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Dominique Smith elected as Chair of PEOPIL’s Medical Negligence special interest group.
29/04/2026
We are delighted that Dominique Smith has been elected as Chair of PEOPIL’s Medical Negligence special interest group.
Dominique is an experienced advocate and is regularly instructed in complex and catastrophic medical negligence claims, concerning treatment both provided domestically and overseas. Her cases often involve issues such as failures to obtain informed consent, delays in treatment and failures to diagnose. She has a particular specialism in cauda equina cases. She is a co-author of the leading textbook, Saggerson on Travel Law and Litigation, and has authored ‘A Practical Guide to Cross-Border Clinical Negligence Claims’. She is also ranked in the Legal 500 2026 as a Tier 4 leading Junior Counsel in clinical negligence.
Read more about Dominique’s practice here.
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