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Tina Patel
Work Department
Personal Injury
Position
Tina has almost 15 years’ experience in litigation and is recognised by her peers as a leading lawyer in the area of multi-party actions and product liability, particularly medical device claims.
Tina is currently representing a group of individuals in claims relating to failed Advanced Bionics cochlear implants. Tina also specialises in representing consumers who have suffered injuries from the use of cosmetic products and cosmetic procedures. Past successes include claims for failed gastric bands, anaphylaxis reactions to PPD in hair dye, Methylisothiazolinone (MI) claims and LED/Laser treatment claims. These include settlements negotiated with various cosmetic clinics, salons and manufacturers including cosmetic giant Clarins and the global pharmaceutical company Allergan.
Tina previously co-managed a team of lawyers in the high profile ASR hip litigation representing over 600 claimants against DePuy International Limited where many suffered permanent, life changing disabilities. She represented individual Claimants in the group with the most complex claims.
Tina is experienced in Alternative Dispute Resolution and is a specialist negotiator; she always seeks to go the extra mile for her clients to recover the maximum damages.
As an advocate for promoting consumer safety, she regularly comments on the requirement for greater regulation and transparency particularly in the cosmetic industry. Tina has been quoted in both national and local press on a variety of consumer law related issues.
Career
Trained at Elliot Mather LLP, qualified 2010; Joined Leigh Day in 2011, Partner in 2022.
Languages
English
Memberships
Tina is an accredited Senior Litigator with the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) and the co-ordinatior of APIL’s Costs and Funding Special Interest Group.
Education
Wakefield Girls’ High School, Nottingham Trent University (LLB Law with Hons), Nottingham Law School (LPC).
Leisure
In her spare time, Tina enjoys cooking, travelling and spending time with her young family.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Insurance > Product liability: claimant
(Next Generation Partners)Leigh Day, a firm ‘at the forefront of promoting product liability claims in the UK, particularly group actions‘, has a strong track record in the realm of product safety and consumer law, covering cases related to pharmaceuticals, medical devices, consumer goods, bicycles and sporting equipment, among others. Michelle Victor, who is head of the firm’s food safety team, has experience of representing clients in multi-party claims and in high-profile inquests. Strong litigators Jill Paterson and Thomas Jervis , who excels in handling fatal product liability cases, are described as ‘excellent in claims involving regulatory challenges’. Tina Patel is instrumental in the group’s work on medical device claims, and the team was further bolstered by the return of Sarah Moore from Hausfeld & Co LLP in January 2024. Martyn Day
remains a high-profile figure in this field.
Lawyer Rankings
- Next Generation Partners London > Insurance > Product liability: claimant
- Product liability: claimant London > Insurance
Top Tier Firm Rankings
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- Employment > Employees/unions
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- Dispute resolution > Group litigation: Claimant
- Insurance > Personal injury: claimant
- Insurance > Product liability: claimant