Under the leadership of Tim Hodgetts, the health and care resolution team at Bevan Brittan LLP advises leading NHS trusts and medical malpractice insurers on the full spectrum of clinical negligence matters. Lauren Halliday oversees a broad range of high-value claims relating to brain, spinal and surgical injuries while Raj King handles cases involving obstetrics and spinal and surgical injuries. Elena Goodfellow’s varied caseload spans high-value brain injury claims brought against the NHS and private practice, and treatment claims brought against individual clinicians or clinics. Hannah Cons is also a name to note.
Clinical negligence: defendant in West Midlands
Bevan Brittan LLP
Praxisleiter:
Tim Hodgetts
Weitere Kernanwälte:
Lauren Halliday; Raj King; Elena Goodfellow; Hannah Cons; Dan Morris
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‘Tim Hodgetts is a balanced and cheerful team leader who keeps everything in perspective.‘
‚Elena Goodfellow is a clever and industrious associate who punches well above her weight. Never loses sight of the key issues in a case even amid the welter of detail.‘
‚Raj Kang is a calm and measured senior associate who provides clear and focussed instructions and excels at managing the experts on a strict timetable. ’
Kernmandanten
NHS Resolution
MedPro
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Guys & St Thomas’s NHS Foundation Trust
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust
C.N.A Hardy
St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Homerton NHS Foundation Trust
Taunton & Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
The Whittington Health NHS Trust
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- Successful at trial in defending a claim concerning the failure to administer anti-coagulants following spinal surgery.
- Successful at trial in defending a claim concerning consent for laser eye surgery.
Browne Jacobson LLP
Browne Jacobson LLP fields an extensive defendant clinical negligence team which has specialism including maternity, dental, spinal, primary care and mental health. Spinal surgery expert Jonathan Fuggle leads the team alongside Sian Brown, who focuses on maternity claims. Sarah Manning undertakes substantial cases, while Sarah White handles obstetric claims. Louise Jeffers routinely handles spinal cord and acquired brain injury claims. Emma Rees and Kate Westley are also names to note.
Praxisleiter:
Jonathan Fuggle; Sian Brown
Weitere Kernanwälte:
Sarah Manning; Louise Jeffers; Emma Rees; Kate Westley; Sarah White
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Weightmans LLP
Weightmans LLP is well-versed in a variety of major medical negligence, dentistry and cosmetic treatment claims. Deborah Bannister, Jasmine Armstrong, Sarah Hopwood and Richard Briggs jointly lead the practice. Bannister and Briggs handle a broad range of claims, from catastrophic injury to misdiagnosis and surgical error, while Armstrong handles healthcare-specific issues. Hopwood has a strong focus on group litigation, also assisting clients with regulatory and media-related issues. Tony Yeaman routinely advises NHS boards on claims and risk management, and Melanie Isherwood is an expert in claims brought by vulnerable litigants. Maryam Storr and Sarah Skinner are also recommended. Christian Lowden departed in December 2024
Praxisleiter:
Deborah Bannister; Jasmine Armstrong; Sarah Hopwood; Richard Briggs
Weitere Kernanwälte:
Tony Yeaman; Melanie Isherwood; Maryam Storr; Sarah Skinner
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‘Jasmine Armstrong understands customer care and is available to discuss any concerns, at any time and resolves these quickly.’
‘The teams main strength is the people within it. Friendly approachable case handlers willing to go the extra mile. There is also the benefit of the wider healthcare team being able to offer support with ad hoc queries possibly outside the usual clinical negligence case. Good quality of work with adequate supervision from partners.‘
‘Hardworking solicitors and paralegals who have great understanding of the cases they are working on and available over the phone to talk through any issues. Fantastic tailored witness support to nervous witnesses. Very knowledgeable in the healthcare arena. Always happy to help and enthusiastic about gaining insight into the innerworkings of the trust. Partners are friendly, approachable and available.’
Kernmandanten
NHS Resolution
Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust
Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Hospital NHS FT
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Combined Legal services NHS Trust
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Trust
Wye Valley NHS Trust
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS FT
University Hospitals of Birmingham NHS FT
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS FT
Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHST
Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS FT
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
The Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS FT
Weight to Go Ltd
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- Resolved a claim regarding a delay in diagnosing cancer (causing a stroke during treatment). The claim was for £2.49m and it was resolved at a joint settlement meeting for £720,000 shortly before trial.
- Advised upon the merits of the claim and whether it was just to oppose an application for relief from sanction.
Kennedys
Christopher Malla, Avinder Sidhu and Katie Tonks lead the clinical negligence team at Kennedys. Alongside the NHS team, the group has a dedicated private healthcare offering and represents private hospitals, clinics, healthcare professionals and their insurers. Malla has extensive experience across a wide array of matters and is currently advising NHS Resolution on Covid-19 claims. Sidhu specialises in maximum severity cases including birth injuries and neurosurgical complications, while Tonks focuses on medical malpractice claims and oversees the growing private healthcare practice. Kathryn Dwyer and Stephanie Cuthbert are both key figures within the team. Christian Lowden joined the team in January 2025.
Praxisleiter:
Christopher Malla; Avinder Sidhu; Katie Tonks
Weitere Kernanwälte:
Christian Lowden
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‘Avinder Sidhu combines tenacity with pragmatism to deliver excellent results for the client. We have worked together on several cases under the NHSR early resolution scheme where she demonstrated exceptional skill in sifting through masses of detail to identify and address the key point at which the care went wrong. She also has long experience in bringing difficult catastrophic quantum cases to a sensible settlement.
‘Christopher Malla and Katie Tonks are stand-out partners. They are approachable, experienced litigators who are also commercially minded.’
‘Kennedys are able to consistently provide the highest levels of service when instructed to act on behalf of our Insureds. The quality of their reporting and communication sets them out from their competitors, making our jobs as insurers significantly easier. Kennedys are able to consistently deliver positive outcomes on the cases they are instructed on, and demonstrate the highest level of expertise throughout.‘
Kernmandanten
NHS Resolution
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Beazley
Allied World
CNA Hardy
MPLC