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Jodi Newton
Work Department
Medical Negligence
Position
Partner
Career
Jodi is a highly experienced dedicated clinical negligence solicitor with 20 years’ experience. She was appointed in June 2021 as an AvMA (Action against Medical Accidents) Clinical Negligence Panel member, as well as gaining the Law Society panel membership. She is a dedicated supporter of AvMA, her work with them included volunteering on their helpline.
She is a specialist in handling clinical negligence claims and has developed a specialism in birth negligence cases relating to life-changing injuries including clients with Cerebral Palsy and Erb’s palsy injuries.
Jodi is recognised by her peers as someone who is adept at handling complex and sensitive matter with empathy and confidence. She is committed to ensuring her clients receive the very best packages for life-long care and support.
During her career, Jodi has dealt with a broad variety of complex cases including misdiagnosis leading to amputations and DVT, cancer misdiagnosis, spinal injuries, nursing errors, gynaecological injuries, plastic surgery errors, and organ transplant surgery. She has wide experience of inquests.
She has been successful in securing significant levels of damages for her clients who have suffered serious negligence and is skilled at negotiating settlements and in navigating the court process.
Jodi is recognised by the Legal 500 Legal Directory and is an APIL (Association of Personal Injury Lawyers) accredited Senior Litigator.
She has recently joined the Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence Editorial Board of a leading legal online legal publisher.
Jodi has appeared on the BBC news discussing a successful inquest which led to changes in NHS Trust protocols relating to diagnosis of DVTs. She also appeared on the BBC and ITV news to contribute commentary on her case involving a client who had received an infected transplanted kidney. Those cases also appeared in the national press.
Jodi graduated with a law degree from the University of Manchester and began her career with Bolt Burden Kemp before moving to RIAA Barker Gillette where she spent 11 years and headed the firm’s medical negligence and personal injury department.
Memberships
AvMA
The Law Society
Lawyer Rankings
London > Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant
(Next Generation Partners)The clinical negligence team at Osbornes is much lauded for its ability to ‘represent the diverse range of London-based clients’; as an example, the firm places particular emphasis on work for Eastern European clients, especially where a language barrier has had an impact on medical care. Stephanie Prior ‘leads the team with real experience and commitment to her clients’ – with 10 years of experience as a registered general nurse, she is well placed to support clients through complex and sensitive claims. Ben Posford is a noted specialist in spinal injuries and cauda equina claims, while Jodi Newton, who made partner in June 2023, has specific expertise regarding birth negligence cases, including those which involve cerebral palsy and Erb’s palsy injuries.
Lawyer Rankings
- Next Generation Partners London > Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant
- Clinical negligence: claimant London > Insurance