Suzanne is a Partner and is head of the adult brain injury department at Bolt Burdon Kemp. She has specific expertise in complex claims involving serious brain injuries in adults, and is passionate about resolving claims swiftly and without delay.
She is recognised by Chambers and Partners 2022 as a key lawyer in both personal injury and clinical negligence, and they say of her: “She has excellent attention to detail and works extremely hard to get the right result for the client.”
Suzanne understands the many differing ways in which a person can be individually affected by brain injury, whether caused by traumatic injury or medical negligence. She is passionate about supporting survivors of brain injury and is recognised as a specialist head injury lawyer by Headway. She has close ties with The Silverlinings, of which she is a trustee. Both of these charities provide invaluable services and support to adults who have suffered from brain injury.
Suzanne is individually accredited with APIL as a Fellow and was secretary of the clinical negligence special interest group before joining the Executive Committee. She is a member of and an assessor for both the APIL clinical negligence and brain injury specialist accreditation schemes. She is regularly involved in working groups on government consultations, including on fixed costs in medical negligence claims.
She is frequently invited to provide comment to the national media and legal publications
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