Clinical Negligence: Mainly Defendant
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Our national team are recognised experts in resolving disputes concerning the provision of medical care for healthcare providers. We know that every adverse outcome involves an injured patient and their family and significant personal and financial cost for the staff and organisations providing the care. Drawing on specialist teams of over 60 lawyers across the UK we provide advice on investigating and managing complaints and represent over 70 Trusts and Private health providers across the UK when clinical negligence claims are made. As a Band 1 team in Chambers we manage over 3000 cases at any one time with values from £500 to £50m. Experienced in Alternative Dispute Resolution and Mediation we also have a reputation for the robust defence of unmeritorious claims with a strong track record of cases won at trial in the county court, the high court and the appeal courts.
We cover all types of medical treatment including (but not exclusively):
- Accident and Emergency
- Bariatric surgery
- Cardiothoracic surgery
- Cases involving the Human Rights Act
- Catastrophic injury cases resulting in acquired brain injury and/or paraplegia
- Cosmetic and aesthetic surgery and treatment
- Dental claims
- Fertility and gynaecology services
- General Surgery
- Neurosurgery
- Obstetric and neonatal cases valued up to £50 million
- Out of hours GP services
- Orthopaedic and trauma cases from missed fracture to amputations
- Ophthalmology
- Prison healthcare
- Transplant surgery
- Wrongful birth cases
Chambers Review
Bevan Brittan has a standout clinical negligence team highly regarded for its expertise defending NHS Resolution in a wide range of matters. The team provides trusted advice and representation in high-value and complex cases pertaining to the full range of defence work, including human rights test cases and group actions, with further notable strength in handling birth injury claims, including psychiatric injury cases. Bevan Brittan represents a number of private sector clients, including major health insurers. The team has additional expertise in handling surgical error and brain injury claims.
Strengths
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"The team are very knowledgeable on a number of matters, and will seek opinions from others if necessary. They are always very responsive."
"Bevan Brittan is absolutely outstanding in clinical negligence."
"I am consistently impressed with the expertise of the solicitors at Bevan Brittan on highly complex and technical clinical negligence claims."
"The team are a real pleasure to deal with, always on top of every detail that matters and incredibly well-prepared, as well as respectful and sympathetic."
"The team are very knowledgeable on a number of matters, and will seek opinions from others if necessary. They are always very responsive."
"Bevan Brittan is absolutely outstanding in clinical negligence."
"I am consistently impressed with the expertise of the solicitors at Bevan Brittan on highly complex and technical clinical negligence claims."
"The team are a real pleasure to deal with, always on top of every detail that matters and incredibly well-prepared, as well as respectful and sympathetic."
Notable Practitioners
Joanne Easterbrook leads Bevan Brittan's clinical negligence team in London. She frequently defends NHS trusts against brain and psychiatric injury claims, including those relating to obstetric and negligent surgery matters. She offers particular strength in breach of duty and causation matters.
"Joanne is an excellent lawyer."
"Joanne Easterbrook is incredibly impressive."
Joanna Lloyd is head of the firm's clinical risk team in Bristol. She advises on breach of duty and causation matters in claims involving delayed diagnosis and management of injuries. She has a focus on spinal and brain injury cases, including those arising from antenatal care.
Tim Hodgetts acts for both insurers and NHS trusts on brain and neurological injury claims, including those stemming from allegations of delayed diagnosis and mismanagement of labour. He has further experience advising clients on niche areas of medical negligence, such as cosmetics and sports medicine.
"Tim Hodgetts is excellent."
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