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Work Department

Medical Negligence

Position

Partner

Career

I have been a partner at Fieldfisher since 2003. I have specialised in medical negligence claims for 20 years; particularly those involving children brain-injured at birth. I have been on the specialist AvMA panel for over a decade.

I am highly regarded for my tenacity, devoted client care and strong legal expertise. I am considered to be a top-notch litigator and a go-to lawyer for clinical negligence claims.

Particular interests include: obstetrics (cerebral palsy; kernicterus; Erb’s palsy, traumatic deliveries, pre-eclampsia cases); fetal medicine (wrongful birth); cases resulting in infertility or the need for surrogacy; paediatrics and neonatology; neurosurgery, gynaecology and cancer claims.

In 2018 I secured an award of £23million for a child who suffered serious brain damage at the age of 2 due to negligent cardiac surgery which caused her to have a stroke. I also secured damages of £19 million in the case of a baby who developed neonatal jaundice which was not treated properly with a full blood exchange. This caused brain damage (kernicterus) resulting in cerebral palsy and a complex hearing disorder.

Memberships

I am a member of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers and sit on the Clinical Disputes Forum. I am an active charity fundraiser.

Lawyer Rankings

London > Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant

(Hall of Fame)

Samantha Critchley – Fieldfisher

Iona Meeres-Young heads up the team at Fieldfisher, which is noted for its ‘excellent service from the very start of a litigation journey all the way until the end’. In addition to representing claimants in various maternal and birth injury cases, the team is well versed in psychiatric claims, involving psychosis and self-harm, along with other medical issues, such as gastrointestinal, amputation and cancer misdiagnosis litigation. Samantha Critchley and Paul McNeil are both key ports of call for catastrophic birth injuries, holding over 20 years of experience in medical negligence claims involving children’s brain injuries, along with traumatic deliveries and neurosurgery. Mark Bowman – ‘extremely knowledgeable, dedicated and professional’ – handles claims requiring expertise in surgical errors, delays in diagnosis and amputations. Jane Weakley is especially active in obstetrics litigation, while Jonathan Zimmern regularly advises on cancer, orthopedic and delayed diagnosis disputes. Kate Rohde deals with spinal injuries along with birth negligence, while Ian Christian advises on neonatal and multiparty claims. Other key figures include Arti Shah and Shivi Nathan, both of whom specialise in obstetric cases, along with cancer, stillbirth and neurological negligence litigation.

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