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Irwin Mitchell Offices

Irwin Mitchell
4 WELLINGTON PLACE
LEEDS
LS1 4BZ
England
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Rachel Roach

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07971474718 [email protected]

Work Department

Clinical Negligence

Position

Partner

Career

I’m a partner in the Medical Negligence team in Leeds. I completed my training with Irwin Mitchell in 1992 and continued working as an associate.

Before becoming a partner in 2016, I spent three years as a defendant solicitor. This experience gives me tactical insight which I use to make successful claims for my clients.

Overall, I have over 30 years’ experience in medical negligence. I specialise in claims involving children who suffer brain injuries at birth and adults with spinal cord injuries.

I was involved in the variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) Inquiry and reached settlements for over 250 people. Lately, I’ve been involved in Human Growth Hormone claims.

As well as being a partner, I’m also a team leader in the Medical Negligence team in Leeds. I lead forums to share best practice and train and mentor junior solicitors.

I also supervise and mentor litigation assistants in our wider personal injury department.

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Yorkshire and the Humber > Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant

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Rachel Roach –Irwin Mitchell

Irwin Mitchell specialises in complex and high-value clinical negligence claims, involving birth injury, spinal injury, adult-acquired brain injury, and amputation cases. Julianne Moore leads the team in Sheffield with a breadth of experience in birth injury claims, leveraging her medical background. Sarah Coles leads the team in Leeds and is an expert in cerebral palsy, amputation and adult brain injury claims. Tom Mathers is an experienced litigator for claimants with all levels of injury, while Rachelle Mahapatra, Sarah Rowland, Anna Stacey, Rachel Roach and Ross McWilliams all have extensive experience in birth injury claims. Tim Annett has expertise in claims arising from defective medical devices, while Samuel Hill regularly defends complex, multi-party claims. Tania Harrison is a specialist in claims under the Human Rights Act 1998 arising out of clinical negligence. The team is bolstered by its experienced team of associates and legal directors, of which Rosie Charlton, Rebecca Pearey and Victoria Harris are of note.

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