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Irwin Mitchell Offices

Irwin Mitchell
40 HOLBORN VIADUCT
LONDON
EC1N 2PZ
England
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Ian Christian

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07918 641835 ian.christian@irwinmitchell.com

Work Department

Medical Negligence

Position

Partner

Career

Ian leads the London Personal Injury department of Irwin Mitchell as well as a team of 7 medical negligence solicitors. He also sits on the national medical negligence executive committee.

His medical negligence practice specialises in birth injury and neonatal claims.

His main expertise lies in cerebral and Erb’s palsy claims, as well as neonatal claims including hypoglycaemia; hyperbilirubinaemia and retinopathy of prematurity cases.

Ian has also conducted a number of high profile multiparty actions: He represented families whose cases were considered in the Health Care Commission’s 2006 report into maternal deaths at Northwick Park Hospital; following the outbreak of endocarditis at the Trent Cardiac Centre in 2009, he represented nine families at the inquests and with the civil claims thereafter; In 2014, he represented the families of residents who had died at the Orchid View Care Home. In the last 12 months, he has secured multi million pound awards for a child injured at birth and a former Gurkha who suffered a spinal injury leaving him paraplegic.

Ian also has a sports injury practice providing advice to professional sportsmen on claims arising from substandard treatment provided by medical staff. In the last 12 months, he has received instructions from a number of professional rugby players associated with concussion and orthopaedic injuries.

He is a panel member for the Rugby Players Association and has just settled a large claim for a former Premiership player whose career was ended through a concussion injury.

Ian is a member of the Law Society’s Clinical Negligence panel and a Fellow of APIL. He co-authored the first 2 editions of the APIL Clinical Negligence guide and he runs an annual programme of training courses on patient safety and clinical negligence public affairs matters.

Languages

French, Spanish.

Memberships

Law Society Clinical Negligence panel member. Senior Litigator with APIL and an active member of AvMA.

Education

St Mary’s College Crosby; Nottingham Law School (1998 LLB Hons 2:1).

Leisure

Everton Football Club, golf, travel.

Lawyer Rankings

London > Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant

(Leading individuals)

Ian Christian – Irwin Mitchell

Irwin Mitchell fields ‘a first-class national practice with extensive experience‘, especially in claims involving brain injuries sustained at birth and neurological injuries in adults. The team’s support and rehabilitation coordinators are a key element of their practice, focusing on securing interim payments and facilitating rehab services for clients – an area in which Richard Kayser is particularly involved. Auriana Griffiths leads the team ‘from the front by her example of hard endeavour‘, predominantly handling birth injury claims including neonatal hypoglycaemia and cerebral palsy arising from birth asphyxia, an area in which Anita Jewitt also has notable experience. Claims involving spinal injury are another area of strength for the team, with Alison Eddy standing out particularly for her work in the field. Ian Christian has a sub-specialism in sporting injuries arising from substandard treatment provided by medical staff. Leena Savjani is noted for her ‘ability to navigate the complexity of the legal and medical issues with ease‘, and has specialist experience in inquest work and coronial law. Anne Kavanagh leads on the firm’s Maternity Matters training program nationally.

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