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John White’s team at Blake Lapthorn is ‘fantastic on all levels’, and advises clients on a range of matters, including brain injury, birth accidents and complex delays in diagnosis claims. Work highlights included a £9m case involving a late delivery that resulted in cerebral palsy. Alison McClure is recommended.

At Boyes Turner, ‘very experienced’ practice head Adrian Desmond and the ‘extremely capable’ Susan Brown advise on complex birth injury cases, including cerebral palsy claims. The ‘outstanding’ team acted on a number of delayed diagnosis claims in 2010.

Darbys Solicitors LLP’s ‘outstanding’ team advises on multimillion-pound cerebral palsy and neurological damage cases, as well as orthopaedic, sterilisation and oncology claims. Practice head Helen Niebuhr is a ‘consummate professional’.

Specialist clinical negligence firm Gadsby Wicks handles the full range of claims, from adverse drug reaction cases to multimillion-pound cerebral palsy and brain injury claims. Roger Wicks and Gillian Gadsby lead the team.

Jointly headed by Philippa Luscombe and Tim Palmer, the ‘very experienced’ team at Penningtons Solicitors LLP advises on cerebral palsy, caesarian and delayed diagnosis cases. The team recently welcomed associates Grainne Barton from Charles Russell LLP and Kay Taylor from Shoosmiths.

In 2010 Thomson Snell & Passmore’s ‘excellent’ team advised on a £1m case involving failure to diagnose a malignant melanoma, and a £1.9m brain injury case. Joint heads Fiona Mills and Patricia Fearnley are ‘kind and compassionate, yet formidable’.

Harris Cartier LLP’s team specialises in high-value catastrophic injury cases. Practice head Christopher Gooderidge is ‘thorough, extremely experienced and knowledgeable’.

The ‘hugely experienced and highly regarded’ Cecily Cameron leads an ‘excellent’ team at Henmans LLP. Highlights for 2010 included several Erb’s palsy and cholecystectomy cases.

Tim Spring’s team at Moore Blatch Resolve LLP is ‘fantastic’, and recently advised on two multimillion-pound cerebral palsy and severe brain injury cases.

David Turner’s team at Osborne Morris & Morgan advises clients on high-value birth injury and catastrophic brain injury cases. Gary Williams’ ‘level of competence and service is quite outstanding’.

David Kerry’s team at Attwaters Solicitors advises on fatal injury, brain injury, delayed diagnosis and psychiatric injury cases. Madeline Seibert is recommended.

Barlow Robbins LLP’s team advised on multimillion-pound cerebral palsy and undiagnosed MRSA cases. Practice head Helen Goatley provides a ‘first-class service’.

Nicola Bould’s team at colemans-ctts LLP advises on dental negligence matters, inquests and high-value birth injury cases.

Melanie Minter’s ‘methodical’ team at Mayo Wynne Baxter LLP recently advised on a failed total hip replacement, a spinal cord injury and a neonatal death.

In 2010 Pictons Solicitors LLP advised on a fatal accident claim and a case involving tooth damage during intubation. Carole Watts is ‘diligent, with a keen eye for detail’.

Julian Wilson’s team at Thompson Smith & Puxon advises on high-value cerebral palsy claims, and recently acted in a claim relating to failure to diagnose breast cancer.

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