Dominic Fairclough > Russell-Cooke LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Noted for its ‘great reputation for delivering results’, the clinical negligence practice at Russell-Cooke LLP is co-led by Janice Gardner, a ‘seasoned operator’ in the team’s cognitive, spinal and infection injury litigation, along with complex birth injuries, and Dominic Fairclough, a key operator in the department’s inquest cases. Bernadette McGhie is attributed with ‘great commitment and effective judgment’, and is a key operator in the team’s brain injury, cerebral palsy, and maternal injury cases. The team is active in a number of clinical negligence mandates, ranging from major birth injuries resultant from asphyxiation, catastrophic surgical errors and cognitive injuries, misdiagnosis and delayed treatment as well as psychiatric and self-harm injury claims. Ruth Roberts is a notable adviser in inquests and fatal surgical injury disputes.

The clinical negligence practice at Russell-Cooke LLP fields a ‘very personable and competent team’, offering its expertise in both non-contentious inquests, along with complex and often sensitive disputes involving fatalities, sexual abuse, catastrophic injuries acquired in a wide variety of circumstances, and group claims. The team is additionally proficient in a number of novel and sophisticated claims, including those involving psychiatric injuries and complex causation claims. Highlighted for her ‘efficiency and speed’,  practice head Sarah Towler often advises on cognitive and spinal injury claims, along with work and traffic accidents litigation. Janice Gardner specialises in infectious injuries, along with catastrophic spine and brain injuries. In addition to heading the team’s inquest group, Dominic Fairclough often advises on fatal claims, owing to his extensive expertise in coronial and post-fatality investigations. Other key figures include Lucy Lawson, a port of call for serious orthopaedic, cognitive and spinal injury claims.