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Clinical Negligence: Mainly Claimant - Yorkshire

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What the Team is Known For

Switalskis Solicitors is a highly regarded firm in the Yorkshire region with notable strength in both Leeds and Sheffield. The firm represents clients in claims concerning mismanaged births resulting in cerebral palsy and stillbirths, offering further experience in maternal injury and wrongful birth claims. The firm's lawyers also assist with amputation cases and brain injury claims, as well as surgical negligence.

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Notable Practitioners

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Clare Thompson
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Clare Thompson is well versed in surgical negligence and cauda equina syndrome claims, as well as delayed diagnosis of cancer and complex brain injuries suffered at birth.

Clare is fantastic, personable and down to earth. She explains things in easy-to-understand terms and really understands our situation with compassion.

Suzanne Munroe
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Suzanne Munroe
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Suzanne Munroe heads the clinical negligence offering at Switalskis. She is highly experienced in fatal claims, birth injuries and brain damage cases, as well as matters involving cerebral palsy.

She can coordinate these fiendishly difficult legal concepts and she manages all aspects and gets a claim over the line.

Suzanne Munroe is an excellent communicator.

Suzanne has a rare ability to understand and balance the perspectives of both professionals and clients, while ensuring that the client remains at the heart of every intervention and decision.

Richard Starkie
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Richard Starkie
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Richard Starkie frequently handles misdiagnosis and delayed diagnosis claims, including those leading to amputation. He is also well equipped to deal with negligence during surgery or labour and brain damage cases.

I respect his legal knowledge and attention to detail. He drills down into the detail and sees the bigger picture too.

Sarah Tipton Walker
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Sarah Tipton Walker
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Sarah Tipton Walker is an experienced clinical negligence partner who is well equipped to deal with a range of claims, including those relating to brain injuries and birth injuries.

Sarah consistently provides a truly individualised approach to her clients, taking the time to understand them and ensuring she’s available to manage any issues that arise.

Christopher Noble
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Christopher Noble
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Christopher Noble has a wide range of expertise which includes birth injury and brain injury cases, as well as catastrophic spinal injury and amputation claims.

An excellent communicator.

Georgina Peckett
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Georgina Peckett
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Georgina Peckett is a senior associate noted for her wide-ranging clinical negligence practice, which sees her representing both adults and children in matters such as cerebral palsy and fatal claims.

She's very capable and efficient.

Robyn Hawxby
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Robyn Hawxby
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Robyn Hawxby advises clients on diagnostic failures and stroke claims. She also handles spinal injury cases, including cauda equina syndrome.

An excellent lawyer with a great way about her with clients and families.

Sian Stevens
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Sian Stevens
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Sian Stevens has experience in representing clients in matters such as those relating to birth injuries, brain injuries and cerebral palsy.

She is utterly brilliant at complicated high value cerebral palsy work.

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Clinical Negligence: Mainly Claimant

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Clare Thompson
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Suzanne Munroe
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Suzanne Munroe
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Richard Starkie
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Richard Starkie
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Sarah Tipton Walker
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Sarah Tipton Walker
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Christopher Noble
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Christopher Noble
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Georgina Peckett
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Georgina Peckett
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Robyn Hawxby
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Robyn Hawxby
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Sian Stevens
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Sian Stevens
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