Janice Gardner > Russell-Cooke LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Russell-Cooke LLP Offices

2 PUTNEY HILL
LONDON
SW15 6AB
England
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Janice Gardner

Work Department
Personal injury and clinical negligence
Position
Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence – both High Court. CICA and Inquests (including Advocacy). Flexible on funding and known for taking on challenging cases on a “no win, no fee basis”.
Janice has led on many high profile high value cases over the years including Leslie Ash’ record breaking £5.25 million award for her MSSA claim. Most recently she has won two High Court trials one a complex personal injury trial lasting 5 days (Sparrow) and the other a complex clinical negligence case (Macaulay) lasting 10 days and involving evidence from 12 different doctors. In addition she has also conducted many catastrophic birth injury claims securing multi-million pound lump sums plus periodical payments on behalf of her clients. Janice has significant expertise in infection cases.
Career
Trained Anthony Gold; qualified 1993; assistant solicitor Anthony Gold specialising in personal injury and clinical negligence 1991-97; assistant solicitor Jones Maidment Wilson specialising exclusively in clinical negligence 1997-99; assistant solicitor at Russell-Cooke (until made partner in 2001) specialising in personal injury and clinical negligence.
Frequent contributor to Lawtel, Clinical Risk and APIL’s Focus Magazine.
Memberships
Association of Personal Injury Lawyers; Secretary APIL London Regional Group; Association for Victims of Medical Accidents and a member of the Law Society Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence Panels.
Education
Tulketh High School, Preston, Lancashire; Swansea University (BA Hons History 2(1)); York College of Law.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant
(Leading individuals)The Putney-based clinical negligence and personal injury outfit at Russell-Cooke LLP is headed by experienced advocate at coroner’s court Dominic Fairclough. The team works on a broad range of complex cases involving such issues as orthopaedic injury, mismanagement of surgery and missed diagnoses. It has also been developing a reputation for its notable expertise in brain and serious injury work, particularly involving failure to treat psychiatric injury. Although many reach the millions in value, the team does not have a monetary threshold for its cases, rather an ethos to assist bereaved and struggling families in often fatal claims with lower damages. The arrival of partner Grant Incles from Kingsley Napley LLP in January 2022 has added a cycling case specialism to the team. Nimmisha Aslam, renowned for championing diversity and inclusion alongside managing her caseload, is a key team member. Janice Gardner is identified by one client as ‘the consummate professional’.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals - London > Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant
- Clinical negligence: claimant - London > Insurance
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Private client > Court of protection
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Crime: general
- Public sector > Education: individuals
- Private client > Family
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Dispute resolution > Professional discipline
- Employment > Immigration
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Employment > Senior executives
- Real estate > Social housing: tenant
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: smaller deals, up to £50m
- Insurance > Personal injury: claimant
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Real estate > Planning
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport