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Stewarts Law LLP Offices

Stewarts Law LLP
5 NEW STREET SQUARE
LONDON
EC4A 3BF
England
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Hugh Johnson

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Work Department

Clinical Negligence

Position

Partner

Hugh specialises in complex healthcare claims, particularly those involving spinal cord injury. He has been described as having a “truly excellent grasp of clinical negligence and the issues in a case”.

Hugh solely undertakes claimant clinical negligence claims, whether against the NHS or private healthcare providers. He has substantial experience of spinal claims and the complications arising from such injuries, as well as with regard to issues arising from the provision of healthcare insurance cover, indemnification and recovery.

A significant part of Hugh’s practice includes substandard management of mental health conditions and injuries associated with the failure to protect individuals from harm, both within a hospital environment and in the community.

Career

Hugh has worked at Stewarts for more than 10 years, specialising in clinical negligence claims. He started his career with a large regional firm, where he undertook a broad range both personal injury and clinical cases.

Memberships

Hugh is a member of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) and The Royal Society of Medicine. He is accredited APIL Senior Litigator.

Hugh was elected secretary of the APIL Spinal Injury Special Interest Group in 2014 a post he had held continuously, before being appointed the group co-ordinator in August 2018.

Personal

Hugh enjoys the most outdoor pursuits. He is often to be found cycling in the Surrey hills with his cycle club.

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London > Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant

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Hugh Johnson – Stewarts Law LLP

Stewarts Law LLP‘s clinical negligence practice fields an ‘outstanding’ team, primarily active in complex, high-value disputes covering a spectrum of serious instances of medical negligence. This includes cognitive injuries, such as strokes, aneurysms and hypoxia, diabetic issues, rare and novel diseases, and in particular, major spinal injuries, including spinal cord infection and surgery cases. The practice is chaired by Anita Jewitt, who leads the team across the London and Leeds offices. Jewitt is constituted by experienced practitioners such as Robert Dransfield, a frequent litigator in spinal and cognitive injury cases, especially those dealing with cauda equina. Along with surgical errors, Hugh Johnson handles matters concerning injuries caused by negligence in mental health facilities. The ‘rigorous and talented’ Amy Heath frequently advises on matters regarding delayed diagnosis of serious conditions such as meningitis and sepsis, surgical and post-surgical injuries, as well as spinal infection claims. Nick Knowles  is a key port of call for claims involving children and disabled parties. Alison Goldney and Alexandra Bennett are noted for their experience settling birth injury, and cognitive injury claims.

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