Liz Oaten
UK Guide 2025
Band 3 : Clinical Negligence: Mainly Claimant
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About
Provided by Liz Oaten
Practice Areas
Liz has extensive practical experience in managing, including to trial, a varied high value and high profile clinical negligence claims portfolio. She has secured multi-million-pound settlements for claimants across a broad spectrum of specialities including obstetrics, gynaecology, neurosurgery, urology, orthopaedic and plastic surgery.
Liz also has experience in pursuing professional negligence claims against solicitors arising out of their poor management of clinical negligence claims.
Liz has developed a close network of trusted medical advisors who assist in the screening process of new claims and she undertakes work funded by a variety of organisations and regularly acts for clients on a conditional fee basis (no win no fee).
Career
Liz has specialised in handling clinical negligence cases since qualification in 1987. She has considerable experience in the courts and has been involved in a number of reported cases that have set legal precedents. Liz has a postgraduate degree (LLM) in the legal aspects of medical practice and is accredited as a mediator.
Professional Memberships
Liz is a member of all three specialist clinical negligence schemes; the APIL accredited clinical negligence specialist scheme, the AvMA clinical negligence panel and The Law Society’s clinical negligence accreditation scheme. Liz is also an assessor for the APIL Clinical Negligence Panel and an APIL senior litigator.
Chambers Review
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Liz Oaten leads the clinical negligence team at Lester Aldridge. She has experience handling fatal accident claims and stroke cases.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Liz always does her best for the client."
"Liz is very intelligent and experienced, with excellent knowledge of representing both the claimant and defendant."
"Liz is someone who has acted for claimants and defendants, so she understands how litigation works and she is good at conducting the case tactically."
"Liz is good at understanding the medical issues, communicating with experts and handling the clients well. I would recommend her."
"Liz always does her best for the client."
"Liz is very intelligent and experienced, with excellent knowledge of representing both the claimant and defendant."
"Liz is someone who has acted for claimants and defendants, so she understands how litigation works and she is good at conducting the case tactically."
"Liz is good at understanding the medical issues, communicating with experts and handling the clients well. I would recommend her."
Articles, highlights and press releases
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Lester Aldridge secures six-figure settlement for clinical negligence client
Lester Aldridge has successfully concluded a complicated clinical negligence case, securing a six-figure settlement for our client.
Lester Aldridge secures six-figure settlement for clinical negligence client
Lester Aldridge has successfully concluded a complicated clinical negligence case, securing a six-figure settlement for our client.
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