Claudia Hillemand > Bolt Burdon Kemp LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
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Claudia Hillemand
Work Department
Child brain injury
Position
Claudia is a Partner in the Child Brain Injury team. She acts exclusively for children who have sustained a brain injury as a result of medical errors or accidents.
She has experience of severe and complex claims involving children with cerebral palsy who have sustained brain injuries at birth, as well as children who have suffered from conditions including stroke, meningitis, encephalitis and cerebral abscesses.
Claudia is passionate about securing compensation for children who have suffered injury as a result of negligence. She has a particular interest in cases relating to birth injury.
In addition to her expertise in cases involving negligence, Claudia is an IPSEA-qualified special educational needs advisor and represents children and young people with Special Educational Needs arising from or connected to brain injuries.
Career
Trained as a barrister and cross-qualified as a solicitor.
Languages
Dual nationality (Irish-French) and speaks fluent French
Memberships
Association of Personal Injury Lawyers – Senior Litigator; Acquired Brain Injury London member (ABIL); UK Acquired Brain Injury Forum (UKABIF)
Education
Masters degree in International Human Rights Law from University of Nottingham
Lawyer Rankings
London > Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant
(Next Generation Partners)‘Very knowledgeable in their field’, the clinical negligence department at Bolt Burdon Kemp LLP boasts a dedicated Women’s Health team, which regularly handles disputes pertaining to maternal and birth injuries resulting in catastrophic cognitive injuries, such as cerebral palsy and hypoxia. The wider department is chaired by brain injury specialist Caroline Klage, while Claudia Hillemand serves as head of the dedicated child brain injury team. Tamsin Day‘s experience covers a number of cases pertaining to cognitive injuries suffered by children. The team is additionally capable in spinal injury and complex ailment litigation brought on through misdiagonsis or surgical errors. Ipek Tugcu has previously represented clients who suffered serious brain injuries following insufficient care, while Alex Dabek is recommended for her ‘very broad knowledge and excellent analytical skills’ concerning spinal injury claims, including spinal infections and cauda equina syndrome-related cases.