Overview

Jaime Lam represents clients in medical malpractice cases, including those involving allegations of birth injuries, misdiagnoses, surgical errors, and other types of clinical negligence. She acts for professional indemnity providers, insurance companies, and healthcare institutions and professionals. Jaime has extensive experience defending healthcare professionals in civil, disciplinary, and criminal matters in the context of clinical practice. She also acts as an advocate at death inquests and disciplinary hearings involving doctors and dentists.

Jaime often speaks at seminars organised by medical professional bodies and hospitals on medico-legal issues.

Jaime speaks English, Cantonese, and Mandarin.

Recognition

  • Leading Individual – Clinical Negligence (International Firms), China – Chambers Greater China Region

Qualifications

Education

  • The University of Hong Kong, LLB

Admissions

  • Hong Kong

Languages

  • English
  • Cantonese
  • Mandarin

Professional & community involvement

  • Honorary Legal Advisor, Hong Kong Academy of Medicine
  • Honorary Legal Advisor, Hong Kong College of Physicians
  • Honorary Legal Advisor, The Hong Kong Neurosurgical Society
  • Honorary Legal Advisor, Hong Kong Society of Interventional & Therapeutic Neuroradiology
  • Honorary Legal Advisor, Hong Kong College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

  • Honorary Legal Advisor, Hong Kong Medical Association
  • Honorary Legal Advisor, Hong Kong Lung Foundation, the Hong Kong Thoracic Society, and the CHEST Delegation Hong Kong & Macau
  • Member, Ethics Committee of Union Hospital
  • Member, Clinical Ethics Committee of the Kowloon West Cluster of the Hospital Authority
  • Member, Review Committee on Mental Health (2013-2017)
  • Member, Asia Women’s Committee (Retain and Advance Women)
  • Member, Women’s Committee (In the Know) – Hong Kong
  • Member, Women’s Leadership Committee (2013-2020)
  • Member, Asia Graduate Recruitment Committee