Clinical Negligence: Mainly Claimant
UK Guide 2025 : South West
Band 2
Contact number
0870 1500 100About
Provided by Irwin Mitchell
The department covers a wide range of complex, and high value clinical negligence cases for Bristol and the South West and South Wales. The team has particular experience in birth injury, spinal cord injury and fatal claims, providing inquest representation for families.
The department is also enhanced and supported by the Bristol based Court of Protection team, who provide financial deputyships and support with all aspects of damages management, as well as the Public Law team, who provide assistance to clients in relation to social care, health and educational issues.
Chambers Review
Irwin Mitchell has a skilled team handling clinical negligence claims based in Bristol. It acts on matters involving brain injury and delay in diagnosis of medical conditions. Its lawyers are particularly noted for their work on meningitis cases. The team also acts in birth, neonatal injury, orthopaedic and wound infection cases.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"They are very commercially minded, sensible and provide very good client care."
"They have been knowledgeable and professional in handling our claim."
"They are very commercially minded, sensible and provide very good client care."
"They have been knowledgeable and professional in handling our claim."
Notable Practitioners
Julie Lewis heads the Irwin Mitchell clinical negligence practice in Bristol. She is a highly regarded lawyer who assists claimants in high-value catastrophic birth injury and delay in diagnosis claims.
"Julie has been professional, knowledgeable and compassionate. We feel like she and the team have got to know us as a family and have adjusted their working style to suit us."
"Julie is an exceptionally experienced and confident lawyer. She is kind, fair and consistent. She's also not afraid of considering new ideas or pathways."
"She is incredibly knowledgeable in all aspects of clinical negligence law."
"She is very experienced, very calm and deals with stressful situations very well."
Luke Trevorrow specialises in matters such as delay in cancer diagnosis, spinal and brain injury, and orthopaedic claims.
"He is very efficient and organised."
"Luke is a very calm and experienced associate."
Ranked Lawyers at
Irwin Mitchell
South West