Bridget Tatham > Browne Jacobson LLP > Birmingham, England > Lawyer Profile
Browne Jacobson LLP Offices
15th Floor
103 Colmore Row
Birmingham
B3 3AG
England
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Bridget Tatham
Work Department
Insurance and public risk.
Position
Bridget is an EL/PL defence specialist with expertise in the management of bullying and stress at work claims. She is Head of the Birmingham casualty team, responsible for the management and development of our casualty offer, advising our local authority and commercial insurance clients on motor, public and employers’ liability, from policy coverage through to claims and risk.
Bridget is responsible for the strategic direction of the firm’s public sector insurance division, working to set strategy for growth drawing on our strength in the public sector. In that capacity, Bridget heads Foil’s Public Sector Focus Team (“SFT”), and in the last 12 months has successfully reframed the scope of the SFT to reflect core services in the sector.
Her “Claims Club” is the envy of rival firms and is now run out of our key offices, bringing law to life for local authority claims managers and risk and insurance officers.
Bridget has been able to build a growing adult social care practice, dealing with claims from residential and nursing care home providers. She has a particular interest in dementia care. These claims have significant reputational impact on the provider particularly where it is alleged the negligent treatment has resulted in the death of a resident.
Bridget is also a key member of our commercial insurance strategic team and leads our cross-practice team dealing with the Inquiry, prosecution and compensation issues.
Bridget is a Nominated Partner for the NHS Resolution Risk Pooling tranche of business.
Career
Bridget leads the insurance injury team in Birmingham and is the firm’s co-chair of the D&I Committee and executive sponsor for Race. Highly regarded in the insurance market, Bridget supports health, local government, and commercial clients defend and find effective solutions to catastrophic and complex injury claims, including elder abuse, brain injury, asbestos-related diseases, and fatal accidents. Bridget’s advisory work connects clients to our regulatory and commercial practices.
Bridget is at the forefront of the firm’s D&I journey, working with the Social Mobility Foundation and other charities who are dealing with the impact of socio-economic inequalities, mental health, and racial bias. As executive sponsor for Race Bridget has championed our Black Mentoring Scheme, which supports aspiring Black lawyers gain access to mentoring, paid work experience and ongoing support.
Bridget acts for insurers, residential and domiciliary care providers, large corporates, and local authorities and sits on the National Executive Committee for the Forum of Insurance Lawyers. Bridget is regularly invited to speak at sector events on issues relating to risk and insurance.
Trained Foster Baxter Cooksey; qualified 1991; partner Chapman Everrett 1996-2002; partner Browne Jacobson 2004 to date.
Memberships
- Forum of Insurance Lawyers (FOIL)
- ALARM
- Board member of the College of Law – Birmingham
Education
BA Hons (1989).
Leisure
Gym, theatre, cycling.
Lawyer Rankings
West Midlands > Insurance > Personal injury: defendant
(Leading individuals)With Kevin Lawson , Bridget Tatham and Rachel Lyne at the helm at Browne Jacobson LLP, the team has an enviable reputation for its work on many complex, serious and high-value claims. It has particular expertise in catastrophic brain and spinal injury claims as well as complicated employer’s liability and public liability claims. In addition, claims arising in the context of sports, disease and abuse continue to be at the cornerstone of the practice. The group also has niche expertise in substantial claims arising out of injuries at care homes. James Arrowsmith is a known name in the market alongside Matthew Harpin .
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals West Midlands > Insurance > Personal injury: defendant
- Personal injury: defendant West Midlands > Insurance
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: defendant
- Public sector > Education
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Energy, project finance and PFI
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Insurance > Personal injury: defendant
Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Construction
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Birmingham
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Employment > Employment
- Public sector > Health
- Employment > Health and safety
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Public sector > Local government
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Real estate > Planning
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Real estate > Commercial property: Birmingham
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Insurance > Professional negligence