Eva Ferguson

Eva Ferguson

Eva enjoys a split practice specialising in professional negligence and liability and clinical negligence claims. She also undertakes some costs work. Eva is currently instructed in numerous high-value and document heavy lender claims defending solicitors, valuers, and LPA receivers.

Eva prides herself on turning papers around promptly and being easily available to clients by email, telephone or in conference. She provides a comprehensive and realistic assessment of the case and believes that the sooner such advice is given, the better the value for money for the client. Eva acts for both claimants and defendants.

Email: eva.ferguson@hailshamchambers.com
Phone: 020 7643 5000

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Year of call: 1999, Middle Temple

Specialist areas: Professional negligence, Medical negligence, Costs, Personal injury

Education: B.A. History: First Class Honours - University of Durham, Hatfield College; Diploma in Law: Commendation - York College of Law; Postgraduate Diploma in Law: Very Competent - ICSL; Diplock Scholarship, Middle Temple (1998)

Committees: Member of PNBA and LCLCBA; Head of Hailsham's Pupillage Committee

 

 

  
  • 1) Jumani (2) Tariq v (1) Mortgage Express (2) Walker Singleton (2012), CA. Acting for the appellant. Case management decision refusing to vacate trial date due to absence of critcal witnesses reversed.
  • Young (by her litigation friend) v North East Strategic Health Authority, Newcastle District Registry, July 2010. Martin Spencer QC leading. Substantial claim for brain injury suffered at birth in 1987. Settled first day of week-long liability only trial.
  • Joyce v Bowman Law Ltd [2010] EWHC 251 Ch.
    4-day trial before Mr Justice Vos. Defended licensed conveyancers where negligence for losing a developer the option to acquire additional land admitted. Of the claim for £620,000 only £38,000 awarded.
  • GMAC-RFC v Watson & Brown, 2009. Instructed with Spike Charlwood, Paul Mitchell and Mark Simpson QC defending solicitors in numerous claims arising from ‘sub prime' buy-to-let mortgage lending. Settled.

Publications and lectures

Recently, Eva has provided professional negligence update talks to leading firms of solicitors specialising in that area.