Leigh Day

Clinical Negligence

Emmalene has been a Partner in the Clinical Negligence team since April 2015, having qualified and joined Leigh Day in 2004. She has over 16 years of experience practising in Clinical Negligence.  Emmalene runs a mixed caseload of high value and complex cases. She has a special interest in obstetric and gynaecology cases arising from childbirth, particularly cases of cerebral palsy and brain injury suffered at birth. She also acts for mothers who have suffered third and fourth degree tears, and vaginal and rectal prolapse as a result of childbirth. She regularly acts for parents of newborn babies who have suffered serious injuries arising out of Group B Strep infection and works alongside the charity, Group B Strep Support.

Trained at Evill and Coleman (now Russell Cooke LLP); Clinical Negligence and Personal Injury; qualified 2004; Leigh Day 2004 to date, practises exclusively in Clinical Negligence; Partner in 2015.  Regularly comments on clinical negligence issues in the media.  Emmalene was interviewed and appeared on BBC news on 23.1.20, East Kent Hospitals: Baby deaths 'could have been prevented' and appeared on BBC South East news on 09.10.20 commenting on the Care Quality Commission’s decision to prosecute East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust.

AvMA; Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL); Senior Litigator status; Secretary of APIL clinical negligence special interest group and member of Forum of Complex Injury Solicitors (FOCIS).

University of Central England (1999 LLB with politics); Chester College of Law (2000 LPC).