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Hodge Jones & Allen Offices
180 NORTH GOWER STREET
LONDON
NW1 2NB
England
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Andrew Harrison
Work Department
Medical Negligence
Position
Andrew is a Partner in the Medical Negligence team. He has a wide range of experience including birth-related injuries to mother and child, brain damage following surgery (for example after late removal of untreated tumours) and other maximum severity cases involving disablement or life-limiting injuries. He also handles orthopaedic claims (negligent hip/knee replacement for example), cosmetic and dental surgery claims, fatal claims involving substantial dependency awards and all other types of clinical negligence claims. Andrew has handled a claim for the family of a 32 year old Portuguese mother of three who died when five months pregnant following negligent removal of an ovary instead of an infected appendix. Two junior surgeons operated on her unsupervised and there were proceedings relating to practice at the GMC as a result.
Career
Trained Kingsford Stacey; qualified 1992; associate Edwards Duthie 1993-99; Kennedys 1999-2002; partner Sternberg Reed 2002-15; partner Hodge Jones & Allen 2015.
Memberships
Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL)
Education
• Stonyhurst College; Queen Mary College, London (1987 LLB (Hons))
• Manchester Metropolitan University (1988 Law Society Finals)
Leisure
Family; music; comedy; long distance running.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant
Hodge Jones & Allen undertakes a broad range of clinical negligence mandates, including major birth and maternal claims encompassing cerebral palsy, vaginal mesh, and complex birth conditions. The team is additionally able with respect to novel diseases, surgical errors and misdiagnosis claims, as well as psychiatric claims, including injuries resultant from psychosis, self-harm and negligent care in psychiatric care. Practice head Agata Usewicz holds more than 10 years of experience in obstetric and maternal injury claims. Regarded by one client as ‘one of the best in the field’, Nina Ali regularly handles catastrophic spinal and cognitive injury litigation, along with psychiatric claims. Emma Wray is an active litigator in the department’s fatal claims and inquest work, along with cases pertaining to spinal, brain and amputation issues. Dawn Treloar is noted for ‘great judgement and an eye for detail’ in surgical, orthopedic and general practice claims. Andrew Harrison represents clients in misdiagnosis and delayed treatment cases, as well as those concerning severe surgical injuries.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant
- Insurance > Personal injury: claimant
- Real estate > Social housing: tenant
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- Private client > Court of protection
- Private client > Family
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)