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Richard Harries has taken leadership of the eminent team at Barcan Woodward Solicitors, which has expertise including gynaecological and paediatric negligence claims, and cerebral palsy, catastrophic brain injury, spinal injury, delay in diagnosis and failure-to-treat cases.

Foot Anstey’s ‘outstanding’ and exceptionally busy team listens ‘carefully and empathetically’ to clients. Practice head Robert Antrobus has particular expertise in birth injuries. Claire Stoneman is also recommended.

Laurence Vick at Michelmores LLP is an authority on ‘medical tourism’ and advises on jurisdictional issues relating to surgery abroad. Cosmetic procedures are a niche area of expertise for the team, including claims concerning PIP breast implants. Bernadette McGhie is recommended for obstetric birth injury claims.

‘Nothing is too much trouble’ for Parlett Kent’s ‘brilliant team’, which regularly advises on high-value, complex claims including brain or spinal injury, fatality, misdiagnosis and psychiatric negligence cases. Magi Young ‘works tirelessly to get the best results’.

Withy King LLP has a reputation for complex birth injury cases and a growing dental negligence practice, and handles an increasing number of Court of Protection cases. Swindon-based Paul Rumley is recognised for his wide-ranging expertise and parliamentary lobbying. The well-respected Simon Elliman heads the team.

Irwin Mitchell is ‘a very responsive, caring firm’ and its lawyers ‘genuinely seem to have the best interests of their clients at heart’. New partner Julie Lewis leads the team and is well regarded as a cerebral palsy quantum expert. Jonathan Peacock is an expert in high-value neurological injury claims.

Wolferstans acts in high-value claims, with specialist areas of expertise including oncology, orthopaedics, ophthalmology and neurology. Department head Simon Parford is widely acclaimed.

Senior associate Kerry Fifield manages the team at Clarke Willmott LLP, which balances high-volume cases with a selection of high-value matters. The firm has an ongoing relationship with Allianz, and is currently involved in several publicly funded birth injury and paediatric cases.

At Preston Goldburn, Tim Goldburn is a member of the Law Society’s clinical negligence panel and the AvMA panel.

Simpson Millar LLP provides ‘accurate, perceptive and intelligent’ advice. Margarita Tyne is ‘resolute and committed’ and popular with clients, and she has forged links with brain injury charity Headway.

Tim Dyde’s team at Tozers LLP has experience in advising Erb’s Palsy sufferers, and is developing a niche in prison-related clinical negligence.

Trethowans LLP’s department head Clare Carter - is ‘always sympathetic and patient, extremely professional and thoroughly efficient’. The team handles claims ranging in value from a few thousand to several million pounds.

WBW Solicitors LLP’s Jane Couch and Richard Blair sit on various clinical negligence panels, and are both recommended.

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