Weightmans LLP

Healthcare Liverpool

Partner - Healthcare Liverpool

Ian is a partner with over 20 years' experience in dealing with healthcare matters, specialising in clinical negligence litigation. He has advised NHS Trusts and NHS Resolution throughout that time and is the client partner for several NHS Trust clients in the North West. He leads the client relationships for the cohort of NHS Resolution allocated NHS Trusts in the North West. He is also a ‘Key Personnel’ for NHS Resolution work and is one of the lead Partners in the Liverpool/Manchester clinical team, with responsibility for supervising the team’s NHS Resolution claims.         

Ian specialises in high-value, complicated and sensitive claims on behalf of NHS Resolution and private healthcare providers, including maximum severity birth injury claims and has settled numerous cases by way of periodical payment orders (PPOs).

He also has particular expertise in surgical claims and cases involving spinal injuries, brain damage, amputation, the delayed diagnosis of cancer and orthopaedic injuries. Many of Ian’s cases involve complex medical and quantum issues. Ian has also dealt with highly sensitive cases on behalf of NHS Resolution involving significant publicity, including the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust group action claims and one of the core participants to the Manchester Arena Inquiry in relation to potential civil claims.         

He adopts a sensible and pragmatic approach to managing claims in order to achieve a fair and reasonable resolution for all parties. He has substantial experience of various alternatives to litigation, including mediation.

Ian has also lectured to NHS Trusts on a variety of issues including risk management, consent, duty of candour and the clinical negligence litigation process, and he has assisted with patient safety projects.