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Katie Ferrier
Senior AssociateKatie Ferrier is a Senior Associate and Accredited Specialist in Personal Injury Law, practising exclusively in medical negligence. She has extensive experience running complex medical negligence claims, including birth injury, neurological, spinal, cardiac and surgical negligence matters. Katie is known for her clear communication, compassionate client care and meticulous case preparation. She is passionate about achieving life‑changing outcomes for people who have been seriously injured due to medical negligence.
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About Katie Ferrier
Areas of Expertise
- Medical negligence
- Dust Disease
Languages Spoken
English
Education
- Masters of Law, University of Sydney, 2019 – present
- Practical Legal Training, College of Law, 2018
- Juris Doctor, University of Sydney, 2017
- Bachelor of Arts (Honours), University of Sydney Gender Studies Thesis, 2014
- Bachelor of International & Global Studies (Double Major in Government & International Relations and Gender Studies), University of Sydney, 2012
Accreditations
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Accredited Specialist in Personal Injury Law: 2024
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Admitted as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of NSW: June 2018
- IRO / ILARS Approved Lawyer
Memberships
- Law Society of New South Wales
- Accredited Specialist in Personal Injury Law (Law Society of NSW)
Industry experience
- Medical negligence and personal injury law, with extensive experience running complex plaintiff claims from inception to resolution
- Experience across a wide range of medical negligence matters, including birth injury, neurological, spinal, cardiac, obstetric and surgical negligence
- Multi‑jurisdictional experience across NSW and interstate matters
Awards
Examples of some key case wins
Failure to delivery a baby in a timely manner
Lucy elected to give birth to her second child at a birthing centre. Her labour did not progress as expected and the midwives did not escalate her care to the obstetric team. Her child suffered a cardiac arrest during her labour. Fortunately, Lucy’s little girl was resuscitated, but she sustained a significant brain injury due to the cardiac arrest. Lucy suffered a psychiatric injury.
Failure to offer an elective Caesarean section
Connie was pregnant with her first child and her pregnancy was uneventful until the last few weeks of her pregnancy. Connie’s obstetric ultrasounds indicated that her baby was likely to be very large, which increases the risks of complications during labour. Connie was not given the option of a Caesarean section. Connie’s labour was prolonged and complicated. Her son’s birth was delayed and he suffered a brain injury due to deprivation of oxygen to his brain during Connie’s labour.
Failure to diagnose meningitis resulting in brain injury
Naomi presented to her local hospital with a severe headache, light-sensitivity and projectile vomiting. She was given Panadol and discharged home. A few days later, Naomi returned to the same hospital and was critically ill. She was subsequently diagnosed with meningitis. Naomi sustained injury to her brain.
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