Praised for fielding a team that ‘gives it everything’, Lester Aldridge LLP is particularly active in birth injury cases. David Healy heads up the personal injury and clinical negligence division, while the ’very canny’ Liz Oaten leads the dedicated clinical negligence team and leverages her previous experience acting for defendants to support the firm’s clients. In addition to her work on birth injury cases, Oaten also handles spinal, stroke and urology matters. Melanie Lidstone-Land focuses on misdiagnosis and delayed diagnosis cases, regularly acting for vulnerable and mentally disordered clients.
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- ‘The team was amazing; they dealt with everything and fought to the end for me, and they won a very difficult case. I was kept up to date with everything; they covered every angle and arranged all appointments for me.’
- ‘The team gives it their everything to get the result you deserve.’
- 'Melanie Lidstone-Land has good judgment of the expert and legal issues arising in the case and an efficient approach to case management.’
‘I work with Liz Oaten and her team. Liz is a highly experienced and very capable solicitor. Her team have provided top-class support throughout.’
‘Liz Oaten has a huge amount of experience with high-value and difficult clinical negligence claims. She is adept at assessing both the strengths and the weaknesses of her cases. She is good at tactical judgment and very skilled at handling difficult clients.’
Practice head
David Healy; Liz Oaten
Other key lawyers
Melanie Lidstone-Land