I am a partner in the firm's clinical negligence team, specialising in complex,
high value claims relating to cases of negligence in medicine and surgery.
Not exact matches
Cases I have represented the Defendant on include Verlade v Guy's & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust [2017] a
high value brain injury
claim relating to pediatric intensive care which was successfully defended and AS v Guy's & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust [2017] a significant Bolam judgement concerning pioneering techniques used in pediatric cardiac surgery in 1998 in which liability was repudiated on the grounds that there was no established body of opinion on brain cooling at the time.
Lydia successfully acted for political risk insurers in the London Market defending a complex and
high value ($ 15million) arbitration
claim brought by an international bank
relating to a
high profile Kenyan oil scandal.
Other key figures include Vicki Hilton, whose clinical negligence background makes her a natural choice for matters involving serious brain injuries; William Potts, who regularly handles
high -
value occupational cancer
claims and
claims involving asbestos -
related diseases; and Andrew Scott.
Practice head Hugh Evans has more than 35 years of experience handling
high -
value professional negligence
claims on behalf of banks, building societies and other lenders; he leads a team that includes Adam Ibrahim who, in addition to heading the regulatory team in Leeds, has extensive experience handling financial services
related professional negligence matters and is heavily involved in
claims arising from the FCA's investigation into the mis - selling of derivatives and swaps.
He has substantial experience advising on
high value and complex disputes involving release renewals,
claims relating to breach of contract and real estate
related insolvency issues.
Susan works on all types of commercial disputes with particular emphasis on
high -
value complex
claims, shareholder and boardroom disputes and disputes
relating to pensions, tax and trusts.