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Clinical Negligence: Mainly Claimant - London (Firms)

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What the Team is Known For

Fieldfisher houses a top-notch clinical negligence team with a wealth of experience in complex, high-profile cases. The team handles brain injury and cancer-related matters and is frequently instructed on high-value claims concerning injuries of the utmost severity. It is also highly regarded for its extensive expertise in obstetric and birth injury claims.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Iona Meeres-Young
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Iona Meeres-Young
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Iona Meeres-Young handles a broad range of issues, with particular emphasis on birth injury and wrongful birth cases. She has additional strength in amputation and delay in diagnosis claims.

She is an extremely impressive woman with real gravitas.

Samantha Critchley
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Samantha Critchley
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Samantha Critchley is well known for her representation of both adults and children following failings in obstetric and surgical care. She frequently advises on brain and psychiatric injury claims, with further experience of wrongful birth and delayed diagnosis matters.

She is eye-wateringly talented.

Samantha was very supportive throughout the case. I highly recommend her, she made me feel comfortable throughout.

Ian M D Christian
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Ian M D Christian
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Ian Christian demonstrates particular strength in birth injury and neonatal cases. He has further experience in serious spinal injury and fatal claims as well as those arising from the treatment of sporting injuries.
Caron Heyes
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Caron Heyes
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Caron Heyes acts for both adults and children in brain and spinal injury claims, often arising from delayed diagnoses and negligent obstetric care.

She is a very good all-rounder and she takes on tricky cases.

Caron is a wonderful person who has supported us since day one. She humanises the law for those who do not have her expertise and I trust her advice 100%.

Jane Weakley
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Jane Weakley
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Jane Weakley frequently represents children who have suffered brain injury at birth, with a focus on cerebral palsy and developmental disability claims.

Jane is an extremely nice person but a very tough litigator.

Jane was amazing throughout, she communicated and explained everything, and was very caring.

Jonathan Zimmern
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Jonathan Zimmern
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Jonathan Zimmern acts on claims involving brain damage and amputations as a result of delays in diagnosis. He also represents clients in cases surrounding duty of care.

Jonathan really goes the extra mile to get the evidence for the clients and he has a willingness to engage with the other side. He is very good.

Mark Bowman
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Mark Bowman
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Mark Bowman acts on a range of clinical negligence matters including catastrophic brain injury and fatal claims resulting from negligent obstetric care. He also represents clients in spinal injury and delayed diagnosis claims.

Mark is very hard working and responsive to his clients needs. He knows his stuff and is very easy to work with.

Mark is exceptionally hard-working and really quite outstanding. He is an absolute joy to work with.

He's great to work with and has a positive attitude.

Arti Shah
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Arti Shah
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Arti Shah advises clients on a range of issues, including brain injury and cancer claims following delayed diagnosis. She has further experience in surgical and obstetric matters.

Arti has been brilliant and we are so grateful for her continued support. Her breadth of knowledge is vast and her ability to communicate with us at all stages has been invaluable.

Punam Sood
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Punam Sood
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Punam Sood assists with a broad range of matters, from acquired brain and spinal injury claims to fatal injury cases. She has further experience of amputation cases and cases related to delay in diagnosis of cancer.

She is very, very good.

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Clinical Negligence: Mainly Claimant

Iona Meeres-Young
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Iona Meeres-Young
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Samantha Critchley
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Samantha Critchley
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Ian M D Christian
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Ian M D Christian
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Caron Heyes
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Caron Heyes
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Band 3
Jane Weakley
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Jane Weakley
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Band 3
Jonathan Zimmern
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Jonathan Zimmern
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Band 3
Mark Bowman
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Mark Bowman
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Band 3
Arti Shah
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Arti Shah
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Punam Sood
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Punam Sood
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Up and Coming