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Accredited Clinical Negligence Specialists

APIL has a specialist accreditation for clinical negligence claims. If an APIL member’s profile displays the specialist accreditation logo it shows that they have achieved a particularly high standard of expertise and competence and that they actually specialise in this area of the law. However, due to the specialised nature of this accreditation we may not have a member with specialist accreditation in your area.

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Only accredited members appear on the public search facility. If an APIL member's profile does not display the clinical negligence specialist logo they will still be accredited at one of the general levels offered by APIL, having satisfied APIL's specific and extensive criteria by providing evidence of their competency and experience in handling personal injury claims.

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Miss Jessica Wright of GADSBY WICKS in Chelmsford

Jessica Wright joined Gadsby Wicks in November 2016. She spent 8 years at Thompsons Solicitors where she did her training. There, Jess specialised in personal injury and medical negligence claims, particularly those involving delay in diagnosing cancer, wrong site surgery and orthopaedic surgery. Jess then moved to Wiseman Lee where she specialised in medical negligence before joining Gadsby Wicks. It was always Jess’s ambition to become a solicitor and, whilst at school, she spent...

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Mr Christopher Noble of SWITALSKIS SOLICITORS LTD in Doncaster

Christopher Noble is a partner and the Head of the Clinical Negligence Team. He specialises in clinical negligence litigation on behalf of adults and children. He joined Atherton Godfrey in November 2007 having qualified as a solicitor in 1994. He trained in Leeds and subsequently specialised in personal injury and clinical negligence with Yorkshire practices also gaining partnership and departmental management experience. He has dealt with a wide variety of clinical negligence claims,...

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Mrs Sarah Coles of IRWIN MITCHELL LLP in Leeds

Sarah Coles is Partner and Regional Head of Leeds and Newcastle Medical Negligence Teams and is based in North Yorkshire with her family and dog. She is a Partner and specialises in Medical Negligence law with a particular interest in cerebral palsy cases, child brain injury work, sepsis and amputation cases. Her teams support all types of medical negligence issues and are the leaders in their field. Sarah qualified as a solicitor in 1998 and has specialised in the field of clinical...

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Miss Sharon Williams of IRWIN MITCHELL LLP in Manchester

Sharon is a Partner in the Medical Neglignece team based in the North West and has over 16 years experience in medical negligence litigation. She deals with a wide variety of different clinical negligence claims including complex and catastrophic neurological injuries, obstetric and gynaecological injuries, and delays in the diagnosis of cancer. Sharon also has a particular interest in amputation claims, neurological injuries and complex fatal claims and has...

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Miss Tracy Tai of IRWIN MITCHELL LLP in Leeds

I am an Associate Solicitor in the Irwin Mitchell Medical Negligence team in Leeds with a Science background degree before qualifying into Law. I handle a range of cases involving injuries including birthing injuries (cerebral palsy), spinal injuries, obstetric and gynaecological injuries, delays in diagnosis of cancer, sepsis, substandard abdominal and orthopaedic surgery and amputation. I also deal with a number of stillbirth and neonatal death cases.

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Mr Mike Bird of ENABLE LAW in Truro

I’m a specialist and highly experienced serious injury lawyer. I only act for injured people or their loved ones and have done so for 25 years. I am also an Assistant Coroner, investigating unnatural deaths and conducting inquests, in Derby and also in Plymouth, Torbay and South Devon. I mainly represent people and families whose lives have been seriously disrupted by significant injury to the brain, spine, eyes or major body systems. I also support families where a loved one has...

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Mr Matthew Gascoyne of HUDGELL SOLICITORS in Hull

Matthew is a medical negligence solicitor who qualified in 2013. He worked in the clinical negligence departments at high-profile firms in London, Hampshire and Yorkshire, before joining Hudgells in 2022. Matthew’s work focuses on clients who have suffered severe and serious injuries throughout all areas of clinical negligence, leaving them with complex needs. He has particular interest in cases involving acquired brain injuries due to medical accidents, delays in diagnosis of...

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Miss Laura Barlow of BOLT BURDON KEMP LLP in London

Laura is a Senior Associate brain injury solicitor in the adult brain injury team at Bolt Burdon Kemp. Laura works solely on Adult Brain Injury cases. A few examples of the types of case Laura can assist with include: Delay in diagnosis and treatment of brain tumours/cysts Failure to prevent/adequately treat stroke Delay in diagnosis and treatment of brain bleeds due to a failure to carry out a brain scan in A&E Traumatic brain injuries sustained in a medical or nursing home...

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Mrs Liz Oaten of LESTER ALDRIDGE LLP in Southampton

Liz Oaten I am a Partner in the Clinical Negligence department at Lester Aldridge and since qualification in 1987 I have specialised in handling clinical negligence cases complemented by my post graduate degree (LLM) in the legal aspects of medical practice and my accreditation as a mediator. I am a member of all three specialist clinical negligence schemes, the APIL accredited clinical negligence specialist scheme the AvMA clinical negligence panel, The Law Society's Clinical...

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Mrs Kat May of TAYLOR EMMET LLP in Sheffield

I have been practising in the field of clinical negligence for over 16 years and have gained significant experience and extensive knowledge in that time of all types of case within this area. I have a particular interest in injuries sustained during or shortly after birth, and have represented vulnerable clients in very high value cases of that nature on many occasions, obtaining large compensation payments on their behalf to enable them and their families/carers to access resources otherwise...

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All patients are owed a 'duty of care' by their medical practitioner. No medical treatment or surgical procedure can be guaranteed to be 100% effective, but if you suffer an injury due to the negligence of the nurse, doctor or surgeon involved, then you may be entitled to compensation for the injuries suffered.

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