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Kashmir Uppal
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Work Department
Clinical Negligence – Private Client / Access Legal
Position
Kashmir has been a member of the Law Society’s specialist clinical panel since 2004, having specialised in Clinical negligence since 1996. Most of Kashmir’s clients have suffered significant and serious injuries, including children who have suffered brain injury at the time of birth. Kashmir is also an expert in multi-party actions, having been the lead solicitor in the Mr Paterson litigation. She has been closely involved in the criminal and regulatory proceedings and has raised the profile of the issue to include campaigning to secure a change in the law to protect patients treated in private hospitals.
Career
Trained: Flint Bishop and Barnett; Qualified: 1993; Year made partner in present firm: May 2016
Languages
English and Punjabi
Member
Law Society Clinical Negligence Panel
Education
De Montfort University (LLB:2:1 – 1989); Law Sociefty Final Examination with honours - 1991
Leisure
Zumba, reading with year 6 children at local school
West Midlands: Insurance
Clinical negligence: claimant
Within: Clinical negligence: claimant
Phil Barnes leads the team at Shoosmiths LLP, which regularly advises on complex multi-million pound claims involving cerebral palsy, acquired brain injuries, spinal cord injuries and multiple amputations, as well as fatal claims. Barnes has a specific interest in infection and sepsis cases. Kashmir Uppal and others are particularly skilled at dealing with claims against “rogue surgeons” and at managing multi-party actions.