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)Bolt Burdon Kemp LLP’s ‘cohesive and collaborative’ clinical negligence team is split into sub-divisions by injury type, allowing for ‘deep understanding of the needs of clients‘; the divisions cover adult brain injury, child brain injury, spinal injury, military claims and complex injury. ‘Passionate and devoted’ Caroline Klage leads the wider team, while ‘exceptional‘ Claudia Hillemand heads up the child brain injury side, and ‘determined and thorough‘ Suzanne Trask oversees adult brain injury work. The team recently launched its Early Notification Scheme clinic, supporting clients working with this NHS initiative regarding birth injuries. Senior associate Alex Dabek, a spinal injury specialist, is noted as ‘astonishingly thorough and meticulous in everything she does’.