Sills & Betteridge LLP fields ‘diligent and thorough’ teams in personal injury, clinical negligence, abuse and claims. Heading up the personal injury and claims teams, Alison Hurton is skilled at handling a broad range of cases including road traffic accidents, employers’ liability claims and CICA claims. Louise Bush leads the clinical negligence team, with expertise in breach of duty claims and misdiagnoses. Leading the abuse team, Kim Overton handles sexual abuse claims and complex PTSD issues.  Specialising in personal injury claims, Simon Breeden works on matters involving terrorist attacks and orthopaedic injuries. Michael Tunnicliffe has recently been engaged in employers’ liability claims and road traffic accident matters.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Accolades

Client satisfaction

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘They are a very diligent and thorough team who prepare their cases well and manage clients effectively through the stress of litigation.’

  • ‘Simon Breeden is very good, excellent at building good relationships with clients, very calm under pressure and has good legal acumen.’

  • ‘Sills & Betteridge LLP provide a committed service to individuals who have suffered injury through medical negligence. The team are committed to achieving the best results for their clients and they leave no stone unturned in doing so. They have a wealth of experience and get great results.’

  • ‘Louise Bush works very hard for her clients. She has a great eye for detail and is extremely thorough in her approach to cases.’

  • ‘With a presence in most larger towns in Lincolnshire, the practice provides high quality and accessible legal services to individuals across Lincolnshire. They are also a very forward-looking practice.'

  • ‘Two individuals stand out: Simon Breeden and Kim Overton. Both provide exceptional client focused legal advice. Both are prepared to go above and beyond for their clients. It may seem trite to say, but both really do make every effort to ensure that the very best result is achieved and leave no stone unturned in terms of investigations into evidence. The personal approach and ethos of the firm in this regard really does shine through.’

  • ‘Simon Breeden is outstanding. He is everything you want in a solicitor - friendly, efficient, effective, professional and knowledgeable. I would have no qualms in recommending Simon to anyone.'

  • 'Try to get the best for their clients. Louise Bush is highly regarded as a clinical negligence practitioner.'

  • 'Sills and Betteridge has an extremely strong team of clinical negligence practitioners who are deeply committed to obtaining the best possible outcome for their clients.'

  • 'Two individuals stand out: Simon Breeden (partner) and Kim Overton (partner). Both provide exceptional client focused legal advice. Both are prepared to go above and beyond for their clients. Both are prepared to take cases on CFA, with success, even when other firms have rejected such claims on a CFA funding basis. It may seem trite to say, but both really do make every effort to ensure that the very best result is achieved and leave no stone unturned in terms of investigations into evidence. The personal approach and ethos of the firm in this regard really does shine through.'

Work highlights

Acted for the only two surviving passengers in a high-speed RTC in a claim against the driver of the vehicle.
Acting for two claimants, both of whom were severely abused in the 60s and 70s.
Assisting the claimant on a clinical negligence matter arising out of an incorrect diagnosis.

Practice head

Alison Hurton; Louise Bush; Kim Overton

Other key lawyers

Michael Tunnicliffe; Simon Breeden