Slater and Gordon’s clinical negligence team handles a significant volume of maximum severity claims, including cerebral palsy, spinal injury, and fatal maternal cases. The practice is led by Emma Doughty, whose wide-ranging caseload includes complex hypoxic brain injury, stroke mismanagement, and cross-border litigation. Laura Preston plays a key strategic role and leads on high-value matters, while Madeline Seibert is noted for her longstanding experience in catastrophic claims. Helen Osborne oversees a large team and manages a broad portfolio of birth injury, surgical error, and cancer-related claims. Heather Moore and Laura Cleevely continue to work on long-running cases, while Nadia Saber is active in stroke and amputation-related mandates. The team maintains a strong focus on interim relief and early rehabilitation, and is frequently instructed in litigation raising novel or untested issues, particularly in the context of international proceedings, medico-legal governance, and mass group actions.
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‘The team have been extremely helpful and supportive to me during this difficult period. They have been extremely responsive to any questions I have asked them and they have been very understanding.’
‘I was assigned a team that was extremely proficient in the clinical complexity of my medical condition. This gave me significant assurance and trust that my team was able to act on my behalf with an extremely high level of understanding and without doubt, this served me very well in my final outcome.’
‘Laura Cleeveley is outstanding. She was extremely thorough and kept me well-informed throughout my medical negligence claim.’
‘An absolutely incredible team that I regularly recommend to potential clients. They get fantastic results and are incredibly intelligent and hard-working.’
‘Really good team. Gone from strength to strength under Emma Doughty's leadership.’
‘Emma Doughty is superb, very able and has adopted a great leadership role across a team spread throughout a number of different offices.’
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Practice head
Emma Doughty
Other key lawyers
Laura Preston; Madeline Seibert; Helen Osborne; Heather Moore; Laura Cleevely; Nadia Saber