Angharad Hughes > JMW Solicitors LLP > Manchester, England > Lawyer Profile
JMW Solicitors LLP Offices
1 BYROM PLACE
SPINNINGFIELDS
MANCHESTER
M3 3HG
England
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Angharad Hughes
Work Department
Clinical Negligence
Position
Partner specialising in brain and spinal injury.
Angharad has developed great expertise in a wide range of clinical negligence claims and now focuses on cases involving serious injuries to patients, including brain damage, spinal injuries and fatalities.
In 2018 she obtained a compensation settlement totalling £22 million for a child who suffered brain damage after their birth was mismanaged to cover the cost of his lifelong care. In the same year she secured £1.75 million for a man left with permanent disabilities due to negligent treatment of cauda equina syndrome. Angharad also has specialist experience in kernicterus cases and in 2015 obtained £8.8 million for a young boy with this form of severe brain damage due to mistakes made in the treatment of newborn jaundice.
Angharad has more recently secured an approved settlement of another kernicterus case in the capitalised sum of £18million in August 2020 cases as well as case relating to management of infection leading to a below knee amputation for £2.35m in January 2019.
Angharad has also more recently settled a number of spinal injury cases, one settling for £1.7m in June 2023. Angharad also resolved a complex case relating to birth injury due to failure to manage maternal sepsis in the sum of approximately £10million.
Career
Trained at Abney Garsden McDonald Solicitors, qualified in 2008. JMW Solicitors 2007 to date, initially as a trainee before progressing to Partner in 2015.
Languages
Very basic French and Japanese
Memberships
Law Society Clinical Negligence Panel, APIL member
Education
Highfields Secondary School, Wolverhampton, University of Wales, Swansea ( LLB 2002), College of Law (LPC 2005)
Leisure
Walking my dogs and being part of my partner’s microbrewery business as well as travel.
Lawyer Rankings
North West > Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant
(Leading individuals)JMW Solicitors LLP, recommended for providing ‘a high standard of care and consideration‘ to its clients, is one of the larger firms working on the claimant side and consistently handles high-value brain and spinal injury cases, in addition to offering specific expertise in cerebral palsy and cauda equina syndrome matters. The practice is led by cauda equina expert Eddie Jones. Also key are Sally Leonards and Angharad Hughes, both of whom are highly recommended by clients. Jodie Miller made partner in May 2023, is another name to note in this large and accomplished team, as are Melissa Gardner and Steven Brown.
Lawyer Rankings
- Clinical negligence: claimant North West > Insurance
- Leading individuals North West > Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant
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