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All solicitors mentioned in the following editorial are members of either the AvMA or the LSCN panels.

Hugh James boasts the most comprehensive team in the region; its four partners – Stephen Webber, Andrew Davies, Hannah Williams and Mari Rosser – offer a wealth of experience, and each handles claims of high value (often in the £1m to £10m bracket) and complexity. The firm also has complementary Court of Protection, social worker and speech therapist units. Rosser is on the committee which is reviewing the NHS Redress process.

Angelina Rigby heads the team at Geldards LLP, and is ‘dedicated and client centred’, and appreciated for her ‘approachability and friendliness’. Jane Rogers is now with Metcalfes .

Ken Thomas at Harding Evans LLP in Newport is recommended for complex and high-value cases.

Tim Musgrave at Hutton’s is very well regarded. He regularly advises in the highest category of cases, and is on the committee which is reviewing the NHS Redress process.

The ‘first-class’ Matthew Owen leads the practice at JCP Solicitors, probably the best-respected team west of Cardiff. Keith Thomas focuses on birth injury cases, while Owen specialises in spinal cord injury and injury caused through vascular surgery.

Leo Abse & Cohen has two experienced partners in Yvonne Agnew and Spencer Collier. Agnew settled a case in 2011 with a value in excess of £10m.

Peter Williams is recommended at Marchant Harries & Co.

Martyn Prowel has the well-regarded Hywel Davies.

Associate Mei Li is recommended at Smith Llewelyn Partnership.

At Thompsons Solicitors LLP, Cathryn Davies’ cases include cerebral palsy, hospital-acquired infection, product liability, and amputation claims.

David Rudd leads a comprehensive team at Walker Smith Way, which acts for a number of brain-injured patients; 2011 saw him achieve a substantial settlement in a cerebral palsy case. Rachel Vasmer left the firm to become a full-time tribunal judge.

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