Hudgell Solicitors

Hudgell Solicitors has established itself as one of the most progressive law firms in the North of England with a reputation for 'righting wrongs' – earned through impressive work in clinical negligence and serious injury, and representation at Public Inquiries and Inquests.

The firm’s highly-respected brand is characterised by its dedication to fighting for justice and delivering the best possible outcome for every client – carving out a distinctive position in the market for taking on challenging cases and holding state organisations to account for failings resulting in loss and harm.

Recognised as one of ‘The Times Best Law Firms’ list six years in succession, the firm has also been named one of the Sunday Times’ ’Best Places to Work’ for the past two years.

About the firm:

Established in 1997, Hudgell Solicitors has expanded through strategic growth and acquisitions to represent thousands of clients at Public Inquiries, Inquests and in civil claims for clinical negligence, personal injury, criminal injury, serious injury and injuries abroad.

Clients are now only represented individually, but also in large group actions, as demonstrated in representing more than 1,000 former sub-postmasters – and now also hundreds of family members – in pursuing justice by overturning wrongful convictions and securing compensation for victims of the Post Office Scandal.

Hudgells also successfully secured a collective multi-million-pound damages settlement for 279 victims of the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing in December 2025, as part of a global settlement agreed for a total of 352 claimants.

Led by executive chairman Neil Hudgell and CEO Rachel Di Clemente, it has continually reacted and anticipated changes in the industry to grow as others have exited the market, with its work now centred around three main operational hubs in the north, in Hull, Manchester and Newcastle.

Recent Public Inquiry work has included representing core participants at the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry, the Manchester Arena Inquiry, Nottingham Inquiry, the Covid-19 Inquiry and the Southport Inquiry.

Clinical negligence teams represent large groups of clients affected by major investigations into patient harm at numerous UK hospital trusts, including County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust, where the treatment of thousands of breast cancer patients is being reviewed.

Hudgells represents woman harmed by failings including delays in diagnosis of breast cancer, and women who underwent mastectomies which reviews have now found were not needed.

Other notable instructions include many patients who suffered harm at Great Ormond Street and Addenbrooke's hospitals, where investigations into hundreds of procedures, and individual surgeons, have been conducted.

The Travel Litigation Team advise on claims involving a wide array of accident and illness abroad claims, including at resorts, on planes, boats and ski accidents.

The firm represents 180 passengers taken ill on the P&O Ventura cruise ship and has also been instructed to represent the sole survivor of the 2025 Air India 171 crash, Viswashkumar Ramesh.

Court of Protection completes Hudgells’ service to clients, offering specialism in Mental Capacity Law and Court of Protection work, acting as a professional deputy, attorney and trustee.

The firm has been managing the affairs of those who do not have the capacity to manage their own affairs through the Court of Protection for over 10 years.