The ‘well-resourced and outstandingly efficient’ team at Hugh James is experienced in handling several of the largest product liability claims in the UK in recent history, with particularly strong expertise in the medical devices and pharmaceutical drugs space. Mark Harvey oversees the group; he is described as ‘a partner with masses of experience, including as lead solicitor in large GLOs’, and is praised for his work on product regulatory reform. Further evidence of the group’s wider product liability experience lies in the work of Pauline Roberts, which includes high-profile recent multi-party litigation.
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‘Attentive, efficient, supportive, explained things step by step.’
‘Spent as much time as I needed to explain the legal process, answered questions clearly and concisely. Listened well.’
‘One of the leading claimant product liability firms with a team to match. Extremely experienced at all levels, whether group or individual cases.’
‘Mark Harvey is a partner with masses of experience, including as lead solicitor in large GLOs. He was a member of one of the Commission's expert working groups on product liability reform.'
- 'Aidan Lloyd displays really good attention to detail.'
- 'Pauline Roberts is very experienced in product liability cases.’
‘Catherine Harris was very helpful, and had an extremely good grasp of the detail of the claim. She was adept at drafting both the schedule of loss and witness statement based on the instructions.’
'Hugely experienced product liability team that seems to have been involved in the majority of the major product liability group actions over the last 25 years. Fantastically well-resourced team, outstandingly efficient.'
Key clients
- Cohort of Oculentis Intraocular lens claimants
- Cohort of vaginal mesh claimants
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Mark Harvey