Liz Oaten
UK Guide 2024
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.
Clients
Liz is personally recommended to clients on a regular basis and undertakes work across the country. She has been acclaimed by clients for: “A brilliant and professional service throughout”, “Great result in a complex case” ‘Very honest, reliable and very professional”, “I was treated as a person, I was shown empathy and I felt like a friend” “We were treated fairly and with sensitivity at all times”.
Articles, highlights and press releases
1 item provided by Lester Aldridge LLP
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.