Lauren Phillips

Lauren heads up the Clinical Negligence Department at Taylor Rose.

She specialises in claims of maximum severity including birth and spinal injury claims. She also has a particular interest in cases concerning obstetrics and gynaecology, general surgery, cardiology, fatal claims and cases involving complex medicine. Lauren also has a particular interest in quantifying claims, striving to ensure that all aspects of her injured client's future needs are met.

Noteable cases include:

- £650,000 for the negligent management of a post-operative infection following hip replacement surgery.

- £6.9 million as a result of a negligent delay in diagnosing meningitis.

- £8.7 million as a result of a negligent paediatric resuscitation following cardiac surgery.

- £300,000 for a fatal case where there was a failure to recognise and treat pre-eclampsia during pregnancy.

- £175,000 for a fatal case where there was a failure to treat pre-eclampsia during pregnancy.

- £6.1 million for negligent delay in diagnosing and removing a spinal haematoma following a C6/7 foraminotomy.

- £15.4 million for a child who suffered brain damage at birth

- £16.5 million for delay in diagnosing kernicterus in the neonatal period

Qualified in 2004

Partner in McMillan Williams 2014

Head of Department in 2017

Partner & Head of Department at Taylor Rose following merger in 2020

AvMA Specialist Clinical Negligence Panel