England - South East • Insurance
Shakespeare Martineau LLP
Complex and high value neonatal and birth injury claims, alongside amputation, spinal and brain injuries are the core specialisms of the ‘first rate' clinical negligence team at Shakespeare Martineau LLP, all of whom moved across from Mayo Wynne Baxter LLP in the spring of 2023. Praised as ’knowledgeable, experienced and well-organised’, practice head Melanie Minter's caseload includes failed surgeries and child brain injury cases. Nick Garrish exclusively handles clinical negligence claimant work, from minor fractures to catastrophic injury cases. Gail Waller is also recommended.
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Testimonials
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‘Great communication. Excellent at keeping me up to date. Professional yet friendly. No jargon and brilliant explaining things in laypersons terms.’
‘Always treated with kindness, empathy and respect.’
‘All the members of the team that I have come across have been helpful and efficient, and have dealt with compassion in difficult circumstances.’
‘Melanie Minter is compassionate, understanding and deals very sensitively with clients. She listens attentively to views and opinions expressed by others and doesn’t impose her own views where these may not coincide with those of the client. She responds to messages and emails promptly. Her background in nursing is a great advantage and she can explain medical terminology when necessary.’
‘A well known south coast clinical negligence practice with a first rate team doing the whole range of serious clinical negligence work.’
‘Melanie Minter: focuses on catastrophic birth injury cases: knowledgeable, experienced, well-organised, and brings her cases to successful conclusions. Nick Garrish: particularly strong on amputation cases and hip dysplasia cases. Builds up a good rapport with clients. Gail Waller: carries out a broad range of clinical negligence work to a high standard. Strong on delayed cancer diagnosis cases.’
‘Gail Waller is a pleasure to work with and extremely skilled in the area of clinical negligence. She knows her cases, and her clients, inside and out.'
Work highlights
- Negotiated settlement of £300,000 for a man whose wife died as a result of an undiagnosed pulmonary embolism following a routine hip replacement.
- Negotiated settlement of £850,000 for a man whose wife was negligently discharged from A&E and subsequently died of an aortic dissection. The claimant found her dead next to him in the morning. He had cerebral palsy and was heavily dependent upon his wife.
- Negotiated settlement of £1,150,000 for a man who was negligently discharged from hospital following a fractured leg. He went on to develop compartment syndrome and required fasciotomy and a knee amputation.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Melanie Minter