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Lorna Hardman
Work Department
Health, advisory and litigation
Position
Lorna heads the UK clinical negligence practice and is Browne Jacobson’s national lead partner for NHS Resolution, taking responsibility for the quality of all the work we do for this client and the support we provide to it and its member trusts. She has been a Nominated Partner since 2010 and has more than 25 years’ experience of advising NHS and private bodies on healthcare litigation, particularly complex and high value claims, inquests and serious incidents.
She is also client partner for a number of Trusts.
Career
Trained Theodore Goddard; qualified 1993; Capsticks, London (12 years, eight as partner, specialising in clinical negligence, inquests and inquiries); partner Browne Jacobson 2007. Publications include ‘Litigation: A Risk Management Guide for Midwives’ (second edition, in conjunction with the Royal College of Midwives).
Education
The Wakeman School, Shrewsbury; Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge (1990 MA Law 2(1)); College of Law, York.
Leisure
Walking, music, cooking.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Insurance > Clinical negligence: defendant
Browne Jacobson LLP‘s clinical negligence practice is noted for its ‘excellent strength in depth’, representing NHS Resolution and the Medical Protection Society in highly complex matters, including the recent Supreme Court case of Paul v Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, a group action claim which saw deputy head of the department Jonathan Fuggle act for two of the NHS defendants. National practice head Lorna Hardman typically advises on fatal or catastrophic brain and spinal injury claims, while Ian Long has over two decades of experience in cognitive injury and rehabilitation cases. Sian Brown leads the department’s maternal division, and specialises in claims involving obstetrics, maternal accidents and fatal births.
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Agriculture and estates
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Nottingham and Derby
- Real estate > Commercial property: Nottingham and Derby
- Real estate > Construction
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Nottingham and Derby
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Energy and projects
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Insurance > Personal injury and clinical negligence: defendant
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Real estate > Planning and environment
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Public sector > Public sector
- Real estate > Social housing