Maria B. Maguire K.C.

Year of Call: 1987

Year of Silk: 2002

Qualifications

LL.B University of Aberdeen

Dip. L.P. University of Aberdeen

Special interests

Personal Injury

Professional liability and regulation

Public and fatal accident inquiries

Public law, including judicial review and human rights

Biography

Maria acts on behalf of defenders, insurers, local authorities, professional bodies and individual pursuers - including those funded via legal aid, trade unions or on a speculative basis. Maria also acts for clients in Health & Safety Prosecutions.

Maria Maguire QC called to the Bar in March 1987. She was appointed Queen’s Counsel in February 2002. She has considerable experience in catastrophic injury cases including clinical negligence, fatal accidents, abuse claims and psychiatric injuries. She has been listed in Chambers & Partners UK Bar Guide consistently at Band 1.

Appointments

Standing Junior Counsel, Home Office 1999 - 2002