Aston Knight Solicitors fields a Bury-based team with broad expertise in the practice area, praised by clients for its ‘sensitivity and realism’ in approaching matters. Key team members include James Winterbottom, who is ’highly capable and dedicated’ and has supplementary expertise in clinical negligence.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘James Winterbottom is outstanding.’
  • ‘Aston Knight fight hard for their clients and do not avoid difficult cases even where other firms of solicitors have rejected the claimant.’
  • ‘Once James Winterbottom decides to take on a claim, he becomes very heavily invested in it; he will do whatever is required to bring it to a successful conclusion, regardless of how long this takes him; he will spend significant amount of time in obtaining witness evidence, and in attending to the finer details of expert evidence.’
  • 'I found the team at Aston knights solicitors very helpful in all aspects of my claim, very caring and considerate and compassionate In the difficult times I experienced.'
  • 'The whole ethos behind Aston knights is amazing.'
  • ‘James Winterbottom is a highly capable and dedicated solicitor whose instructions are invariably clear, well-structured, and clinically insightful. He shows a strong understanding of psychiatric complexity and is consistently attentive to both the legal and human aspects of a case. His correspondence is courteous and prompt.'
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