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Clyde & Co’s UK medical negligence team is long established and highly regarded, with over 20 years of experience defending prominent healthcare organisations and professionals across the market. The firm offers extensive expertise, resources, and a deep understanding of claims connected to the healthcare sector.
Clyde & Co possesses a wealth of experience in the quantification of damages and is uniquely positioned to deliver swift and innovative solutions to insurers, private medical indemnity providers, hospitals, and healthcare facilities facing significant and high-profile medical malpractice and healthcare liability claims.
Regardless of the size, value, or complexity of the claim, Clyde & Co’s core ethos remains consistent: to identify risk at the earliest opportunity through thorough investigations, provide pragmatic advice to achieve the most appropriate resolution, and support the identification of broader learning and risk management opportunities.
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Clyde & Co has a notable team of solicitors well known for its capabilities in clinical negligence law. The firm represents insurers and private healthcare providers, as well as individual medical practitioners, in brain and spinal injury cases, as well as obstetric claims. The team can also draw upon the firm's considerable strength in associated areas of law such as insurance and product liability.
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Clyde & Co are proactive and responsive, and they adapt to the needs of the client.
They excel at intuitive, strategic and tactical thinking.
They are extremely responsive to queries when raised and provide pragmatic and thorough advice. There is consistency in quality no matter who in the team is handling work for us.
The team have in-depth knowledge of the industry and a very broad depth of experience. They have staff of all necessary levels available to work on cases of varying complexity.
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Claire Petts has considerable expertise in complex breach of duty and causation issues related to spinal injury claims, such as cauda equina. She also acts on cases alleging GP and obstetric negligence concerning delays and treatments.
Claire is an outstanding lawyer and leading voice in the industry, with unrivalled knowledge and strategic acumen.
Claire is an exceptional solicitor who demonstrates great insight and depth of knowledge when advising on claims against healthcare providers. Her unwavering work ethic runs though the entire team.
She supports colleagues to maximise their potential and she fights fearlessly for her clients' interests.
She is absolutely inspiring, she has built the team up in the most phenomenal way. She has a wonderful manner with clients and experts.
Vanessa Splaine handles claims involving acquired neurological injury in both adults and children, including those stemming from alleged negligence in obstetric and paramedic care. She also defends clients in claims relating to the delayed diagnosis of cancer.
Vanessa is a highly skilled and experienced litigator. Always pragmatic, she has an instinctive feel for tactics so that no time or money is wasted in getting the best outcome for the client.
Sam Holden has experience across a wide spectrum of issues including surgical error and delayed diagnosis, while also representing clients at inquests. He also advises on issues of consent and capacity.
He's a true expert in the field with an eye for detail and a calm, assured approach under pressure.
Elizabeth Broadley has a broad base of experience in clinical negligence defence, advising NHS trusts and medical defence organisations on claims for brain and spinal injuries, among others.
If I had a problem and I was a doctor I would go to Liz. She is super bright, super switched on and really good with clients.
An excellent solicitor who is pragmatic, very effective and has good judgement.
Her expertise in handling complex medical negligence claims is demonstrated consistently through clear, accurate and robust advice.
Clinical Negligence: Mainly Defendant
Clinical Negligence: Mainly Defendant
Clinical Negligence: Mainly Defendant
Clinical Negligence: Mainly Defendant
Clinical Negligence: Mainly Defendant
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Robert Wilson
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Practice area: Clinical Negligence: Mainly Defendant
Location: Scotland
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