Practice Focus

Adela Williams trained and practiced as a medical doctor before qualifying as a solicitor. She represents pharmaceutical and medical device clients in product liability litigation, including multiclaimant actions and cases involving multiple EU jurisdictions. Dr Williams has substantial experience advising clients in relation to health technology appraisals by the English National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence and similar bodies in Scotland and Wales. She also advises in relation to regulation of medicinal products and medical devices, and writes on issues relating to product liability and coroners inquests. Dr Williams is the Deputy Coroner for the Inner South District of London.

Representative Matters

Cases where representation is in the public domain include:

• The defence of multiclaimant group actions and individual claims on behalf of Sanofi-Synthelabo, Wyeth, Bayer, Schering, St Jude Medical, AstraZeneca, Du Pont.
• Advised TeGenero in relation to regulatory and liability consequences of the clinical trial disaster at Northwick Park Hospital.