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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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Mrs Margaret Ryan of FLETCHERS SOLICITORS in Manchester

I am a Partner specialising in clinical negligence claims, I work from the Manchester and Liverpool offices of Irwin Mitchell solicitors. I have specialised in clinical negligence claims since qualifying in 2007 and APIL has accredited me with Senior Litigator status and Clinical Negligence specialist status. I represent clients in a wide variety of matters, all where they or their loved ones have suffered injury as a result of substandard medical care. This care could have been...

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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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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 Elise Burvill of IRWIN MITCHELL LLP in Bristol

I act in a wide variety of cases for people bringing claims against hospitals, GPs and other health professionals. I have run complex fatal claims and attended inquests to represent families.

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Miss Holly Bowditch of WOLFERSTANS LLP in Plymouth

I am a Partner in the Clinical Negligence Department at Wolferstans Solicitors. I specialise in complex, high value brain injury claims however I also act on a diverse range of clinical negligence cases, which require specialist input. I am also a Director and Trustee of Friends and Families, in Plymouth. This is a local charity committed to providing exciting experiences for profoundly disabled children, which they otherwise might not be able to access. They support and empower...

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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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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 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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Miss Sharon Williams of IRWIN MITCHELL LLP in Manchester

Sharon is a Senior Associate Solicitor and has over 12 years experience in medical negligence litigation. Sharon 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 has a particular interest in amputation claims, neurological injuries and complex fatal claims and has represented families at...

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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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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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