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
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 and spinal injuries.
Settlements Angharad has secured for clients include compensation totalling £17 million in 2023 for a child who was diagnosed with cerebral palsy after a delayed delivery, and £22 million in 2020 for another child with brain damage due to similar errors. The compensation will cover the cost of the lifetime of care these children require.
In 2024, Angharad secured £4.6 million for a woman left with a spinal injury and vision loss due to mistakes made with her care, one of many high value settlements she has obtained in such cases.
Angharad also has specialist experience in kernicterus cases and has previously 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.
Appointed as a trustee of the charity bibic in 2023, Angharad helps to guide and support the organisation, which supports children and young people with brain injuries, disabilities, neurological or developmental difficulties.
The 2024 edition of independent legal industry guide Chambers and Partners, praises Angharad for being “well equipped to deal with cases involving brain injuries during birth, cauda equina syndrome claims and matters arising from diagnostic errors”.
Angharad qualified as a solicitor into the JMW medical negligence department in 2008 before progressing to the position of partner in 2015. In 2013 she was appointed to the Law Society’s Clinical Negligence Accreditation Scheme in recognition of her extensive experience.
Before joining JMW Angharad previously worked in historic child abuse cases, completing a training contract at Abney Garsden McDonald Solicitors. She completed a Law and French Degree at Swansea University before teaching English in Japan for two years. She then completed a Legal Practice Course at the College of Law, Birmingham.
In her spare time Angharad enjoys walking her dogs near her home in Derbyshire and travelling. She is also involved in her partner’s microbrewery business and running her local community pub.
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 partners)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.
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- Clinical negligence: claimant North West > Insurance
- Leading partners North West > Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant
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