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Personal injury giant Irwin Mitchell is a natural choice for claimants harmed by defective products. National head of medical law David Body is a ‘committed advocate for his clients, and sees the bigger picture’. The firm’s caseload includes class actions relating to DePuy’s metal-on-metal hip replacements, and side-effects from dopamine-agonist medication given to Parkinson’s disease patients. It is also acting in the long-running human growth hormone litigation.

Headline matters for Leigh Day & Co include the DePuy hip replacement action, on which it is the lead firm of solicitors; fresh claims relating to Thalidomide; and the Parkinson’s/dopamine-agonist drug claims. It is a team of ‘robust negotiators who are not intimidated by bullying tactics’; key figures include Martyn Day, Bozena Michalowska and Jill Paterson, who has a ‘clear head and balanced judgement’.

Hugh James’ ‘savvy’ team is leading over 1,000 claimants plus law firms on the highest-profile case of the year, relating to PIP breast implants. Other cases for the experienced Mark Harvey and his team include the DePuy hip replacement action, and claims relating to the South Wales E. coli outbreak.

Claimant powerhouse Russell Jones & Walker, part of Slater & Gordon Lawyers features regularly in headline cases. The firm is acting as lead adviser in the ‘toxic sofa’ litigation, while other recent work includes claims relating to PIP implants, DePuy hip replacements and Maclaren children’s buggies. The well-respected Richard Langton, managing partner of the firm’s Birmingham office, heads the practice.

Nottingham-based Paul Balen at Freeth Cartwright LLP is an elected member of the PIP solicitors’ steering committee. The firm specialises in medical and medical devices claims.

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