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Katie Ferrier

Katie Ferrier is an Accredited Specialist in Personal Injury Law and Senior Associate at Garling & Co. She focuses on complex medical negligence and dust disease claims, including delayed diagnosis and asbestos-related matters, and is known for her clear, measured approach and strong focus on client outcomes.

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Senior Associate

Katie Ferrier

Katie Ferrier is a Senior Associate at Garling & Co and an Accredited Specialist in Personal Injury Law, with a particular focus on medical negligence and serious personal injury claims, including dust disease matters.

She acts for clients in complex and often highly contested matters, including delayed diagnosis, surgical negligence, catastrophic injury, and asbestos-related disease claims. Katie is known for her careful, methodical approach to building cases, with a strong focus on expert evidence, causation and achieving meaningful outcomes for her clients.

Katie has experience across a wide range of serious injury claims and has developed a particular interest in matters involving delayed diagnosis and dust disease, where early intervention or timely advice can significantly affect a client’s outcome. In these cases, she works closely with leading medical and occupational experts to establish liability and to ensure the full impact of the injury is properly understood and recognised.

At Garling & Co, Katie works closely with clients from the outset of their claim through to resolution. She understands that dust disease and medical negligence claims often arise at an already difficult time for clients and their families. Her approach is focused on clear communication, careful guidance and ensuring clients feel supported at each stage of the process.

Katie holds a Juris Doctor from the University of Sydney and was admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales in 2018. She was recognised as an Accredited Specialist in Personal Injury Law in 2024

About Katie Ferrier

Industry Experience

  • Medical negligence, dust disease 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

Languages Spoken

English

Memberships

  • Law Society of New South Wales
  • Accredited Specialist in Personal Injury Law (Law Society of NSW)

Accreditations

  • Accredited Specialist in Personal Injury Law: 2024

  • Admitted as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of NSW: June 2018

  • IRO / ILARS Approved Lawyer

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

Areas of Expertise

  • Medical negligence
  • Dust Disease

Katie Ferrier's Team

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Examples of some key case wins

Medical Negligence
$11,000,000 child $200,000 mother In Compensation
Failure to Deliver a Baby in a Timely Manner
Lauren chose to give birth to her second child at a birthing centre. When her labour did not progress as expected, her care was not escalated to the obstetric team in a timely manner. During labour, her baby suffered a cardiac arrest. Although the baby girl was resuscitated, she sustained a significant brain injury due to oxygen deprivation. The mother also suffered a psychiatric injury as a result of the traumatic birth and its consequences. The case raised concerns about monitoring, escalation of care and timely delivery.
Medical Negligence
$9,000,000 In Compensation
Failure to Offer an Elective Caesarean Section
Michelle was pregnant with her first child and her pregnancy was uneventful until the final weeks. Ultrasounds suggested her baby was likely to be very large, increasing the risk of complications during labour. Despite this, she was not offered the option of an elective Caesarean section. Her labour was prolonged and complicated, and her son’s birth was delayed once he became stuck suffering from shoulder dystocia. He suffered a brain injury caused by oxygen deprivation during labour. The case raised concerns about counselling, risk management and timely delivery planning. Earlier discussion of Caesarean section may have avoided the outcome.
Medical Negligence
$6,500,000 In Compensation
Failure to Diagnose Meningitis Resulting in Brain Injury
Our client attended Emily local hospital with a severe headache, light sensitivity and projectile vomiting. These symptoms were concerning and required careful assessment, but she was given Panadol and discharged home. A few days later, she returned to the same hospital critically unwell. She was then diagnosed with meningitis and sustained a brain injury. The delay in recognising the seriousness of her symptoms and arranging appropriate treatment had devastating consequences. The case highlighted the importance of responding promptly to symptoms that may indicate meningitis, particularly where neurological warning signs are present.

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