The team at Fieldfisher, based in Manchester, is well-placed to represent claimants in a broad range of complex and high-stakes clinical negligence cases, including wrongful birth claims, as well as cases regarding maximum severity injuries and fatalities. Claire Horton has experience in acting for clients in complex catastrophic injury cases where causation ranges from maternity negligence to delayed diagnosis. Julia Hamilton has notable capabilities in handling high-value, sensitive, and complex negligence issues. Lindsay Holt's areas of focus include acting for adults with brain and spinal cord injuries and children with cerebral palsy resulting from negligence. Team lead Jenny Urwin ‘achieves incredible outcomes’ and has 30 years of experience handling clinical negligence matters of the utmost severity, including brain, birth, spinal, and neurological injuries.
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‘Jenny Urwin is a very professional and experienced person, and at the same time very helpful in difficult situations. I always knew that she was there for me when I needed help. She explains everything and I will always recommend her to anyone who needs help with a medical negligence issue.’
‘Claire Horton is an exceptional lawyer who is very committed and makes sure to maximise recovery in many difficult cases.’
‘Lindsay Holt is a great tactician who brings years of experience in complex cases and achieves phenomenal results in cases others would turn down. Julia Hamilton is wonderful with clients and is hugely knowledgeable both in terms of the law and medicine.’
‘Jenny Urwin is the most compassionate lawyer I have ever worked with. She has the ability to put people at ease and is beyond approachable. She achieves incredible outcomes.’
‘Julia Hamilton leaves no stone unturned when investigating, analysing and presenting her cases. She's not afraid to take on difficult cases when she believes patients and families have been let down and consistently performs at the highest level for all clients. Lindsay Holt has vast experience of dealing with the most complex cases. There's very little she hasn't seen or dealt with in her career! She always sees the really important issues and the bigger picture.'
‘I have consistently been impressed by Claire Horton's exceptional legal knowledge and strategic thinking. Her ability to understand complex issues and deliver solutions is unmatched. She will go beyond delivering legal advice by taking the time to understand the broader context of the matter, ensuring their solutions align with their clients' goals.’
Work highlights
Represented a child suffering brain injury following a failure to bring about earlier delivery at birth, resulting in cerebral palsy and physical, cognitive and behavioural problems, in reaching a £28.5m settlement.
Represented a child with brain injury suffered at birth following negligently performed forceps delivery, leading to extensive intraventricular haemorrhage, reaching a £21.5m settlement.
Represented a child with a brain injury suffered at birth following delayed diagnosis of placental abruption, reaching a £28.8m settlement.
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Practice head
Jenny Urwin
Other key lawyers
Julia Hamilton; Lindsay Holt; Claire Horton