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Katie Ferrier

Katie Ferrier is a Senior Associate and Accredited Specialist in Personal Injury Law, practising medical negligence and dust disease claims. She has extensive experience in both dust disease and in 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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Winner Best Personal Injury Firm (under $30 mill)
2026
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Winner Best Personal Injury & Compensation Law Firm 2026
2026
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Finalist Best Law & Related Services Firm (revenue under $30m)
2026
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Winner Best Personal Injury Firm (under $30m)
2025
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Runner Up Leading Motor Vehicle Accident Compensation Lawyer
2025
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Winner Best Business of 2025
2025
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Winner Best Personal Injury Firm (under $30 mill)
2026
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Winner Best Personal Injury & Compensation Law Firm 2026
2026
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Finalist Best Law & Related Services Firm (revenue under $30m)
2026
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Winner Best Personal Injury Firm (under $30m)
2025
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Runner Up Leading Motor Vehicle Accident Compensation Lawyer
2025
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Winner Best Business of 2025
2025
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Senior Associate

Katie Ferrier

Katie 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

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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Katie Ferrier

Senior Associate

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Lynn Franklin

Legal Support Specialist

Examples of some key case wins

Medical Negligence
$11 million child $200,000 mother In compensation
Failure to deliver a baby in a timely manner
Our client 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, the baby girl was resuscitated, but she sustained a significant brain injury due to the cardiac arrest. The other suffered a psychiatric injury.
Medical Negligence
$9 million In compensation
Failure to offer an elective Caesarean section
Our client was pregnant with her first child and her pregnancy was uneventful until the last few weeks of her pregnancy. Her obstetric ultrasounds indicated that her baby was likely to be very large, which increases the risks of complications during labour. She was not given the option of a Caesarean section. Her 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 labour.
Medical Negligence
$6.5 million In compensation
Failure to diagnose meningitis resulting in brain injury
Our client 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, she returned to the same hospital and was critically ill. She was subsequently diagnosed with meningitis. She sustained injury to her brain.

Articles Written
By Katie Ferrier

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Medical Negligence
29 April 2026
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Am I Suffering Because of Medical Negligence?
Do you think you're suffering because of medical negligence? Read our in-depth guide to learn about indicators and what to do if you're in this situation.
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Medical Negligence
29 April 2026
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How Can I Tell If My Injury Was Caused by Medical Negligence?
In this guide, we explain signs that can determine if your injury was caused by medical negligence. Find out if you have a case for compensation. Read now.
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Worker's Compensation
29 April 2026
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Women’s Pain and Birth Trauma: Highlighting the Gender Pain Gap
The Gender Pain Gap and its Impact on Birth Outcomes Research shows that women experience pain differently to men, but their complaints of pain are often

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