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Clinical Negligence: Mainly Claimant - Midlands

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What the Team is Known For

Fletchers is a specialist serious injury firm, offering advice on the full range of clinical negligence matters including surgical errors and delays in diagnosis and treatment. The firm regularly assists clients with high-value birth injury and complex brain injury claims, as well as cases involving amputation. In September 2025, Fletchers acquired the serious injury team from Shoosmiths, significantly increasing its offering.

Notable Practitioners

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Kashmir Uppal
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Kashmir Uppal
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Kashmir Uppal is experienced in spinal and brain injury claims as well as fatal cases. She is knowledgeable across a variety of claims such as incorrect and delayed treatment, surgical negligence and traumatic childbirth.

Kashmir Uppal is excellent. She is a real fighter for her clients and will get the best out of a case.

Kashmir Uppal has an excellent communication style and superb customer focused approach to managing the claim process.

She is very much on the circuit and has a high-profile offering.

Phil Barnes
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Phil Barnes
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Phil Barnes' practice includes advising on negligently performed surgery, delayed diagnosis and psychiatric injuries.

Phil is genuinely great. He is a very careful and detail-driven lawyer. He is also hugely supportive and engaged.

Phil Barnes is an excellent and experienced practitioner.

Andrea Rusbridge
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Andrea Rusbridge
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Andrea Rusbridge is experienced in missed and delayed diagnosis, negligent surgery and medication-related claims.

I found Andrea to be knowledgeable, proactive, kind and supportive, which I really appreciated. I would recommend Andrea to anybody.

Nicholas Tubb
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Nicholas Tubb
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Nicholas Tubb advises clients on clinical negligence claims relating to surgical errors and amputations. He also handles wrongful birth and brain injury claims.

Nicholas Tubb's service has been exemplary.

Richard Bannister
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Richard Bannister
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Richard Bannister is experienced in breach of duty of care claims involving serious brain damage. He offers further strength handling surgical negligence and fatal accident claims.

I found my dealings with Richard to always be professional, timely and supportive.

He screens and prepares case well. He is attentive to the clients being honest and settling cases.

Richard Bannister is hugely experienced. He takes on difficult cases and usually gets them across the line.

Natasha Read
Natasha Read
Associates to watch

Natasha Read assists with a range of clinical negligence claims including surgical negligence, spinal injuries and brain injuries. She has further experience in inquests.

Ranked Lawyers at
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Midlands

Clinical Negligence: Mainly Claimant

Kashmir Uppal
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Kashmir Uppal
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Phil Barnes
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Phil Barnes
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Andrea Rusbridge
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Andrea Rusbridge
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Nicholas Tubb
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Nicholas Tubb
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Richard Bannister
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Richard Bannister
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Natasha Read
Natasha Read
Associates to watch