Rowan specialises in resolving insurance disputes, medical and life sciences litigation, providing advice for inquests and professional regulation. She advises on product liability, clinical trial, injury and medical malpractice claims, regulations, policy coverage and wording disputes, inquests, fitness to practise investigations by regulators and public inquiries.
Rowan’s clients are insurers, private healthcare providers, manufacturers of medical products and pharmaceuticals, charities, SMEs and individuals.
Rowan was incredibly responsive, replying to emails immediately and offering clear, reassuring advice throughout. Thanks to her fast approach and great expertise, professionalism and fairness, I now feel far more secure and at ease. I can’t thank Rowan enough for her help. I would highly recommend Keystone Law, and in particular Rowan Brown, for anyone needing reliable, professional legal support.
L. Vockins, client
Expertise
- Inquests
- Fitness to practise proceedings and investigations by regulators
- Claims against doctors and other healthcare professionals
- Product liability and medical device claims
- Clinical trials claims
- Healthcare regulation
- Public and employers’ liability
- Policy coverage disputes
- Public Inquiries
Experience
Healthcare & Lifesciences
- Resolved group litigation involving hundreds of claims arising from the criminal actions of a surgeon
- Defended group litigation resulting from the use of PIP breast implants
- Dealt with a complex and long-running inquest involving multiple deaths
- Advised on regulations relevant to new pharmaceutical products
- Advised on potential claims involving pelvic mesh and textured breast implants
- Fitness to practise investigations by the GMC, NMC and HCPC
- Advised on policy wordings and insurance coverage disputes
- Represented a multinational mining company in a Court of Appeal victory on jurisdiction
- Advised on CQC registrations
- Advised on a medical malpractice claim arising out of shoulder surgery which negatively affected performance
- Represented a core participant in the Scottish Covid Inquiry
- Employers’ and public liability claims including death at work, stress claims and a wide range of injuries
Product Liability
- Advised on potential claims involving pelvic mesh and textured breast implants.
- Advised insurers and brokers on potential product liability claims and/or medical negligence claims arising from personal injury resulting from pelvic mesh and textured breast implants.
- Acted on product liability claims involving medical or injury element for insurers, private healthcare providers, suppliers and manufacturers.
- Defended group litigation resulting from the use of PIP breast implants.
- Acted for a medical device supplier and their insurers defending group litigation involving hundreds of product liability claims resulting from personal injury caused by PIP breast implants.
- Acted for a private healthcare group in a complex and long-running inquest involving multiple deaths.
- Acted for a charity in many inquests arising from deaths in hospitals.
- Provided advice and representation in inquest arising from death during clinical trial.
Please note: The experience list above may include examples of work completed prior to joining Keystone Law.
Recognition
Recognised by The Legal 500 2025 for Commercial Litigation
Recognised by The Legal 500 for Commercial Litigation: Mid Market (2023-2024)
Recognised as a Next Generation Partner by The Legal 500 2020 for Clinical Negligence: Defendant
Recognised by The Legal 500 2020 for Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
Career
Rowan qualified as a solicitor in 1999. Prior to joining Keystone Law in 2020, she worked at the following firms:
- RPC
- Beachcrofts
- Allen & Overy