Outgoing Joint APIL Clinical Negligence SIG Co-ordinator, Fletchers Solicitors, Manchester
Jerard is a specialist clinical negligence solicitor at Fletchers Solicitors in Manchester.
Between 2018 and summer 2024, he was APIL's clinical negligence special interest group coordinator (having been the group secretary in 2017). Jerard is a member of a number of APIL's working parties and is also part of the clinical negligence annual conference organising committee.
Most of his instructions tend to be in respect of gynaecology, neurological, complex orthopaedic and amputations and sensory injuries.
Jerard has significant coronial experience, being regularly instructed in respect of inquests typically in relation to neonatal deaths, stillbirths and regulated drugs trials.
He is a firm advocate of mediation in clinical negligence and has contributed to PI Focus on several occasions.
Concluded cases include:
Clinical Negligence:
- 7 figure settlement requiring Court Approval for a lady who sustained a brain injury due to delay in ambulance care.
- Failure to diagnose an ophthalmic injury (£240,000)
- Complex displaced ankle fracture (£200,000)
- Ulnar Nerve separation injury (£150,000)
- Wrong site urological surgery (£145,000).
Catastrophic Injury:
- An incomplete tetraplegia case following a road traffic accident with capitalised value exceeding £10 Million.
Jerard also has experience in relation to Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome cases and Clinical Product claims.
His most unusual past instruction was in respect of a drowning accident in Florida, which invoked umbrella insurance considerations, and settled for US$ 2 Million.
Jerard has also provided a training seminar on stillbirths for MBL Seminars.