Julia Hamilton > Fieldfisher > Manchester, England > Lawyer Profile
Fieldfisher Offices
17th Floor
No 1 Spinningfields
1 Hardman Street
M3 3EB
England
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Julia Hamilton
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Partner
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I am an experienced clinical negligence lawyer in the Manchester team and have been acting for Claimants in medical negligence cases for over 20 years.
I specialise in catastrophic injury claims, particularly in children who have suffered the most severe injuries including cerebral palsy, brain tumours and stroke as well as claims arising from brachial plexus or Erb’s palsy injuries and in fatal claims.
I have secured settlements in complex and difficult cases achieving high levels of compensation to meet the ongoing needs of those affected by negligence. I am recognised for my ability to sensitively guide clients through litigation and I am dedicated to securing the best possible outcomes for my clients.
My cases have been featured in the media including my representation of a family who suffered the devastating loss of a mother of 5 young children to sepsis as a result of a delay in diagnosis which was covered by the national press and ITV news.
Recent cases include settlement of a complex cerebral palsy claim in a baby with a umbilical cord haemangioma, judgment entered for a child who has suffered the most severe form of brachial plexus injury at delivery, judgment for a child who suffered injury due to delay in diagnosis of a pilocytic astrocytoma and an admission of liability for a family who lost their mother and daughter arising from a failure to diagnose sepsis.
Memberships
I am a Clinical Negligence Specialist Panel member of both the Law Society and the Association of Victims of Medical Accidents (AvMA) and a member of APIL.
Lawyer Rankings
North West > Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant
(Next Generation Partners)Fieldfisher‘s comprehensive clinical negligence practice is led by ‘class act‘ Jenny Urwin, an experienced specialist in brain injury with particular expertise in cases involving children. Urwin is supported by Claire Horton, who works on cases involving delayed diagnosis of brain tumours, compartment syndrome and birth injuries. Also integral to the team are child cerebral palsy specialist Lindsay Holt and Julia Hamilton, who handles catastrophic injury claims, including those involving spinal and orthopaedic injuries.
Lawyer Rankings
- Next Generation Partners North West > Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant
- Clinical negligence: claimant North West > Insurance
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Manchester
- Dispute resolution > Debt recovery
- Public sector > Health
- Employment > Pensions
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Manchester
- Employment > Employment
- Insurance > Personal injury: claimant
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Real estate > Commercial property: Manchester
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate