Ranking tables

Clinical Negligence: Mainly Claimant | UK

North East

Clinical Negligence covers allegations of negligent acts committed by professionals working in the healthcare or pharmaceutical sectors. These cases usually arise from accusations that the defendants did not follow accepted industry practices, leading to the claimant’s injury or death.  We will accept both individual and group actions. This table covers Northumberland, County Durham and Tyne and Wear. It includes leading law firms and lawyers in Newcastle, Sunderland, Middlesborough and elsewhere. Our Mainly Claimant tables rank lawyers and firms that specialist in representing claimants in these actions. Firms representing defendant insurers, health providers and medical practitioners are ranked in our Clinical Negligence: Mainly Defendant UK- Wide and Scotland tables. For claims related to faulty medical device or pharmaceutical products, please see the Product Liability and Life Sciences sections.

Rankings overview for Departments

1

  1. Irwin Mitchell
    Irwin Mitchell 11 Years Ranked
  2. Armstrong Foulkes LLP
  3. Hay & Kilner
2

  1. Thompsons
    Thompsons 6 Years Ranked
  2. Burnetts
  3. Longden Walker & Renney
S

  1. David BradshawHay & Kilner
E

  1. Hilton ArmstrongArmstrong Foulkes LLP
1

  1. Alison AinsleyLongden Walker & Renney
  2. Joanne DaviesArmstrong Foulkes LLP
  3. Kathryn WatsonArmstrong Foulkes LLP
  4. Michelle ArmstrongBurnetts
2

  1. Clair Wilson
    Clair Wilson Thompsons3 Years Ranked
  2. Samuel Hill
    Samuel Hill Irwin Mitchell3 Years Ranked
  3. Ashleigh HoltArmstrong Foulkes LLP
  4. Helen MorlandHay & Kilner
  5. Lauren HallHay & Kilner
U

  1. John Lowther Slater and Gordon Lawyers2 Years Ranked
  2. Alixandra Cadden-YoungLongden Walker & Renney

  1. Charlotte SeymourBurnetts
  2. Michael ScobieHay & Kilner

All Departments profiles

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Band 1

  1. Irwin Mitchell
    1
    Irwin Mitchell
    Clinical Negligence: Mainly Claimant
    2026 | Band 1 | 11 Years Ranked
    Irwin Mitchell is a national firm with a clinical negligence team in Newcastle that is adept at representing clients in claims concerning cerebral palsy and delayed diagnosis. The firm offers further expertise in surgical negligence claims and spinal injuries, including cauda equina cases. It also assists clients with cases regarding substandard care in nursing homes.
  2. Armstrong Foulkes LLP
    Clinical Negligence: Mainly Claimant
    2026 | Band 1
  3. Hay & Kilner
    Clinical Negligence: Mainly Claimant
    2026 | Band 1
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Band 2

  1. Thompsons
    2
    Thompsons
    Clinical Negligence: Mainly Claimant
    2026 | Band 2 | 6 Years Ranked

    Thompsons in Newcastle has a noteworthy clinical negligence practice. The team is well versed in serious claims concerning brain injuries, fatalities and cerebral palsy. The firm is also experienced in handling claims of delayed cancer diagnosis and amputations.

  2. Burnetts
    Clinical Negligence: Mainly Claimant
    2026 | Band 2
  3. Longden Walker & Renney
    Clinical Negligence: Mainly Claimant
    2026 | Band 2