Biography

Karen Douglas is a partner with Harper Grey. Her practice is focussed on defending medical professionals in matters involving allegations of negligence. She is a past Assistant Chair of Harper Grey’s Health Law group.

Karen often gives presentations to physicians, residents and medical office assistants regarding medical-legal and ethical issues.

Karen's volunteer activities have included supervising the Law Students Legal Advice Program (LSLAP) clinic in East Vancouver. She has judged first year moots at the University of Toronto, Osgoode Hall Law School, and at the University of British Columbia.

Before joining Harper Grey, Karen practised in Toronto, Ontario with McCarthy Tétrault.

Karen is an avid runner, cyclist and paddler (kayak) and has completed the Vancouver International Marathon. She has participated in fundraising productions of  “The Government Inspector” and "Death on the Nile" presented by the Arts Club Theatre and Touchstone Theatre.

Education

• University of Western Ontario, LL.B., 1987
• University of Alberta, B.A. (Distinction), 1984

 Bar Admissions

• British Columbia, 1997
• Ontario, 1989

 Leadership

• Member, Canadian Bar Association - BC Branch, Civil Litigation and Health Law Subsections
• Member, Medical Legal Society of British Columbia
• Lifetime Member of West Coast LEAF, British Columbia’s branch of the Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund
• Speaker, Canadian Medical Protective Association Symposia

Client Work

Health Law

• Counsel for a cardiologist and a general practitioner in a medical negligence action concerning the treatment of a cardiac arrhythmia and a physician’s duty to provide follow-up care. The action was dismissed following a four-week trial.
• Counsel on a lengthy and complex obstetrical negligence action involving a family physician and obstetrician which resulted in a dismissal of all claims and the subsequent appeal against both physician defendants
• Counsel on a medical negligence claim naming multiple physician defendants, which proceeded to trial and appeal (including responding to an application for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada) and which resulted in the dismissal of all claims, with costs

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