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Stewarts Law LLP Offices
5 NEW STREET SQUARE
LONDON
EC4A 3BF
England
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Hugh Johnson
Work Department
Position
Partner
Hugh specialises in complex healthcare claims, particularly those involving spinal cord injury. He has been described as having a “truly excellent grasp of clinical negligence and the issues in a case”.
Hugh solely undertakes claimant clinical negligence claims, whether against the NHS or private healthcare providers. He has substantial experience of spinal claims and the complications arising from such injuries, as well as with regard to issues arising from the provision of healthcare insurance cover, indemnification and recovery.
A significant part of Hugh’s practice includes substandard management of mental health conditions and injuries associated with the failure to protect individuals from harm, both within a hospital environment and in the community.
Career
Hugh has worked at Stewarts for more than 10 years, specialising in clinical negligence claims. He started his career with a large regional firm, where he undertook a broad range both personal injury and clinical cases.
Memberships
Hugh is a member of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) and The Royal Society of Medicine. He is accredited APIL Senior Litigator.
Hugh was elected secretary of the APIL Spinal Injury Special Interest Group in 2014 a post he had held continuously, before being appointed the group co-ordinator in August 2018.
Personal
Hugh enjoys the most outdoor pursuits. He is often to be found cycling in the Surrey hills with his cycle club.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant
(Leading partners)The clinical negligence team at Stewarts Law LLP comprises ‘premier league leaders in the field’, and is focused on high-value, complex claims including those involving delayed diagnosis of meningitis and sepsis; birth injury and cerebral palsy; and mental health diagnosis where failure in care leads to catastrophic injury. The group also has particular expertise regarding spinal claims of the highest complexity. In collaboration with the firm’s sports disputes team, the sports injury sub-team continues to grow in strength. Muiris Lyons, a ‘leading light in the clinical negligence field’, heads up the practice. The team has notable experience in claims involving cauda equina syndrome, an area in which Robert Dransfield and Hugh Johnson have specialist knowledge. Amy Heath is a ‘formidable opponent with total mastery of her cases’, and is leading the department’s project to promote collaborative working with NHS Resolution and defendant firms. Alison Goldney is also recommended.
Lawyer Rankings
- Clinical negligence: claimant London > Insurance
- Leading partners London > Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant
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- Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant
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- Dispute resolution > Group litigation: Claimant
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Dispute resolution > Public international law
- Insurance > Personal injury: claimant
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- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
- Insurance > Insurance litigation: for policyholders
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Employment > Senior executives
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Dispute resolution > Public international law