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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 Sara Burns of IRWIN MITCHELL LLP in Birmingham

Partner and APIL Clinical Negligence specialist in complex clinical negligence cases. Sara heads up a team of 11, which is one of five teams in the Birmingham department specialising solely in clinical negligence. She has experience in claims involving all types of injury with a range of values. Sara has particular interest in obstetric and birth injury claims and has extensive experience of "wrongful birth" claims. She has successfully concluded many...

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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 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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Ms Kim McCleery of IRWIN MITCHELL LLP in Newcastle-upon-Tyne

I am a Solicitor at Irwin Mitchell LLP specialising in medical negligence. I work in Yorkshire and the Northeast. I'm accredited by APIL as a Senior Litigator and a Clinical Negligence Specialist. I have experience in a broad range of claims against hospitals trusts, GPs, and private practitioners. I have significant experience in handling cases involving birth injuries, adult and child brain injuries, spinal injuries, orthopaedic and fatal claims.

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Ms Julie Hardy of NELSONS SOLICITORS LIMITED in Nottingham

I have dealt with clinical negligence cases on behalf of Claimants since qualifying as a solicitor in 1995. I joined Nelsons Solicitors as a Partner in January 2024. I have spent my whole career working in Nottingham, although I act for clients all over the country. I deal with all clinical negligence claims, but specialise in cases involving brain injuries suffered by babies at birth, or in childhood. I also deal with many cases involving surgical errors. I enjoy the...

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Miss Emma Rush of IRWIN MITCHELL LLP in Birmingham

Emma is a Partner within the Medical Negligence team at Irwin Mitchell LLP. She is based at their Birmingham office. She acts exclusively on behalf of clients in clinical negligence cases, helping people bring claims against NHS Trusts, GPs and private practitioners. She has a varied caseload including cases resulting in amputations and cases leading to fatalities. She has a particular interest in obstetric/gynaecology cases and have represented many families where children have...

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Mr Richard Kayser of IRWIN MITCHELL LLP in London

I am a Partner based in the Medical Negligence team in London, representing individuals and their families who have suffered injury as a result of a medical accident. I have a specialist interest in the following areas: - Children who have suffered injuries at birth - with particular expertise in cerebral palsy caused by HIE, hyperglycaemia and hyperbilirubinemia...

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Mr Matthew Heap of CL MEDILAW in Wilmslow

A graduate of the University of York and Chester College of Law, I am a Partner in the clinical negligence and serious injury team at CL Medilaw, a trading name and nationally recognised part of Knights Professional Services Limited. I am accredited by APIL, Headway, The Law Society and the Brain Injury Group. I lead our Wilmslow team with a role that encompasses both extensive High Court litigation and acting as a Court of Protection appointed professional property and affairs deputy. At...

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Mr Samuel Hill of IRWIN MITCHELL LLP in Leeds

I qualified as a solicitor in 2009 and have worked at Irwin Mitchell since 2014. I am a Partner in the Medical Negligence team, based in our Newcastle and Leeds offices. Whilst representing clients across both geographic locations, I lead the Newcastle Team. I'm accredited by the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) as both a Senior Litigator and Clinical Negligence Specialist. I help people who've been affected by a wide range of issues,...

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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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