Olive Lewin
UK Guide 2024
Band 2 : Clinical Negligence: Mainly Claimant
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About
Provided by Olive Lewin
Practice Areas
Olive has been considered one of the leading lawyers in the field of clinical negligence for many years. She is a former registered nurse who acts on behalf of claimants in a wide variety of complex cases. She has recovered multi-million pound settlements for clients who have suffered brain damage; cerebral palsy; spinal cord injury, and neurological injury as a result of lithium and gentamicin toxicity. Olive has also recovered substantial damages for clients who have suffered endocarditis, and clients who have suffered 3rd and 4th degree tears. Olive was the solicitor instructed for the claimant in Hassell v Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Trust on the issue of informed consent and recovered in excess of £4.4 million for her client.
Career
Olive joined Leigh Day in 1991, becoming a partner in 1998.
Professional Memberships
Olive is a member of Action against Medical Accidents (AvMA) and Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL). Olive is also on the panels of the Spinal Injuries Association, and the Cauda Equina Champions. She was also an Expert panel member on the Birthrights Enquiry on “Racial Injustice in Maternity Care.”
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