Minton Morrill > Leeds, England > Firm Profile

Minton Morrill Offices

Minton Morrill
27 PARK SQUARE WEST
LEEDS
LS1 2PL
England
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Minton Morrill > The Legal 500 Rankings

Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant Tier 1

Minton Morrill fields a highly experienced team that regularly represents clients on a range of high-value and complex clinical negligence matters with a particular focus on birth injury claims, including cerebral palsy matters and other significant brain injuries, including those arising from meningitis and Kawasaki disease. The team is headed up by founder Simon Minton, who has decades of experience handling complex claims, particularly concerning cerebral palsy, meningitis and Erb’s palsy issues. Sahida Patel heads up the birth and brain injury unit, often advising on maximum-severity birth injury cases. Guy Pomphrey is skilled in handling birth injury, orthopaedic and fatal accident matters.

Practice head(s):

Simon Minton; Sahida Patel; Guy Pomphrey

Testimonials

‘The team work well together and make you feel valued. All team members are approachable.’

‘The people I have worked with are kind and help support you. I have worked mostly with Simon Minton, and he shows a lot of knowledge and professionalism but is happy to explain anything to me. There has been no point where I have felt undermined.’

‘Sahida Patel was nothing short of exceptional from the first point of contact I made with her. Sahida is professional, highly efficient, knowledgeable and hugely dedicated to securing positive outcomes. Sahida was also very humanistic, which is what initially impressed me – when I first made contact to talk about my circumstances, she was genuinely interested.’

‘Throughout my whole experience so far, I have been treated with kindness and compassion.’

‘Guy Pomphrey is very professional and always ensures that I am happy with and understand any correspondence or actions being taken. My case is extremely complex, and he has been very respectful of the circumstances I find myself in.’

‘Sahida Patel is a very capable lawyer with great experience and a steady hand, who would give any client confidence that their case is being dealt with in an exemplary manner and that they will be fully supported throughout. That excellent outcomes follow is hardly a surprise, but such calm competence is hugely reassuring.’

‘They have a wealth of knowledge in highly complex clinical negligence matters. Their client care is exceptional, and they progress cases quickly and expeditiously.’

‘In my view, Minton Morrill deservedly enjoys one of the best reputations in this field in Yorkshire. The team comprises highly experienced, well-qualified lawyers who do the most challenging and complex of cases. For me, they are the go-to firm in Leeds for this work. They are respected by firms acting for hospital trusts and are therefore able to achieve the best possible outcome for their client.’

Minton Morrill > Firm Profile

Minton Morrill is one of the leading claimant clinical negligence practices in Yorkshire.

The practice:  Minton Morrill represents niche practice areas, representing clients nationwide.  It has three accredited members of the Law Society Clinical Negligence and/or Action against Medical Accidents (AvMA) panels and holds a legal aid contract in clinical negligence.  In recent years the practice has received awards or commendations for its excellence and that of its specialist lawyers at the British Legal Awards, The Yorkshire Legal Awards, The Law Society Excellence Awards and the Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year Awards.

Types of work undertaken:  This is a niche practice not simply because it confines itself to excelling in specific fields, but because it offers advice in highly specialised, complex or unusual areas of law to an accredited, regulated standard.  Due to its expertise it regularly receives recommendations from other solicitors and acts for clients nationally as well as locally.  Minton Morrill is often involved in very high-value, complex and ground-breaking cases.  It is justifiably proud of the rankings achieved by its teams and individual lawyers within both The Legal 500 and Chambers  Guide to Leading UK Lawyers.

Minton Morrill offers specialist representation in the areas of clinical negligence (often involving high-value and complex claims), Court of Protection (property and financial affairs), wills and probate.

What makes Minton Morrill extraordinary is the blend of interaction between its various expert teams.  As an example, in clinical negligence claims for birth and brain injuries where following a compensation award the Court of Protection team can deal with all financial aspects to include deputyship and trust work to include purchasing suitably adapted property, implementing care regimes, involving case managers and therapists as examples.  This makes for a seamless, consistently quality-assured, holistic service to all of its clients, including those families which have been bereaved and vulnerable individuals with diminished capacity.

Clients and peers alike commend the practice for its personal service, common sense, client-focused and tenacious approach as well as for its wealth of technical knowledge and experience.  This often results in successful outcomes on behalf of clients whom other practices cannot service.

Main Contacts

Department Name Email Telephone
Managing Director and Head of Clinical Negligence Department Simon J Minton
Director and Head of Private Client Department Julia Morrill
Director Sahida Patel

Languages

English
Gujarati

Memberships

AvMa