Mark Slater and Chris Gawne jointly lead Price Slater Gawne‘s ’awesome‘ Altrincham-based group. Known for its broad experience in fatal claims and immunotherapy issues, the group has experienced an increase in delayed diagnosis of breast cancer cases. Slater is known for his distinctive focus on negligent psychological care cases and claims concerning acquired brain injuries, while Gawne is a key name for inquests and inquiries into negligent treatment. The ’totally outstanding‘ Sophie Fox has broad expertise, spanning amputations, surgical errors, and orthopaedic injuries, and Andrew Harrison is particularly adept at handling delayed diagnosis and cancer misdiagnosis cases.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Mark Slater and Chris Gawne have exceptional legal skills, very quickly getting to the crux of even the most complex clinical negligence claim.’

  • ‘Specialist medical negligence team with excellent knowledge of the area. They are knowledgeable, efficient and friendly.’

  • ‘Andrew Harrison. Very knowledgeable about the arena of medical negligence, the relevant law and hurdles to overcome.’

  • ‘Niall Costello: extremely experienced and knowledgeable, excellent client care, always willing to go the extra mile to achieve the best outcome possible and very efficient management skills. The entire clinical negligence team is first class.’

  • ‘Sophie Fox and Niall Costello are standout solicitors who are truly excellent at what they do. Their client handling is excellent as is their ability to always go the extra mile to secure favourable outcomes for claimants.’
  • ‘Sophie Fox is brilliant, professional, understanding and articulate. Nothing seemed too much trouble. I cannot praise Sophie highly enough, totally outstanding.’

  • ‘All the team members are awesome; they are approachable efficient and work diligently.’

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Practice head

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Mark Slater, Chris Gawne

Other key lawyers

Sophie Fox, Andrew Harrison, Niall Costello, Jasmine Johnson