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Emmalene Bushnell
Work Department
Clinical Negligence
Position
Emmalene has been a Partner in the Clinical Negligence team since April 2015, having qualified and joined Leigh Day in 2004. She has over 16 years of experience practising in Clinical Negligence. Emmalene runs a mixed caseload of high value and complex cases. She has a special interest in obstetric and gynaecology cases arising from childbirth, particularly cases of cerebral palsy and brain injury suffered at birth. She also acts for mothers who have suffered third and fourth degree tears, and vaginal and rectal prolapse as a result of childbirth. She regularly acts for parents of newborn babies who have suffered serious injuries arising out of Group B Strep infection and works alongside the charity, Group B Strep Support.
Career
Trained at Evill and Coleman (now Russell Cooke LLP); Clinical Negligence and Personal Injury; qualified 2004; Leigh Day 2004 to date, practises exclusively in Clinical Negligence; Partner in 2015. Regularly comments on clinical negligence issues in the media. Emmalene was interviewed and appeared on BBC news on 23.1.20, East Kent Hospitals: Baby deaths ‘could have been prevented’ and appeared on BBC South East news on 09.10.20 commenting on the Care Quality Commission’s decision to prosecute East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust.
Memberships
AvMA; Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL); Senior Litigator status; Secretary of APIL clinical negligence special interest group and member of Forum of Complex Injury Solicitors (FOCIS).
Education
University of Central England (1999 LLB with politics); Chester College of Law (2000 LPC).
Lawyer Rankings
London > Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant
(Leading partners)The clinical negligence team at Leigh Day has been noted for its ‘unfailing dedication’ in pursuing outcomes on behalf of claimants in matters covering a diverse range of neurological, cognitive, and spinal injury cases in a variety of clinical departments. Along with achieving high-value settlements in birth injury cases, the team is experienced in a number of misdiagnosis cases, particularly those involving novel or rare cancers, as well as harm resultant from psychological negligence. Highlighted for her ‘very practical mindset’, Practice head Suzanne White
is experienced in birth injury and amputation cases, as well as inquests. Angharad Vaughan holds over 15 years of experience in cerebral palsy, cognitive and psychological negligence claims. Olive Lewin is praised for her work in matters relating to spinal cord and maternal injury claims, while Kirsten Wall is especially active in disputes arising in military circumstances. Emmalene Bushnell and Maria Panteli are key members of the team in maternal matters, with Panteli’s activity in breast cancer litigation coinciding with Bushnell’s experience in birth injuries resulting in gynecological injuries.
Lawyer Rankings
- Clinical negligence: claimant London > Insurance
- Leading partners London > Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant
Top Tier Firm Rankings
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- Insurance > Personal injury: claimant
- Insurance > Product liability: claimant