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What the Team is Known For

Hugh James has a highly regarded team with an impressive caseload of complex clinical negligence work. The team in Manchester assists with matters relating to missed diagnosis and delayed treatment of spinal and brain injuries. It also has experience of handling complicated birth injuries, including cerebral palsy cases and breach of duty claims. It is adept at cases relating to negligent surgery and psychiatric care. Hugh James also demonstrates additional expertise in high-value amputation cases and fatal claims.

Strengths

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The members are empathetic and work tirelessly to achieve great results for catastrophically injured claimants.

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The team showed compassion, attention to detail, vast knowledge and experience.

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A well respected company. They are very professional and ready to answer any questions.

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They are very good communicators, and keen to hear of your experiences and feedback.

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Notable Practitioners

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Gill Edwards
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Gill Edwards
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Gill Edwards is a leading clinical negligence solicitor. She acts in high-value catastrophic spinal and brain injury cases, and also deals with amputation claims and cerebral palsy birth injuries.

She makes really good tactical and strategic decisions when facing challenges in a case.

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Lesley Herbertson
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Lesley Herbertson
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Lesley Herbertson is well equipped to deal with delays in diagnosis, birth injury claims and cases arising from surgical negligence leading to spinal and brain injuries.

An excellent technical lawyer who goes the extra mile for clients.

Lesley is an outstanding clinical negligence lawyer.

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Anna Higham
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Anna Higham
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Manchester-based Anna Higham frequently assists with high-value spinal injury claims, including cases relating to delayed diagnosis.

She is tenacious and experienced.

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Helen Budge
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Helen Budge is a well respected partner at Hugh James. She is experienced in a wide variety of clinical negligence claims and is well versed in complex brain, spinal and birth injury matters, in addition to representing children with cerebral palsy.

She is very considered, thoughtful and really thinks about her cases.

She always looks for the best outcome for the whole family and considers everyone.

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Gill Edwards
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Gill Edwards
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Lesley Herbertson
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Lesley Herbertson
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Anna Higham
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Anna Higham
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Helen Budge
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