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Partner and head of clinical negligence. Eddie has over 25 years of experience in high value medical negligence claims with a particular interest in actions for children and adults with brain and spinal injuries. Recent notable cases include the child brain injury cases of OXG v Manchester University Hospitals Trust £25m (2024) (birth asphyxia) GXK v Royal Devon & Exeter NHSFT which settled for £20m (2022) (kernicterus); LXH v Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust £14.5m (2022) (hypoglycaemia) and A v CH NHS Foundation Trust £26m (2019) (birth asphyxia). Also kernicterus cases of BXZ v Bolton NHS Foundation Trust £9.7m (2024) K v W hospital trust £15m (2020) and EA v B NHS trust £18m (2017) and adult brain injury case of GXC v Spire Hospitals Limited £7.5m (2023).

Eddie has specialist expertise in spinal injury cases and specifically cauda equina syndrome. Recent settlements include £5m (2023) J v M NHS Foundation Trust, £3.75m (2022) CR v CDDNHSFT, and £9.3m (2019) AB v XY NHS Trust.

Career

Qualified 1992. Previously with Hempsons. Joined JMW in 1998. Partner from 1999.

Professional Memberships

Professional Memberships Law Society Clinical Negligence Panel, Member of APIL, former board member of children’s charity Rainbow Hub and trustee of Cauda Equina Syndrome Association (CESA).

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BA (Hons) University of Oxford.

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Eddie Jones is head of the firm's clinical negligence department in Manchester. He has extensive experience acting on high-value birth, brain and spinal injury claims, including cauda equina syndrome cases.

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