LAWYER PROFILE

Nicola Wainwright

UK 2026

JMW Solicitors

Ranked in 2 practice areas

Clinical Negligence: Mainly Claimant

London (Firms)

17 years ranked

DEI Champions

UK-wide

2 years ranked

Contributions and articles

1 In-depth overview

About

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Practice Areas

20 years’ experience practising exclusively in clinical negligence. Specialises in cases of serious injury, particularly those resulting in brain damage and cerebral palsy. Also vast experience in delays in diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases, including meningitis. In 2018 Nicola achieved one of the highest settlements in England and Wales for case of its type for a 9-year-old-girl with permanent brain damage due to misuse of forceps. Successful settlements in 2021 include a six figure sum for an 18 year old brain damaged at birth and securing an admission of liability for a boy with severe brain damage due to misdiagnosis of meningitis.

Career

Qualified in 1997 after training with Pictons. Specialised in personal injury and clinical negligence at Davies & Partners, Birmingham. Joined Leigh Day in 2000, practising exclusively in clinical negligence, becoming partner in 2006. Joined JMW Solicitors as a partner in April 2020, heading up London clinical negligence team.

Professional Memberships

Law Society Clinical Negligence Panel APIL Senior Litigator and Co-ordinator of Special Interest Group on Procedure AvMA FOCIS (Forum of Complex Injury Solicitors) Westminster & Holborn Law Society, Pro Bono and CSR Committee. Association of Women Solicitors, London

Publications

Westlaw’s online encyclopaedia of UK law section on clinical negligence.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Clinical Negligence: Mainly Claimant - London (Firms)

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Nicola Wainwright acts on a range of brain injury claims, such as those arising from obstetric negligence and mismanagement of infections. She also advises on sepsis and delayed diagnosis claims.

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DEI Champions - UK-wide

Spotlight

Individual Editorial

Nicola Wainwright is a clinical negligence lawyer with a particular focus on women and families in pregnancy and maternity cases. She has acted for numerous families who are socially and economically disadvantaged and often not well educated so find legal processes particularly difficult. She supports the charity GBS Support, helping them raise awareness of group B Strep. She also works with the charity Meningitis Now and is a trustee for Encephalitis International.

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Strengths

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She provided pristine communication before and during instruction. I cannot fault the level of compassion and understanding she gave.
Clinical Negligence: Mainly ClaimantChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
She's absolutely fearless and tenacious in pursuing her client's case.
Clinical Negligence: Mainly ClaimantChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
Nicola matches empathy and understanding with experience and expertise to provide top quality service, advice and support.
Clinical Negligence: Mainly ClaimantChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
What I found refreshing is she left absobulately no stone unturned. She went above and beyond for the client, whereas many firms would have taken a purely commercial view.
DEI ChampionsChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
Nicola is absolutely fearless and tenacious in pursuing her client's case.
DEI ChampionsChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
I cannot fault Nicola's level of compassion and understanding.
DEI ChampionsChambers Guide to the Legal Profession