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Alison McClure is a highly experienced practitioner who also acts as a Court appointed Deputy and as a Professional Trustee on many clinical negligence matters. This enables a holistic approach from conclusion of a claim to subsequent management in catastrophic injury cases, those without capacity and child cases. Alison is a respected manager and eminent practitioner both within and outside of the firm. Alison was first ranked in Chambers in 2001 and continues to maintain her position in the rankings due to her reputation as a highly effective practitioner. She is described as "very experienced and sensible." Honorary member at AvMA. https://www.enablelaw.com/team/alison-mcclure/

Eleanor Armstrong

Eleanor Armstrong is an International Personal Injury Lawyer and Senior Litigator with APIL . She has over 17 years of experience acting on behalf of claimants who have sustained significant injury ranging from serious orthopaedic injuries to brain injury, amputations and fatalities. She has a particular interest in skiing related accidents but also deals with the full spectrum of International Personal Injury work including claims under the Package Travel Regulations, RTA's together with Athens and Montreal Convention claims. Eleanor brings the added advantage of her knowledge of a number of European languages having lived, studied and worked in France, Spain and Germany. Eleanor is also happy to take instructions on personal injury claims resulting from accidents in England / Wales. https://www.enablelaw.com/team/eleanor-armstrong/

Huw Ponting

Huw Ponting is a Partner and Head of the Personal Injury Department. He has over 20 years of experience supporting clients who have suffered catastrophic injuries bring maximum severity claims. He is the Chair of Trustees Trustee at Headway Bristol and a Trustee at Headway Herefordshire. Huw has been instrumental in the setting up and running of several free legal clinics around the country supporting patients of Intensive Care and Brain Injury Units. His expertise lies in supporting clients who have suffered maximum severity injuries following an accident with a specialism in supporting clients with an acquired brain injury the effect of which impacts them for the rest of their lives. He also has over 20 years of experience acting as a Court of Protection appointed Deputy for many of his clients and works closely with the Enable Law CoP team to ensure that client needs continue to be met for the rest of their lifetime. Huw regularly provides training to Solicitors, Barristers, case managers and other professionals supporting clients following a serious injury. He has very strong links within the charity sector and is viewed as an expert figure within the brain injury legal field. Huw Ponting - Enable Law

James Wood

James Wood is a Senior Associate in the Enable Law Southampton personal injury team. His expertise has been acknowledged by the Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners. Jim has specialised in personal injury litigation for over 30 years, acting solely for Claimants. He has a wide range of experience, handling complex and higher value claims involving serious injuries. He is a specialist in workplace accident and injury claims. As a Partner in the personal injury team at Lamport Bassitt he developed a niche practice area in industrial disease and in particular claims involving cumulative injury, RSI and vibration syndromes. His persistence, attention to detail and expert investigative skills have assisted a multitude of clients seeking redress for injuries. Jim is an accredited Senior Litigator and Occupational Disease Specialist with APIL. https://www.enablelaw.com/team/jim-wood/

John White

John White is dual-qualified as a doctor and a lawyer, which gives him unrivalled insight into the cases that he manages. He is a member of the Royal College of Physicians. He has higher rights of audience, undertakes advocacy work, and has represented clients in about 35 inquest hearings. John was the solicitor in the leading causation authority of Bailey v MOD (in the Court of Appeal) and in the quantum authority of XXX v A Strategic Health Authority (in the High Court), being the largest damages award in this country for cerebral palsy at that time. John acted for families in the Gosport War Memorial hospital case. John is particularly interested in brain injury cases, both obstetric injury and acquired brain injury, and has successfully conducted many claims. His interests also include helping at Riding for the Disabled, which gives valuable insights in to the practical effects of these injuries. https://www.enablelaw.com/team/john-white/

Julia Prior

Julia Prior is a Senior Associate in the Enable Law personal injury team with over 30 years of experience working solely in the field of Claimant personal injury. Julia is a Senior Litigator and regional co-ordinator for APIL. She has specialist expertise in maximum severity brain injury claims. Even though she deals with all types of claims including road traffic accidents, employer's liability, industrial disease and fatal claims she has particular expertise in claims involving motorcycles as well as animals including horses, dogs and cows. Julia presents information to her clients in a very clear, straightforward manner, whilst having an excellent grasp of the most technical points of law. Julia is also Chair of Trustees for Smile 4 Wessex, a charity which raises funds for research and equipment for Wessex Neurological Unit and provides advice and training to members of local Citizens Advice Bureau as well as Yellow Door (Rape Crisis). https://www.enablelaw.com/team/julia-prior/

