Oonagh McCurry

Career

I obtained my LLB degree in Law and Accounting at Queen’s University, Belfast before completing the Legal Practice Course at the College of Law, Chester, where I was awarded a distinction. I completed my training contract in East Lancashire and qualified as a Solicitor in 2008.

Before joining the firm, I practiced in the areas of civil and commercial litigation and personal injury, before joining the firm to specialise in medical negligence.

I joined Morrish Solicitors in 2014 and I am an Associate Solicitor working in the firm’s medical negligence department.

My role involves handling a diverse caseload of medical negligence claims on behalf of Claimants, including claims relating to birth injuries; brain injuries; failure to diagnose fractures, cancers and other serious conditions; surgical errors; inappropriate drug prescription and administration; and fatalities arising out of medical negligence.

Greatest Professional Achievement

Assisting in securing a multi-million pounds settlement on behalf of a seriously disabled child who suffered significant brain damage due to the mismanagement of her birth.

Other professional achievements include:

Securing several hundred thousand pounds in damages for a Claimant arising out of a hospital’s failure to diagnose and treat a bowel malrotation while the Claimant was a child
Securing several hundred thousand pounds in damages for a Claimant who suffered brain damage and resulting epilepsy due to negligently performed surgery
Securing several hundred thousand pounds for a widower following his wife’s death, arising from a hospital’s failure to diagnose and treat cancer
Appointed as a member of the Law Society Clinical Negligence Panel in 2022.