Hodge Jones & Allen
The ‘excellent’ clinical negligence team at Hodge Jones & Allen goes ’above and beyond for distressed families’, carrying out a range of work with a particular focus on that which has social importance, including claims involving stillbirths, fatalities, and psychiatric injuries. Working closely with the firm’s civil liberties team, the group is able to take on claims concerning prisons and care homes. The team is led by Agata Usewicz, who has a special interest in obstetric claims. Alongside its caseload, the team supports campaigns for progress in the medical field; recent highlights in this space include assisting a family group fighting for a statutory inquiry into failings within Essex Mental Health Services, spearheaded by senior associate Priya Singh and Nina Ali. Andrew Harrison, Dawn Treloar, and Emma Wray are likewise recommended.
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Testimonials
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- ‘The team are excellent - very knowledgeable and very committed to using the law to achieve meaningful redress for negligent failings, not only for compensation for clients but also to improve working practices and the lives of those affected by them in the future. They have gone above and beyond for distressed families time and time again.’
‘Dawn Treloar is personable, hardworking and very experienced in clinical negligence. A very safe pair of hands.’
‘Agata Usewicz is very experienced, unflappable and extremely good with clients.’
‘Geoffrey Simpson-Scott is a walking textbook on litigation procedure and tactics which he uses to maximum advantage for his clients. He is incredibly experienced and thorough, and his cases are meticulously prepared. I would have no hesitation in recommending him to friends or family should they ever need a medical negligence solicitor. He is also a delight to work with.’
‘Nina Ali never knows when she's beaten - because she never is.'
‘A very solid, skilled and diligent clinical negligence team that achieves great results for their clients.’
‘Andrew Harrison provides a first-class service to his clients, and pursues cases with skill and great determination. Dawn Treloar has an eagle eye for detail and is extremely good with clients.’
'Emma Wray is superb at people management, empathetic, and has excellent judgment.’
Work highlights
- Acting for the families of approximately 80 individuals who died or were severely mistreated whilst in the care of mental health services in Essex, to support them in their campaign to covert the current non-statutory inquiry into a statutory public inquiry.
- Represented a family at inquest where the coroner reached a standalone conclusion of neglect further to poor treatment of the deceased in a care home.
Lawyers
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Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Agata Usewicz