Switalskis Solicitors has a well-established claimant clinical negligence team with expertise in high-value birth injury, neurological, spinal and fatal claims. Suzanne Munroe leads the department across Barnsley and Huddersfield, with extensive experience in cerebral palsy and maternal injury cases. Sarah Tipton-Walker jointly heads the team and focuses on complex brain and nerve injury claims. Richard Starkie and Robyn Hawxby, based in York, have further experience in spinal, neurological and orthopaedic claims. Charlotte Reeves in Barnsley specialises in obstetric injury claims, inquests and cauda equina syndrome cases. Lisa Swales supports the department’s management in York.
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‘Everyone that we dealt with have been kind, friendly yet consummate professionals.'
‘Everyone I have come across at Switalskis are down to earth and approachable.'
- 'It is clear that they have a strong focus on compassionate client care, clients are often dealing with physical and emotional trauma and they demonstrate in their regular approach with clients and families that they understand needs.'
‘The individuals I have worked with have always demonstrated empathy and understanding.'
‘They have taken a painstaking and brave stance with our complex case and have secured an outcome that we hardly believed possible at times during the building of the case.'
‘Suzanne Munroe has led our case since the beginning. She has kept the faith even when it looked like we might fall down on key elements of the case.'
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Practice head
Suzanne Munroe; Sarah Tipton-Walker
Other key lawyers
Robyn Hawxby; Charlotte Reeves; Lisa Swales; Richard Starkie