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103 Colmore Row
Birmingham
B3 3AG
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Sarah Manning
Work Department
Health.
Position
Sarah is a leading clinical negligence defence specialist. She leads a team of lawyers dealing with work on behalf of NHS Resolution, Medical Protection and Dental Protection. She is responsible for the management, supervision and development and provides the strategic overview and direction of the full portfolio of cases they handle. She is the operational lead for the claims work we undertake for Medical Protection.
She has over 25 years’ experience of acting for health law clients. She has an impressive track record in defending complex and high value claims, particularly involving cerebral palsy, acquired brain, spinal and other catastrophic injuries, delayed diagnosis of cancer, meningitis and septicaemia and Fatal Accident Act Claims. She has extensive trial experience including successfully defending two multi-million-pound cerebral palsy claims involving a significant number of healthcare professional witnesses and expert witnesses. She has handled many high value claims involving the assessment of complex quantum and has negotiated settlement for sums in excess of £10m, including periodic payment order settlements. She is very experienced in dealing with claims involving multiple defendants and the strategy and tactics to deploy in negotiations on apportionment of liability whilst also working collaboratively on a joint basis where appropriate to resolve issues cost effectively.
Career
Sarah specialises in defending substantial clinical negligence claims, particularly those of a complex or high value nature; experienced in general health law advice.
Trained Irwin Mitchell; qualified 1992; senior associate Eversheds LLP, Leeds; associate Browne Jacobson LLP 2005; partner 2006.
Education
Hull University (1989 LLB Hons); Law School, Chester (1990 LSF Hons).
Lawyer Rankings
West Midlands > Insurance > Clinical negligence: defendant
The ‘practical, proactive and sensible’ team at Browne Jacobson LLP is praised for its ‘collaborative approach‘. It has one of the largest national defendant clinical defendant practices in the UK as well as an excellent social care practice. It fields many first-rate practitioners such as Jonathan Fuggle who is recognised for his expertise in spinal surgery claims. Sarah Manning specialises in defending substantial clinical negligence claims. Sian Brown leads the specialist obstetric division, while Sarah White deftly handles a variety of catastrophic injury claims. Among the other key names to note are ‘master tactician‘ William Reynolds who acts on behalf of NHS Resolution, NHS Trusts, and other private insurers and commercial organisations, Emma Rees (legal director); Hannah Wallace and Louise Jeffers (who are both senior associates).
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