Lauren Phillips
UK Guide 2025
Band 4 : Clinical Negligence: Mainly Claimant
Band 4
About
Provided by Lauren Phillips
Practice Areas
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
Career
Qualified in 2004
Partner in McMillan Williams 2014
Head of Department in 2017
Partner & Head of Department at Taylor Rose following merger in 2020
Professional Memberships
AvMA Specialist Clinical Negligence Panel
Chambers Review
UK
Lauren Phillips heads the clinical negligence department at Taylor Rose. She has particular expertise in catastrophic injury work including spinal injury and obstetric injury claims. She also handles surgical and gynaecological claims and fatal matters.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Lauren is excellent in her field. I completely trust her judgement, expertise and knowledge of clinical negligence."
"Lauren is outstanding and her compassion for her clients stands out. She is a joy to work with."
"She is a compassionate and highly motivated advocate for families, with broad experience in complex clinical negligence cases."
"Bringing a case is a stressful process but Lauren has guided us through it with care, dedication and expertise."
"Lauren is excellent in her field. I completely trust her judgement, expertise and knowledge of clinical negligence."
"Lauren is outstanding and her compassion for her clients stands out. She is a joy to work with."
"She is a compassionate and highly motivated advocate for families, with broad experience in complex clinical negligence cases."
"Bringing a case is a stressful process but Lauren has guided us through it with care, dedication and expertise."
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