Sarah Hopwood > Weightmans LLP > Birmingham, England > Lawyer Profile
Weightmans LLP Offices
First Floor, St Philips Point
TEMPLE ROW
BIRMINGHAM
B2 5AF
England
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Sarah Hopwood
Position
Sarah is a Partner and Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives with over 17 years’ experience in dealing with healthcare matters, which include advising on and defending clinical negligence cases, as well as catastrophic and sensitive personal injury cases, for NHS Resolution and other private insurers. Sarah is the Team Manager for the Birmingham Healthcare team.
Sarah handles a wide variety of clinical claims, ranging from injuries of maximum severity right through to those which are more relatively straightforward. She also has a particular interest in group litigation, being involved in a group action of over 138 claimants for maxillofacial injuries. This also includes supporting the clients on a range of legal and regulatory issues as well as media, reputational management, patient safety and learning, disclosure duties and the duty of candour
Sarah is also the lead partner for Remedy, our market-leading outsourced healthcare complaints handling service.
Sarah’s breadth of knowledge and experience in respect of both clinical negligence and personal injury has proved invaluable to healthcare clients and she is known for her robust approach, whilst also demonstrating an understanding of the sensitivities of dealing with seriously injured claimants.
Lawyer Rankings
West Midlands > Insurance > Clinical negligence: defendant
Weightmans LLP has a stellar reputation for its work in this area. The nimble team covers a broad variety of high-value and contentious cases. At the cornerstone of the practice, is defending numerous birth and brain injury cases for various NHS trusts. Its dedicated GP team continues to receive a high number of primary care claim instructions and it also has considerable strength in group claims. Names to note include Deborah Bannister and Tony Yeaman . Jasmine Armstrong has advised on many defendant clinical negligence actions for NHS Resolution. Sarah Hopwood advises national healthcare teams on cases where there is suspected exaggeration or fraud. Principal associate, Christian Lowden joined the team from Kennedys .
West Midlands > Public sector > Health
Weightmans LLP, a firm that goes ‘above and beyond for clients’, undertakes work relating to public inquiries and strategic, regulatory and construction issues in the healthcare sector. Its client roster includes NHS providers, emergency services and local authorities. Mike Clifford possesses strength in handling corporate and commercial matters for healthcare organisations, while Jill Weston joined the team from Mills & Reeve LLP in October 2022, bringing with her experience in personal health budgets, for both adults and young children, as well as in relation to the Mental Capacity Act and the Mental Health Act. Adding further strength to the team is the ‘invaluable’ Jasmine Armstrong, whose broad experience encompasses clinical negligence, discrimination and inquests, among other areas. Other key practitioners include Deborah Bannister, Daniel Barchet (who joined the practice from Harrison Clark Rickerbys in December 2022), Sarah Jane Knight, Sarah Hopwood and Tony Yeaman.