The Manchester-based team at JMW Solicitors LLP is well-placed to represent claimants across a plethora of complex clinical negligence work, with multi-million-pound brain and spinal injury matters being a particular area of specialism across the group. ‘Absolutely outstanding’ practitioner Steven Brown has a notable specialism in high-stakes brain and spinal injury matters, as does Angharad Hughes, who is well-regarded by clients for her ’steely determination’. Mark Havenhand is developing experience acting for claimants in cauda equina syndrome-related negligence matters in particular; such matters also form a prominent portion of Nicholas Young‘s workload. Sally Leonards’s practice incorporates complex birth injury cases whereby children have suffered physical and learning disabilities as a result of maternity failures, and Melissa Gardner‘s matters range from wrongful birth cases to those where a delayed diagnosis has led to a need for 24-hour care. Jodie Miller also has experience acting for clients in cases where delayed diagnoses have led to life-changing injuries. Eddie Jones oversees the team and harnesses over 25 years’ experience handling a variety of clinical negligence cases. Sara Stanger joins the practice from Bond Turner to head up the new Liverpool-based clinical negligence team.
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‘Jodie Miller is a credit to JMW. She was able to talk through the complex reports and ensure they were clear for myself and my parents throughout my dad's claim. I have absolute faith that any matter being handled by Jodie will be managed with professionalism, efficiency and expertise.’
‘Steven Brown is absolutely outstanding - hugely supportive and knowledgeable with fantastic communication, understanding and empathy.’
‘The personalised approach towards client support, which was displayed to us by Melissa Gardner, is what stands out the most.'
‘Nicholas Young consistently provided empathetic guidance and support throughout the 4 years that my case took. He was religiously on-hand to answer my queries along the way and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend him to anyone.’
‘Eddie Jones is outstanding, well supported by Angharad Hughes, Melissa Gardner, Steven Brown and Jodie Miller.’
‘Angharad Hughes' analysis of the issues is always spot-on, she is tactically very savvy and is always switched on to the needs and interests of each individual client.’
‘I have worked particularly with Angharad Hughes in the last year. She is outstanding and a real pleasure to work with. With steely determination, she achieved an excellent result on a very difficult case.'
'Sally Leonards is a very strong member of the team, as is Mark Havenhand.’
'I always received excellent customer service from my assigned solicitor, her team, and the rest of the law firm. Communication was outstanding!'
'Jodie Miller made me feel like I mattered and that my voice needed to be heard.'
Work highlights
Represented a nine-year-old boy who sustained catastrophic kernicterus brain damage as a newborn due to midwife failures in securing compensation totalling £13.5m in October 2024 to cover cost of his lifetime specialist care.
Represented an eight-year-old girl who sustained catastrophic brain damage during her birth due to failures by her mother’s obstetric team in obtaining £8.85m in compensation in July 2024.
Represented a woman in her 30s who suffered severe vision loss, and has significant physical disabilities, after she experienced negligent treatment of spinal injury cauda equina syndrome, followed by failures in care for an eye condition, in securing £4.6m in compensation in June 2024
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Jodie Miller; Melissa Gardner; Steven Brown; Nicholas Young; Angharad Hughes; Sally Leonards; Mark Havenhand; Lucy Mellor; Sara Stanger