy.

Cases

Robin Donald and others v Ayrshire and Arran Health Board (Lord Glennie)

D's Parent and Guardian v Greater Glasgow Health Board