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Irwin Mitchell Offices

Irwin Mitchell
One St Peter’s Square
MANCHESTER
M2 3AF
England
Visit website 0161 838 3132 0161 839 9804

Lindsay Wise

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07795402152 lindsay.wise@irwinmitchell.com

Work Department

Medical Negligence

Position

Partner

Career

Lindsay heads the Medical Negligence team in the Manchester office. She specialises in clinical negligence, acting for people with serious injury, mainly brain and spinal injury, involving adults and children and claims arising following the death of a loved one. She has also developed a special interest in stillbirths and has valuable experience of psychiatric clinical negligence cases. During the years she has been practising as a solicitor. She has achieved over £25 million in compensation for her clients.

Lindsay’s team were short listed for the Personal Injury/Clinical Negligence Team of the Year at the Manchester Law Society Legal Awards, 2010.

Memberships

Law Society Clinical Negligence Panel; APIL; Women’s Society of Lawyers.

Education

Manchester High School for Girls; University of North Wales (1989-1992 BA (Hons) History); College of Law, Chester (1992-1993 Common Professional Exmination; 1993-1994 Legal Practice Course).

Leisure

Gym, theatre and reading.

Lawyer Rankings

North West > Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant

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Lindsay Wise – Irwin Mitchell

Irwin Mitchell has long held a place as one of the top firms in this arena, with practice head Kristofer Inskip having over two decades of experience in bringing medical negligence actions on behalf of claimants. Lindsay Wise specialises in matters involving serious brain and spinal injuries, while Jennifer Cawthorne is known for her expertise in birth injury cases and claims resulting from the delayed diagnosis of cancer. Margaret Ryan, also a specialist in wrongful birth claims, was promoted to partner in May 2022. At the senior associate level, key names are Dina Lambourne, who has first-hand medical experience having been a cardiac nurse, and oral cancer and cauda equina expert Kevin Saul. Cases of delayed diagnosis are one of the firm’s main areas of strength.

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