Practice head Carlos Lopez, a former barrister, joined Express Solicitors Ltd in March 2022 and brought his significant expertise in catastrophic injury clinical negligence work – particularly in hypoxic brain injury sustained at birth – to the firm. Described as ‘doggedly determined in the pursuit of his clients' interests’, Lopez regularly handles high-value and complex work. Andrew Hesketh and Sarah Smith are the other key names to note.
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Work highlights
- Representing a claimant in a case with a potential £4m valuation, covering extensive medical and care needs after the defendant NHS Trust failed to identify ischaemic problems, which resulted in an amputation.
- Representing a claimant in a £2m claim against two GPs for failure to stroke risk stratify, resulting in failure to prescribe oral anticoagulants.