John Hall > Trethowans LLP > Southampton, England > Lawyer Profile

Trethowans LLP is praised as a ‘powerhouse south coast firm that maintains the feel of a local firm whilst providing services of an exceptional quality’ meaning it is well placed to provide ‘high quality, reliable regional service in personal injury’. John Hall heads up the practice group; he is well known for his expertise in complex asbestos disease cases – acting for the victims of mesothelioma, asbestos lung cancer, asbestosis, and pleural thickening. Chris Whiteley and Gavin Lane are key names at partner level for catastrophic injury cases, particularly head and spinal.

The ‘stand-out clinical negligence team’ at Trethowans LLP represents claimants across a full suite of clinical negligence cases including cerebral palsy, birth injury cases, misdiagnosis and other complex surgical injuries. The practice is jointly headed up by two lawyers: John Hall in Salisbury and Southampton-based Clare Carter, who is an expert in birth injury and cerebral palsy cases. Gavin Lane is a go-to name for catastrophic injury cases including head injury, spinal injury, amputee, and multiple fractures.

Trethowans LLP‘s clinical negligence team is based across Poole and Salisbury, where the group represents claimants suffering from a range of injuries including those sustained at birth or from error in surgery. Steered by John Hall, the practice also fields Clare Carter, who is particularly well versed in cerebral palsy cases.