Mr Paul McNeil > Fieldfisher > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Fieldfisher
RIVERBANK HOUSE
2 SWAN LANE
LONDON
EC4R 3TT
England

Work Department

Medical negligence and personal injury

Position

Partner

Career

I have nearly 30 years’ experience acting for people injured through medical negligence and personal injury accidents. My cases include:

Many of these claims involve serious head injuries or birth injuries and have settled for more than £30 million. This ensures my clients receive adequate compensation to pay for education, rehabilitation, care and treatment.

In 2018, my client, a severely disabled six-year-old boy, was awarded £37 million after contracting the Herpes Simplex virus in hospital, leading to catastrophic brain damage.

In 2019, I have been described as “outstanding” and offering “great depth of experience in the clinical negligence market”.

I regularly speak at events and I have also contributed a chapter to the well-received Experts in the Civil Courts edited by Sir Louis Blom Cooper QC.

Memberships

I am a member of AvMA (Action against Medical Accidents).

Lawyer Rankings

London > Insurance > Personal injury: claimant

(Hall of Fame)

Paul McNeilFieldfisher

London > Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant

(Hall of Fame)

Paul McNeilFieldfisher

Iona Meeres-Young heads up the team at Fieldfisher, which is noted for its ‘excellent service from the very start of a litigation journey all the way until the end’. In addition to representing claimants in various maternal and birth injury cases, the team is well versed in psychiatric claims, involving psychosis and self-harm, along with other medical issues, such as gastrointestinal, amputation and cancer misdiagnosis litigation. Samantha Critchley and Paul McNeil are both key ports of call for catastrophic birth injuries, holding over 20 years of experience in medical negligence claims involving children’s brain injuries, along with traumatic deliveries and neurosurgery. Mark Bowman‘extremely knowledgeable, dedicated and professional’ – handles claims requiring expertise in surgical errors, delays in diagnosis and amputations. Jane Weakley is especially active in obstetrics litigation, while Jonathan Zimmern regularly advises on cancer, orthopedic and delayed diagnosis disputes. Kate Rohde deals with spinal injuries along with birth negligence, while Ian Christian advises on neonatal and multiparty claims. Other key figures include Arti Shah and Shivi Nathan, both of whom specialise in obstetric cases, along with cancer, stillbirth and neurological negligence litigation.