Clinical Negligence: Mainly Claimant
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Suffering serious injury as a result of medical treatment can be both traumatic and life changing. Our aim is to secure the best possible future for our clients and their families.
Unlike other law firms, we focus exclusively on claims involving serious injury, in particular spinal cord injury and brain injury.
Our lawyers understand how the failure to properly diagnose, treat or manage medical issues can lead to serious injury or death.
Our lawyers only handle a small number of cases to ensure that they give your claim the attention it deserves. Our goal is to help our clients lead full and active lives.
We are ranked No.1 for clinical negligence in the leading legal directories. Our legal expertise and willingness to push boundaries has enabled our clients to win record-breaking compensation awards.
If you or a family member have been injured as a result of medical negligence or feel that you are not getting the specialist advice you require on an ongoing case then please contact us.
Chambers Review
Stewarts has a renowned team in Leeds acting on a wide range of clinical negligence matters. Its lawyers have a particular focus on spinal injuries, including cauda equina syndrome, as well as failures to diagnose spinal abscesses. The team also handles surgical negligence and sepsis cases, with additional expertise in brain injury and cerebral palsy claims.
Strengths
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"Stewarts has the utmost professional, competent and efficient team, but also at the same time they genuinely care about me and the outcome of my case."
"Stewarts are a fantastic firm. They are impeccable in their detail, very on the ball with recent developments and very astute in terms of legislation. They are at the top of their game."
"Stewarts are very efficient, proactive, reactive and really reliable. They are all really experienced individuals."
"A strong team with an effective blend of younger and more experienced lawyers."
"They never gave up and kept me fully informed as the case progressed."
"Stewarts has the utmost professional, competent and efficient team, but also at the same time they genuinely care about me and the outcome of my case."
"Stewarts are a fantastic firm. They are impeccable in their detail, very on the ball with recent developments and very astute in terms of legislation. They are at the top of their game."
"Stewarts are very efficient, proactive, reactive and really reliable. They are all really experienced individuals."
"A strong team with an effective blend of younger and more experienced lawyers."
"They never gave up and kept me fully informed as the case progressed."
Notable Practitioners
Frank Pinch has wide-ranging expertise that includes fatal claims relating to delayed diagnosis, catastrophic brain injuries and cerebral palsy. He is also adept at high-value, complex spinal cord injury claims, including cauda equina syndrome.
"Frank is friendly and definitely wants to pursue matters in the best interests of clients. He is also really reactive and very detailed, so I find no stone will be left unturned."
"Frank Pinch is diligent, calm and methodical. He gets excellent results for his clients."
"Frank is highly commercial but balances this against the duty of care necessary for the client."
Amy Fielding is highly commended for her work assisting clients on complex birth, brain and spinal injury claims. She formerly qualified as a nurse and brings to bear this experience in her legal practice.
"Amy Fielding is always at the top of her game."
"Amy is exceptional. She's always really contactable, personable, very relatable and really pragmatic in terms of coming up with solutions. She is somebody I would wholeheartedly recommend."
"Amy has been an incredible support for me throughout a very complex case. Her skills and vision ensure that no stone is left unturned. She is highly skilled at being proactive and guiding my case."
"Amy is tenacious, communicates well and makes clients feel so reassured. She's fantastic."
"Amy Fielding has sound strategic instincts and excellent judgement."
Gabrielle Ross assists clients with cases involving delayed diagnosis, brain injuries and serious spinal injuries related to surgical negligence.
"Gabrielle is exceptionally detailed in her approach. She pores over everything very carefully and is entirely on top of the detail."
"Gabrielle is a very friendly, warm, bright and technical lawyer."
"Gabrielle was the support everyone dreams and hopes for. She calmly supported me through the entire legal process."
Carly Ward is a senior associate who predominantly focuses her practice on spinal injury cases, including cauda equina syndrome.She is also experienced in handling delayed diagnosis and fatal claims.
"Carly cares about the detail; anything she does, you just have full faith it’s going to be excellent."
"Carly Ward is excellent.She has great determination and shows real empathy with clients while never losing sight of the big picture."
"Carly is a super lawyer."
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