Band 2
Band 2
About
Provided by Helen Mulholland KC
Practice Areas
Helen is a silk specialising in healthcare law. She is frequently instructed on cases of particular complexity or sensitivity in a healthcare setting. Recognised for her forensic ability, she is often instructed on cases with complex medical angle, and she has particular expertise in the cross-examination of medical expert witnesses.
Helen undertakes a wide range of cases in a healthcare setting, including medical negligence and personal injury cases in the High Court, inquests, and cases in the Court of Protection and Family Division, with a particular focus on serious medical treatment cases.
Career
BA (Hons) Italian & French (University of Birmingham) 1997
Common Professional Examination (Chester) 1998
Bar Vocational Course (Inns of Court School of Law) 1999
Professional Memberships
Professional Negligence Bar Association
Personal Injury Bar Association
Court of Protection Bar Association
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Helen Mulholland KC is highly praised for the scope of her work, which ranges from complex delayed diagnosis cases to wrongful birth claims. She possesses additional strength in matters concerning failings in psychiatric care.
Helen Mulholland KC is highly sought-after for her expert handling of complex brain injury and amputation claims. She predominantly acts for claimants and has extensive experience representing vulnerable individuals. Her practice also encompasses brachial plexus injury claims.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Helen is extremely thorough and has an excellent eye for detail. She is friendly, compassionate and is excellent with clients. A pleasure to work with."
"Extremely responsive, helpful and knowledgeable. Invaluable on difficult and sensitive serious medical treatment cases. Helen’s approach and assistance to the clinical team were praised by the client."
"A pleasure to work with, always well prepared, gets the best out of experts and is an impressive advocate."
"Helen is very well prepared and very good with clients."
"Helen is really impressive in mediation. She is robust and tenacious."
"Helen is extremely thorough and has an excellent eye for detail. She is friendly, compassionate and is excellent with clients. A pleasure to work with."
"Extremely responsive, helpful and knowledgeable. Invaluable on difficult and sensitive serious medical treatment cases. Helen’s approach and assistance to the clinical team were praised by the client."
"A pleasure to work with, always well prepared, gets the best out of experts and is an impressive advocate."
"Helen is very well prepared and very good with clients."
"Helen is really impressive in mediation. She is robust and tenacious."