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Irwin Mitchell

Clinical Negligence: Mainly Claimant

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Leading Medical Negligence firm in London – 85 members of staff, with a large team of specialist, highly skilled, experienced and tenacious lawyers, working to deliver enhanced outcomes for clients, no matter how challenging. 

The team are specialists - representing victims of medical negligence, with caseloads of unique and complex cases, multi-million pound awards, mostly for brain damaged babies and adults left with severe neurological injuries. The size of the team allows solicitors to sub-specialise ensuring we always secure the best outcomes for our clients.

Our teams of Support & Rehabilitation coordinators help clients navigate their way through statutory services to access rehabilitation.

Our experts are regularly quoted in the press. Anita Jewitt commented on the Kirkup report (into maternity care failings), appearing on national news in 2022.

Our partners have won various prestigious awards including Next 100 Years “Inspirational Women in Law award” (Alison Eddy and Anita Jewitt), “Solicitor of the Year”, The Law Society “Solicitor of the Year - Private Practice” award (Anne Kavanagh).

Our specialist solicitors are members of accredited panels – 26 are accredited members of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers – 7 are AvMA specialist panel members - 5 are on the Law Society Clinical Negligence panel.   

We have received over 70 5* Trust Pilot and Google reviews in the past 12 months. 

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Clinical Negligence: Mainly Claimant - London (Firms)

Band 1

What the Team is Known For
Irwin Mitchell is esteemed for its capabilities in resolving complex, high-value matters on behalf of claimants. The team is noted for its specialist expertise in cases involving infant brain damage and adult neurological injuries, with further strength in significant delay of diagnosis and wrongful birth cases. Irwin Mitchell also possesses expertise in relation to spinal cord injury matters and fatal accident claims.
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Strengths

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  • The team are very efficient, helpful and understanding. They took time to explain everything and were always on hand to help through the process. All the staff we dealt with were very personable.

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  • They are a class act, they do a good job for their clients. Irwin Mitchell also think about the wider system, and try to make it a better industry.

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  • They're all stars in their own right. They have a high degree of specialism.

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  • They're unstoppable in their search for justice. They make you feel that you are not alone and really take care of you during the process.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Alison Eddy
    Alison Eddy

    Alison Eddy

    Alison Eddy is the firm's regional managing partner for London. She has a great deal of clinical negligence expertise, including brain and spinal injury claims for both children and adults. She is particularly active in claims arising from negligent obstetric and surgical care, while also advising on wrongful birth cases and fatal claims stemming from delayed diagnoses.

    • Alison is great: she is very strategic and straightforward.

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    • She is a really effective lawyer but also an effective leader within Irwin Mitchell for this type of work.

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    • She is an exceptionally experienced lawyer.

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  • Auriana Griffiths
    Auriana Griffiths

    Auriana Griffiths

    Auriana Griffiths focuses her practice on birth injury claims, including cerebral palsy cases, with additional experience in brain injury and wrongful birth matters.

    • She is fantastic and does a great job.

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    • Auriana Griffiths navigates her clients through an often grueling legal process with the greatest compassion and sensitivity.

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    • She fights hard for her clients.

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  • Anne Kavanagh
    Anne Kavanagh

    Anne Kavanagh

    Anne Kavanagh's practice encompasses a wide spectrum of issues including brain injury, gynaecological injury and delayed diagnosis cases. She has further experience of complex liability and quantum matters.

    • She's a heavyweight in the nicest possible way: she fights hard and does a good job, always.

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  • Richard Kayser
    Richard Kayser

    Richard Kayser

    Richard Kayser is an experienced clinical negligence practitioner who has particular expertise in child brain injury cases. He is also highly adept at handling spinal and delay in diagnosis claims.

    • He's very sensible, collaborative and fights hard for clients but is pleasant to work with.

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    • Richard uses his advocacy skills to his clients' advantage to help present the strongest arguments in their favour.

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    • He is simply a brilliant claimant clinical negligence solicitor.

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    • Richard is very bright. He looks at things at different angles, and tests different strengths and weaknesses of a case.

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    • Richard provided a first class service: he was very supportive, always happy to explain and never made me feel like it was just another case. He was always on hand to answer any questions.

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  • Kate Major
    Kate Major

    Kate Major

    Kate Major has experience in high-value wrongful birth and obstetric injury claims, including cross-border cases.

    • Kate Major is excellent. She consistently impresses me with her expertise, professionalism, and attention to detail. She is highly knowledgeable and a pleasure to work with.

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    • Kate is fantastic and technically excellent.

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  • Leena Savjani
    Leena Savjani

    Leena Savjani

    Leena Savjani offers particular strength in child and adult brain injury cases, including those stemming from negligent care during pregnancy and delayed diagnoses. She has further experience handling inquests.

    • Leena is empathetic, strong, concise and strategic.

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    • Leena is very switched on and incredibly diligent: she is alive to issues in cases and countering things in advance.

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