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Huw Ponting is a Partner and Head of the Personal Injury Department. He has over 20 years of experience supporting clients who have suffered catastrophic injuries bring maximum severity claims. He is the Chair of Trustees Trustee at Headway Bristol and a Trustee at Headway Herefordshire. Huw has been instrumental in the setting up and running of several free legal clinics around the country supporting patients of Intensive Care and Brain Injury Units. His expertise lies in supporting clients who have suffered maximum severity injuries following an accident with a specialism in supporting clients with an acquired brain injury the effect of which impacts them for the rest of their lives. He also has over 20 years of experience acting as a Court of Protection appointed Deputy for many of his clients and works closely with the Enable Law CoP team to ensure that client needs continue to be met for the rest of their lifetime. Huw regularly provides training to Solicitors, Barristers, case managers and other professionals supporting clients following a serious injury. He has very strong links within the charity sector and is viewed as an expert figure within the brain injury legal field. Huw Ponting - Enable Law

Mike Bird

Mike Bird is the clinical negligence partner based in Truro, covering Cornwall. He has over 20 years' experience of claims involving complex medical and legal issues on behalf of claimants, particularly children with acquired brain injuries, but advises on cases of all types. He led the Group Action against Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (re Mr K R Jones, 204 claimants). He also is Assistant Coroner for West Midlands and represents families at inquests in fatal claims. He regularly appears in local media commenting on legal issues. Mike is an AvMA Accredited specialist panel member (over 15 years), an APIL Senior Litigator, and an Assessor for APIL's Specialist Clinical Negligence Panel. https://www.enablelaw.com/team/mike-bird/

Paul Sankey

Paul Sankey has vast experience in clinical negligence claims and has advised patients suffering negligent treatment by GPs, NHS trusts and private doctors. He has particular expertise in claims for adults with serious injuries including stroke, sepsis, haemorrhage, meningitis and raised intracranial pressure, in amputation claims and the delayed diagnosis of cancer. He is recognised nationally as an expert on medical consent and expert witness work. He gives training to medical experts and has regularly spoken at local and national events, including Inspire Medi Law and Specialist Medical Info conferences, hospitals including the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, British Society of Neuroradiologists and other national meetings of medical specialists. He regularly publishes articles on medical law. Paul's expertise is reflected in both his successes for clients, but also in the frequent requests we receive for Paul to provide training for those working in the medico-legal sector, including clinicians working as expert witnesses. We would appreciate it if you could reassess his position in band 2, as earlier editions of your directory ranked Paul as a 'Leader in the Field' in London and this seems a more accurate assessment of both his skill and reputation. https://www.enablelaw.com/team/paul-sankey/

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