Gender Dysphoria Treatment Claims

My name is Peter Harthan and I am a Barrister at 7 Harrington Street Chambers in Liverpool specialising in personal injury and clinical negligence work. I have set up this website to offer my services to people who are considering making a claim for negligent treatment for Gender Dysphoria. If you have been diagnosed with Gender Dysphoria and have undergone gender reassignment treatment then I hope that the diagnosis and treatment has led to a good outcome and improved your quality of life and happiness. However, if you think any of the circumstances listed below apply to you and you wish to consider making a claim for compensation then I would be very keen to hear from you and can offer an initial free consultation. If I assess your claim as having good prospects of success then I am content to work on the basis of a Conditional Fee Agreement ("No Win No Fee"). I am particularly keen to hear from you if you have undergone treatment by way of puberty suppressing drugs, cross sex hormone therapy or gender reassignment surgery and;

• You were not in a position to properly consent to the treatment either by reason of age, understanding, mental capacity, or other factors
• You were not properly informed that the treatment would have irreversible and permanent effects, principally (but not exclusively) relating to fertility and ability to achieve sexual pleasure
• You are Lesbian/Gay, on the ADS spectrum, or you just don't fit in with what might be considered traditional gender norms, and Doctors did not fully consider these factors before treating you for Gender Dysphoria
• You were not informed that in the vast majority of cases puberty suppressing treatment is a gateway to cross hormone therapy
• Psychological treatment was not offered, or if offered was inadequate, and may well have been more appropriate than treatment by way of drugs and / or surgery
• You were not properly informed that the treatment is as yet innovative and experimental (as described by UK High Court)
• You were not properly informed that there is no long term evidential basis to suggest the treatment was likely to achieve a good outcome

If any of the above apply to you then please contact me. This area of law is fast developing with an increasing awareness of the issues, particularly in relation to young women being unnecessarily and wrongly treated for gender dysphoria. Although I am qualified to do Direct Access work (i.e. I can take instructions directly from the public rather than on a referral basis through a Solicitor) I prefer to work alongside Solicitors and will set up a strong team of experienced clinical negligence lawyers to pursue your case.