Hodge Jones & Allen

Clinical Negligence

Geoffrey Simpson-Scott is a Partner in the Medical Negligence team at Hodge Jones & Allen. His practice comprises of a fascinating panoply of clinical negligence cases and includes catastrophic obstetric injuries; spinal injury cases arising from surgical error; the effects of delays in diagnosing cancer; and head and brain injuries arising from clinical mistakes. Geoffrey has a proven track record of assisting clients with litigating technically challenging cases.

In PJS & Another v Essex University Partnership NHS Foundation Trust very significant compensation was recovered on behalf of clients who were severely injured as a result of the Defendant’s negligent failure to assess the risk posed by a mental health patient under its care. The risk posed sadly arose when Geoffrey’s clients were assaulted sustaining life-changing injuries. There remains no legal precedent imposing liability in such cases and recovering much-needed compensation for injured clients remains at the cutting edge of legal practice.

Geoffrey is passionately in favour of promoting legal education for lawyers in this field. He is the author of A Practical Approach to Clinical Negligence which is now in its 3rd edition (2023) and co-authors A Practical Approach to Fixed Costs in Clinical Negligence Cases (2024). He also co-presents a series of legal webinars available online.

Geoffrey joined Hodge Jones & Allen in 2023, joining from a national firm where he was Head of Clinical Negligence. He has also assisted a legal tech start up in integrating clinical negligence best practice into its business model.

Geoffrey is a member of the Medico-Legal Society

Geoffrey obtained his LLB (Hons) from Anglia Ruskin University before taking the LPC at The College of Law, Guildford