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The Clinical Negligence team at Anthony Gold is one of the most highly recognised and notable teams in the sector. There are two Partners on the AvMA specialist clinical negligence panel.

Two partners are members of the Law Society Clinical Negligence panel.

The team is known for its particular expertise in claims involving cerebral palsy and brain, spinal cord, orthopaedic and psychiatric injuries. Partner Jenny Kennedy is a former psychiatric nurse and Partner Ali Malsher is a former nurse.

Partners Dr Jock Mackenzie and Dr James Piers are dual qualified doctors and solicitors, and James is also a barrister.

Much of Jock's work focuses on cases involving brain injury (adults and children), neurological, neurosurgical and spinal injuries, and sepsis.

The team won ‘Clinical Negligence Team of the Year’ at the annual Personal Injury Awards in 2022, and have recently been shortlisted for the Personal Injury Awards 2025. The awards recognise firms advising those who have suffered life changing injuries. .

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What the Team is Known For

Anthony Gold's clinical negligence team is well-regarded for its depth of medical knowledge, with a number of medically-qualified legal practitioners within its ranks. The group advises on an array of matters of the utmost severity, including brain and spinal injuries, complex amputation claims and cases involving neurological issues. It has a noted ability to handle private healthcare cases concerning the treatment of foreign nationals.

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Strengths

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The team have very good medical knowledge and understand how medicine works and interacts with the law.

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The solicitors are down to earth, approachable and very capable. I have developed a strong relationship with the team.

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No claim is too complex for this firm.

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The team have laser-like attention to detail and seamless communication. They provide a personal touch unlike any other.

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They are a fabulous team, they work amazingly together.

Clinical Negligence: Mainly Claimant respondent
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The team have very good medical knowledge and understand how medicine works and interacts with the law.

Clinical Negligence: Mainly Claimant respondent
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The solicitors are down to earth, approachable and very capable. I have developed a strong relationship with the team.

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No claim is too complex for this firm.

Clinical Negligence: Mainly Claimant respondent
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The team have laser-like attention to detail and seamless communication. They provide a personal touch unlike any other.

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They are a fabulous team, they work amazingly together.

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Notable Practitioners

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Jock Mackenzie

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Jock Mackenzie handles complex brain injury and spinal injury claims following negligent care and missed diagnoses, with strength in cases involving cauda equina and psychosis. As well as a solicitor, he is also a qualified medical doctor.

He is a very good lawyer.

He has a medical background which makes him stand out. He works cases very hard and he is very forensic.

Jock is brilliant. He is highly experienced, highly intellectual and is absolutely wonderful with clients.

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Jenny Kennedy

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Jenny Kennedy has experience handling spinal, brain and orthopaedic injury claims, including those arising from failures in psychiatric care and misdiagnoses. She also supports clients in cases concerning sepsis.

Jenny was fantastic, she made me feel very welcome and explained everything to me clearly. She never made anything seem too much trouble and she was great at communicating.

She is a formidable individual who fights very hard for her clients. She is very tactical.

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Ali Malsher

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Ali Malsher is particularly adept at handling cases involving surgical negligence, sepsis and psychiatric care. As well as being a solicitor, she previously worked as a nurse.

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James Piers

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James Piers' clinical negligence practice is strengthened by qualifications not only as as both a solicitor and barrister but also a medical doctor. He is particularly experienced in obstetric and birth injury matters, including congenital injuries and cerebral palsy cases.

James is brilliant and very easy to work with.

He is a very good lawyer.

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Samuel David

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Up and Coming

Samuel David represents clients whose lives have been severely impacted by clinical negligence, in particular failures to diagnose serious infections and cancer.

Samuel provides a first class service to his clients at every level. He runs claims efficiently and effectively, always focusing on results but with an excellent bedside manner along the way.

Sam is superb: technically brilliant with a strong eye for detail and meticulously well prepared. Affable yet steely, he is a skilled negotiator, achieving fantastic results for his clients.

Sam understands our needs, anticipates our issues and is a calm, reassuring presence in a stressful situation.

Amy Wedgwood

Associates to watch

Amy Wedgwood has a wide-ranging clinical negligence practice. She regularly works on brain injury cases, surgical matters and complex birth injuries, as well as delayed diagnosis cancer claims.

Amy is excellent with clients, she is very bright and very hard-working. She also thinks outside the box in complex situations.

Amy is an excellent solicitor and a pleasure to work with. She demonstrates a great understanding of tricky matters, both legal and medical.

Amy delivers constantly excellent service and has a comprehensive grasp of this often factually and legally complex area.

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Jock Mackenzie

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Jenny Kennedy

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Ali Malsher

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James Piers

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Samuel David

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