LAWYER PROFILE

Andrew Anthony

UK 2026

Tughans

Ranked in 2 practice areas

Clinical Negligence

Northern Ireland

16 years ranked

Professional Discipline

Northern Ireland

10 years ranked

About

Provided by Tughans

UK

Practice Areas

Andrew is a consultant in our Healthcare Department. He receives instructions from Medical Defence Organisations, Insurers and directly from Clinicians. His work includes defending clinical negligence claims and defending Doctors, Dentists and other Healthcare Professionals before their Regulators.

Career

Andrew qualified in 1990 and thereafter worked in England with Bevan Ashford and Le Brasseurs (as they then were) before returning to Northern Ireland in 1996. He joined Tughans in 2003.

Andrew holds Practising Certificates for both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. He is a member of the Medico-Legal Society of Northern Ireland and the Association of Disciplinary and Regulatory Lawyers. He has given numerous lectures on medico-legal issues.

Work Highlights

- Defending numerous medical professionals before various Committees and Panels at the General Medical Council and MPTS.

- Defending Dentists in proceedings before the General Dental Council.

- Defending medical professionals in proceedings before the Medical Council (of Ireland).

- Defending claims against medical professionals, many of which include claims relating to injuries of the utmost severity and of high value.

- Defending Dentists in relation to claims against them, including in particular cosmetic dentistry cases.

- Appearing on behalf of Clinicians at Inquests.

- Defending Clinicians in relation to allegations of criminal conduct in the course of their clinical practice.

- Defending Clinicians in relation to allegations brought by employers and Health Boards.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Clinical Negligence - Northern Ireland

Senior Statespeople

Individual Editorial

Andrew Anthony is commended for his expertise in various clinical negligence fields, including delays in diagnosis of cancer. He possesses additional experience in complex birth injury and elective surgery cases.

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Professional Discipline - Northern Ireland

Senior Statespeople

Individual Editorial

Andrew Anthony is the head of the healthcare and regulatory team at Tughans. He is highly regarded for his representation of medical professionals in investigations and inquests concerning allegations of inappropriate behaviour, dishonesty, fraud and poor patient care.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

He is a vastly experienced solicitor.
Clinical NegligenceChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
A vastly experienced solicitor with a huge reputation.
Professional DisciplineChambers Guide to the Legal Profession