Osbornes

Testimonials

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• 'A joy to work with and always 100% client focused at all times.'
• 'Hard working, approachable, good knowledge of clinical negligence and clients' specific conditions. Stephanie Prior leads a strong and competent team.'
• 'Stephanie Prior leads the team with real experience and commitment to her clients. Able to spot a good case early on and see it through to conclusion. Jodi Newton is knowledgeable and well regarded.' 
• 'Osbornes has a skilled team of solicitors advising clients on a wide range of clinical negligence matters. The firm merit recognition for the complexity of their work, as a boutique discipline within a multi-disciplinary firm.'
• 'Nicholas Leahy empathises very well with his clients. He runs his cases efficiently, effectively and can communicate diligently in difficult circumstances.'
• 'Stephanie Prior and her colleagues are deeply versed in clinical negligence and the workings of English hospitals, trusts and medical practitioners. They are able to handle all clinical negligence claims including the very biggest catastrophic brain injury claims.'
• 'Jodi Newton is passionate about her work and is a really creative lawyer, always trying to find practical and innovative solutions to problems encountered, whilst keeping the clients central to everything she does.'
• ‘Josie Robinson is fantastic with clients, very commercial and hugely experienced. Opponents respect her and she gets great results.’

Lawyers

Leading individuals

Stephanie Prior

Osbornes

Stephanie is head of medical negligence at Osbornes, with a particular focus on child and adult brain injury cases, fatal cases, obstetric and gynaecological cases, ophthalmology and complex spinal injury cases. Stephanie practiced as a registered nurse for over ten years before qualifying as a lawyer brings to the department an in-depth knowledge of medical practice and procedure, which differentiates her from many of other clinical negligence lawyers. Stephanie has chaired and spoken at the AvMA Medicine for Lawyers conference and lectures on clinical negligence to post graduate medical students at Bart's Hospital and to forensic medical examiners for the police. Stephanie also holds a diploma and is an examiner in forensic medical science (DipFMS) and is the legal editor of ;Medicine, Science and the Law; and contributes to the journal by providing quarterly case reports. She also contributes to JPIL bimonthly. She is also an examiner for the Dip(FMS). Stephanie is regularly contacted by the BBC for commentary on clinical negligence-related stories. She has lectured on brain injury resulting from medical negligence to the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers .

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Jodi Newton

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