Robert Dransfield > Stewarts Law LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Stewarts Law LLP Offices
5 NEW STREET SQUARE
LONDON
EC4A 3BF
England
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Robert Dransfield
Work Department
Position
Partner in the Clinical Negligence department.
Robert specialises in complex and high-value clinical negligence claims and is a recognised expert in spinal cord injury claims.
Robert assists clients with catastrophic injuries arising from clinical negligence. He has a particular expertise in high-value spinal cord injury and brain injury claims. Robert acted for the claimant in one of the leading cauda equina cases, Oakes v Neininger [2008] EWHC 548 (QB). This remains a particular interest, with substantial awards obtained for clients with cauda equina.
Robert acted for the claimant in the leading cauda equina case, Oakes v Neinninger. He has obtained more than £28m in damages for clients since 2010, £9.2m of which were obtained in 2016.
Robert has recently settled claims for clients with high cervical spine injuries and serious brain injury.
Robert has acted for individuals based internationally in countries including Cyprus, Balearic Islands, Ireland and Canada.
Career
Robert joined Stewarts from Beachcrofts where he practised as a defendant representing NHS Trusts. He joined Stewarts in 2000 and has been a partner since 2007.
Memberships
Robert has been an AVMA specialist panel member since 2007 and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine.
Personal
Robert is a keen yachtsman having completed the Rolex Fastnet Race in 2009 and regularly races in the Solent and offshore. He is member of Archery GB and shoots competitively.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant
The clinical negligence team at Stewarts Law LLP comprises ‘premier league leaders in the field’, and is focused on high-value, complex claims including those involving delayed diagnosis of meningitis and sepsis; birth injury and cerebral palsy; and mental health diagnosis where failure in care leads to catastrophic injury. The group also has particular expertise regarding spinal claims of the highest complexity. In collaboration with the firm’s sports disputes team, the sports injury sub-team continues to grow in strength. Muiris Lyons
, a ‘leading light in the clinical negligence field’, heads up the practice. The team has notable experience in claims involving cauda equina syndrome, an area in which Robert Dransfield and Hugh Johnson have specialist knowledge. Amy Heath is a ‘formidable opponent with total mastery of her cases’, and is leading the department’s project to promote collaborative working with NHS Resolution and defendant firms. Alison Goldney is also recommended.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Private client > Family
- Dispute resolution > Group litigation: Claimant
- Dispute resolution > Public international law
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Insurance > Personal injury: claimant
- Transport > Travel
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
- Insurance > Insurance litigation: for policyholders
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Employment > Senior executives
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Dispute resolution > Public international law