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Clinical Negligence: Mainly Claimant - Midlands

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What the Team is Known For

Irwin Mitchell has a standout practice group that is widely reputed for its prowess in the space. It has a strong bench of highly experienced clinical negligence practitioners offering skilled advice on delayed diagnosis, birth injury and brain damage claims. It also acts on cases of negligent surgery.

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Notable Practitioners

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Lisa Jordan
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Lisa Jordan
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Eminent Practitioners
Lisa Jordan is knowledgeable in birth injury and brain injury claims, including cerebral palsy cases. Jordan is regional managing partner and heads the medical negligence team in Birmingham.
Emma Rush
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Emma Rush
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Emma Rush acts on a range of clinical negligence claims, including those arising from failings in neonatal care. She also advises on surgical negligence cases involving spinal and neurological injuries.

Emma Rush is a fantastic opponent, knowledgeable, efficient and easy to work with.

She always has her clients at the forefront and is absolutely committed to them and will leave no stone unturned for them.

She is a hugely able solicitor who takes on the most difficult and challenging cases and wins.

Emma is wonderful at what she does and is a lovely person to deal with.

Emma is practical and responsive in her approach and focused on what needs to be done for her client and how the parties can work best together to achieve that.

Lindsay Tomlinson
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Lindsay Tomlinson
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Lindsay Tomlinson advises on a range of cases, including those relating to negligently performed surgery and mismanagement of births. She also has experience handling fatal injury and cauda equina syndrome claims.

Lindsay is a warm, caring person and I will always be grateful for her support. She is hard-working, professional, honest and compassionate.

Luke Daniels
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Luke Daniels
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Luke Daniels heads the medical negligence team in Birmingham. He advises on delay and misdiagnosis claims and negligent surgery cases. He also acts on cases involving failures in mental healthcare.

He always has his clients at the forefront of what he is trying to do.

He fights hard for his client, and he has a really good manner on top of that.

He adopts a collaborative approach to litigation and dealing with defendant lawyers, which smooths the way for the best outcome to be achieved.

I felt Luke Daniels listened properly and was very solution-driven. This was a great comfort and support at a very difficult time.

He works long hours and is the most dedicated individual I have come across in all my years in the medico-legal world.

Sara Burns
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Sara Burns
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Birmingham-based Sara Burns frequently acts on birth injury claims, with particular expertise in brain and nerve injuries. She has further strength in delayed diagnosis cases.

She instilled me with hope and confidence to pursue my case.

Sara is extremely dedicated and empathetic with her clients.

Jenna Harris
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Jenna Harris
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Up and Coming

Jenna Harris has particular experience in adult neurological injury matters. She advises on medical negligence claims related to strokes, brain injury and spinal cord injury. She also handles cosmetic surgery claims for high-profile individuals.

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Midlands

Clinical Negligence: Mainly Claimant

Lisa Jordan
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Lisa Jordan
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Eminent Practitioners
Emma Rush
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Emma Rush
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Lindsay Tomlinson
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Lindsay Tomlinson
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Luke Daniels
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Luke Daniels
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Sara Burns
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Sara Burns
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Jenna Harris
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Jenna Harris
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Up and Coming