LAWYER PROFILE

Alison Appelboam Meadows

UK 2026

Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP

Ranked in 1 practice area

Clinical Negligence: Mainly Claimant

The South

4 years ranked

About

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Practice Areas

Clinical Negligence

Personal Injury

Career

Alison joined Penningtons Manches Cooper in 1996 from Taylor Joynson Garrett (now Taylor Wessing) and became a partner in 2005.

Professional Memberships

Alison is a member of AvMA’s Specialist Clinical Negligence Panel and has senior litigator status with APIL (the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers).

Publications

Alison regularly writes articles for our website and presents at seminars.

Personal

Alison is a partner in the clinical negligence and personal injury team. She has been involved in a wide range of cases but has particular experience with clinical negligence cases involving obstetric and paediatric negligence, including cerebral palsy claims, and heads up the firm’s cerebral palsy team.

She also acts on behalf of individuals who have suffered traumatic brain injuries and spinal cord injuries.

While she is based in our Basingstoke office, Alison also works out of our London office and sees clients nationwide.

Work Highlights

Alison has successfully progressed catastrophic birth injury cases to trial in relation to liability and quantum, but endeavours to reach excellent terms of settlement, without progressing claims to trial, when possible.

Education

Jesus College, Oxford University

MA (Oxon) Experimental Psychology

Nottingham Law School

Common Professional Exam and Law Society Finals

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Clinical Negligence: Mainly Claimant - The South

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Alison Appelboam-Meadows heads the practice in the firm's Basingstoke office. She is highly regarded for her notable expertise in complex clinical negligence cases including claims involving neonatal injuries and delay in diagnosis, as well as surgical negligence.

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Strengths

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We think Alison is amazing, almost like a guardian angel looking over our long-term future.
Clinical Negligence: Mainly ClaimantChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
She is warm and very experienced, committed and always trying to work the angles to get results. She goes the extra mile.
Clinical Negligence: Mainly ClaimantChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
She is very experienced, astute and tactically minded in terms of anticipating arguments and what is going to be required in a case.
Clinical Negligence: Mainly ClaimantChambers Guide to the Legal Profession