Ms Rebecca Thomas > Duncan Lewis Solicitors > Harrow, England > Lawyer Profile

Duncan Lewis Solicitors
Suite 3d
79 College Road
Harrow
HA1 1BD
England

Work Department

Clinical Negligence and Personal Injury

Position

Rebecca is a director of clinical negligence and personal injury at Duncan Lewis Solicitors, she has over 20 years’ experience acting in this area of law. She is responsible for risk assessing all of the clinical negligence and personal injury claims handled by the firm.

Rebecca specialises in dealing with severe and complex clinical negligence and personal injury cases including, but not limited to; claims involving birth injuries, brain injuries, surgical injuries and orthopaedic injuries resulting from delay, misdiagnosis or negligent spinal or gastrointestinal surgery. She also has extensive experience in representing clients in ophthalmic cases including retinal detachment and laser surgery claims.

Rebecca also has extensive experience as a licensing specialist. She has represented a variety of clients including restaurateurs, club owners, publicans and festival organisers. Rebecca applied for and obtained one of the first 24 hour licences for premises inside the O2 Arena as well as a new Premises Licence for a festival on the Isle of Wight.

Career

Rebecca joined Duncan Lewis in May 2016 as a partner-level director in clinical negligence. Prior to joining Duncan Lewis Solicitors, Rebecca was head of clinical negligence, personal injury and licensing at a leading legal 500 firm in the West End.

Memberships

Rebecca is a member of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL).

Education

Rebecca took her postgraduate solicitors final examination at the College of Law and obtained her LLB (Hons) from the University of Westminster.

Lawyer Rankings

South East > Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant

Duncan Lewis Solicitors is highly regarded for being ‘personable, friendly and caring about clients’ as well as possessing a ‘thorough familiarity with the medicolegal process’. The practice is jointly led by Rebecca Thomas, who fields a broad practice that encompasses both personal injury and clinical negligence cases, and Renu Daly, who is regularly entrusted by clients to handle misdiagnosis issues, obstetrics and cauda equina matters. Ifrah Ahmed is another key name to note in the practice.

South East > Insurance > Personal injury: claimant

Duncan Lewis Solicitors‘ practice in Harrow handles a broad range of mandates with particular expertise in claims stemming from serious and fatal accidents; the group is also notably involved in the Grenfell Tower Inquiry. Rebecca Thomas and Renu Daly jointly lead the department and both advise on personal injury and clinical negligence cases. Ifrah Ahmed is singled out by clients as someone who is ‘dedicated, hardworking and cares about her clients’.

London > Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant

(Firms to watch)

Rebecca Thomas and Renu Daly head the City of London & Harrow offices of Duncan Lewis Solicitors clinical negligence department, representing claimants in a range of often high-value claims, covering birth injury, cancer, cognitive and cardiac conditions litigation.