Kym Provan

Kym Provan has a specialist interest in cases involving spinal injury, acquired brain injury and delayed diagnosis of cancer and has extensive experience in these areas and a detailed understanding of the impact that these injuries can have. She has an excellent grasp of complex schedules and presents cases in a way that ensures the best outcome for her clients. Kym is respected within the firm and the wider legal community for her ability to negotiate with Defendants and secure good results even in the most difficult cases. She fights hard for her clients and is considered tenacious. Kym is a trustee at Rose Road Foundation, a substantial Hampshire charity meeting the needs of children and young people with severe and complex disabilities. She has a background in welfare benefits and provides advice to the wider injury group on such issues when required. https://www.enablelaw.com/team/kym-provan/

Mike Bird

Mike Bird is the clinical negligence partner based in Truro, covering Cornwall. He has over 20 years' experience of claims involving complex medical and legal issues on behalf of claimants, particularly children with acquired brain injuries, but advises on cases of all types. He led the Group Action against Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (re Mr K R Jones, 204 claimants). He also is Assistant Coroner for West Midlands and represents families at inquests in fatal claims. He regularly appears in local media commenting on legal issues. Mike is an AvMA Accredited specialist panel member (over 15 years), an APIL Senior Litigator, and an Assessor for APIL's Specialist Clinical Negligence Panel. https://www.enablelaw.com/team/mike-bird/

Patricia Wakeford

Patricia Wakeford was a qualified SRN and midwife with over 20 years of NHS experience. Legal500 have named her a rising star. Patricia works in an advisory capacity in obstetric claims and child and maternal birth injuries as she focuses on cases where she can use her midwifery and nursing experience to benefit clients including cerebral palsy and maternal and child birth injury claims such as Erb's palsy. Due to her expertise, she is well placed to support clients that have suffered maternal/psychiatric injury following childbirth. https://www.enablelaw.com/team/patricia-wakeford/

Paul Sankey

Paul Sankey has vast experience in clinical negligence claims and has advised patients suffering negligent treatment by GPs, NHS trusts and private doctors. He has particular expertise in claims for adults with serious injuries including stroke, sepsis, haemorrhage, meningitis and raised intracranial pressure, in amputation claims and the delayed diagnosis of cancer. He is recognised nationally as an expert on medical consent and expert witness work. He gives training to medical experts and has regularly spoken at local and national events, including Inspire Medi Law and Specialist Medical Info conferences, hospitals including the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, British Society of Neuroradiologists and other national meetings of medical specialists. He regularly publishes articles on medical law. Paul's expertise is reflected in both his successes for clients, but also in the frequent requests we receive for Paul to provide training for those working in the medico-legal sector, including clinicians working as expert witnesses. We would appreciate it if you could reassess his position in band 2, as earlier editions of your directory ranked Paul as a 'Leader in the Field' in London and this seems a more accurate assessment of both his skill and reputation. https://www.enablelaw.com/team/paul-sankey/

Sarah Palmer

Sarah Palmer joined Enable Law with her education team in October 2023 having previously been a director at the Children's Legal Practice Ltd. Sarah Palmer has been working in SEN for over 25 years. During that period, she has represented numerous clients with SEN, both children and young adults up to the age of 25. She has connections with independent special schools, experts, and other professionals involved in this area. She is regularly invited to speak at specialist schools, parent groups and charities. Sarah has a background of representing children involved in care proceedings and therefore has knowledge of the social care system and the support available for children with SEN and disabilities. She has been able to secure extensive packages of social care support for children using this knowledge and expertise.

Stewart Young

Stewart Young is a Legal Director with a wealth of experience in bringing maximum severity clinical negligence claims at the High Court level. Stewart has acted for individuals in a variety of cases, including spinal, brain injury, birth injury and sepsis cases. He obtained AvMA Panel Member accreditation in November 2023. He is also accredited as a Senior Litigator by APIL. Stewart has a special interest in birth injury claims. He has an extensive network of contacts within the charity sector and works closely with Paula Barnes and other members of the team to provide specialist support to families with children and young people living with cerebral palsy and other life long conditions caused by brain injuries suffered before or during birth. During the last 12 months he has advised over 20 families on potential claims including providing them with free advice and guidance on issues such as community care, healthcare and education. Stewart Young - Enable Law

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