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Ian Latimer
Ian is a partner in the injury department with 40 years’ post-qualification experience. He acts for claimants who have suffered catastrophic injuries and represents claimants in a wide range of large complex claims involving lifechanging injuries, disease and fatalities. He has been described as ‘standout’. Ian is committed, methodological and investigatory in his approach to claims. This serves claimant clients well in establishing liability in complex claims.  Ian has the patience and drive to get to the root of the case and succeed. Historically Ian has also acted on behalf of defendants and insurers giving him the knowledge and experience to know how they are likely to respond to claims.  His most notable reported success was the Court of Appeal case of Hatton v Sutherland, a leading occupational stress claim. Ian is approachable and builds strong relationships with those he represents and their families.
Jacqui Hayat
Jacqui is a partner in the Clinical Negligence Department and conducts cases involving hospital and GP care, misdiagnosis, spinal, orthopaedic, surgical and birth injury cases. Jacqui has been on the Law Society (SRA) Clinical Negligence Panel since 1998.  As a specialist in this field she has been recognised and has been ranked in the Legal 500 and as key individual in Chambers Legal directory. Her recent work includes High Court settlements on failure to diagnose cauda equine, wrongful birth claims, failure to diagnose subarachnoid haemorrhage and birth injuries including conducting cases to the Supreme Court. She is based in Sevenoaks but sees clients nationwide. Clients have described her as caring and supportive whilst pursuing their case with vigour and a focus on achieving the best result.
Wendy Rixon
Wendy is a Partner & Co-Head of the Contested Probate Department.