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Clinical Negligence: Mainly Claimant | UK

Yorkshire

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 North, East, South and West Yorkshire. It includes the leading law firms in Leeds, Sheffield, Hull, York, Bradford 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. Rosie Charlton
    Rosie Charlton Irwin Mitchell5 Years Ranked
  2. Frances ManleySJP Law (Stamp Jackson Procter Limited)

All Departments profiles

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Band 1

  1. Irwin Mitchell
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    Irwin Mitchell
    Clinical Negligence: Mainly Claimant
    2026 | Band 1 | 4 Years Ranked

    Irwin Mitchell has a UK-wide presence in clinical negligence work, with renowned teams based in Sheffield and Leeds. The team works on diverse and highly complex cases, including those resulting from surgical negligence, delayed diagnosis of serious conditions and failings in mental healthcare. The team demonstrates further experience handling brain injuries, especially cerebral palsy claims arising from negligently managed births and failings in safeguarding procedures.

  2. Stewarts
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    Stewarts
    Clinical Negligence: Mainly Claimant
    2026 | Band 1 | 4 Years Ranked

    Stewarts has a renowned team in Leeds acting on a wide range of clinical negligence matters. Its lawyers have a particular focus on spinal injuries, including cauda equina syndrome, as well as failures to diagnose spinal abscesses. The team also handles surgical negligence and sepsis cases, with additional expertise in brain injury and cerebral palsy claims.

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Band 2

  1. Fletchers Solicitors
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    Fletchers Solicitors
    Clinical Negligence: Mainly Claimant
    2026 | Band 2 | 4 Years Ranked

    Minton Morrill Solicitors is well regarded in the clinical negligence field, offering a team of experienced and client focused solicitors, who deal with the full range of clinical negligence claims. The team has a considerable focus on birth injury claims and frequently aids clients in other claims including brain injuries, cerebral palsy and misdiagnosis of cancer. The team also supports clients in inquests and Court of Protection work.

  2. Hudgell Solicitors
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    Hudgell Solicitors
    Clinical Negligence: Mainly Claimant
    2026 | Band 2 | 4 Years Ranked

    Hudgell Solicitors is a notable clinical negligence practice across Yorkshire with a strong presence in Hull. The team offers experience in birth injury claims, including cerebral palsy and child brain damage cases. It assists with surgical claims regarding post-operative infections and amputations. Additionally, the firm advises on inquests relating to fatal medical negligence cases.

  3. Switalskis
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    Switalskis
    Clinical Negligence: Mainly Claimant
    2026 | Band 2 | 4 Years Ranked

    Switalskis is a highly regarded firm in the Yorkshire region with notable strength in both Leeds and Sheffield. The firm represents clients in claims concerning mismanaged births resulting in cerebral palsy and stillbirths, offering further experience in maternal injury and wrongful birth claims. The firm's lawyers also assist with amputation cases and brain injury claims, as well as surgical negligence.

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Band 3

  1. Middleton Law
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    Middleton Law
    Clinical Negligence: Mainly Claimant
    2026 | Band 3 | 2 Years Ranked

    Middleton Law handles a range of medical negligence claims, including particularly complex brain injury, spinal injury and surgical negligence cases. The firm houses experts in cerebral palsy and other birth injury claims, as well as matters involving failure to diagnose or treat severe medical issues.

  2. Ashtons Legal
    Clinical Negligence: Mainly Claimant
    2026 | Band 3
  3. Howells LLP
    Clinical Negligence: Mainly Claimant
    2026 | Band 3
  4. SJP Law (Stamp Jackson Procter Limited)
    Clinical Negligence: Mainly Claimant
    2026 | Band 3