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Suzanne White

Suzanne White

UK 2026

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About

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Practice Areas

Suzanne White is head of the clinical negligence team and has specialised in this area of law since qualifying in 1999 after training with the firm.

She is a patients’ campaigner, with a particular interest in birth injury, and injuries to mothers during childbirth. She also specialises in orthopaedics, brain injury, misdiagnosis and fatal cases, and cases involving radiological errors, but also advising on a full range of clinical negligence cases.

Suzanne was also the inquest partner at Leigh Day representing families at inquests where loved ones have died as a result of negligent medical care.

Career

She brings to her experience a medical background, as she qualified as a radiographer, she quickly grasps the medical issues in the cases she deals with. Suzanne trained at Leigh Day and made partner in 2010. Suzanne has been head of the clinical negligence department since 1st April 2018.

Professional Memberships

Suzanne is on the APIL executive committee, is a trustee for the Patients’ Association and was a member of the Civil Justice Council’s working group for fixed costs. She is a member of the INQUEST lawyers group and on the MASIC council.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Clinical Negligence: Mainly Claimant - London (Firms)

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Individual Editorial

Suzanne White offers substantial expertise in claims stemming from obstetric care, including cerebral palsy and maternal injury cases. She has further strength advising on delayed diagnosis matters, drawing on her previous experience as a radiographer.

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Individual Editorial

Suzanne White is a well-known clinical negligence lawyer at Leigh Day. Her medical background enables her to have a particularly deep understanding of the details of her clients' cases. She has dedicated much of her career to raising awareness of deficiencies in the provision of healthcare to women, particularly in maternity services. She lectures on UCL’s MSc on Women’s Health and recently settled a birth injury claim for £32 million.

Strengths

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  • She is experienced and very knowledgeable, I rate her highly.

    Clinical Negligence: Mainly ClaimantChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • She has a huge amount of experience in the clinical negligence world.

    Clinical Negligence: Mainly ClaimantChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • Suzanne really fights for her clients, who she wants the very best for. She is brilliant.

    DEI ChampionsChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • Suzanne is super bright and incredible insightful. I am impressed with the empathy she shows to her clients: she makes them feel like they're the only clients.

    DEI ChampionsChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • Suzanne is experienced and very knowledgeable. I rate her highly.

    DEI ChampionsChambers Guide to the Legal Profession

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