With ‘a rounded and balanced view to litigation’, Shakespeare Martineau LLP is well-positioned to handle neonatal and birth injury cases, amputation and spinal injuries, among others. Melanie Minter leads the team, contributing her varied expertise across failed hip surgery, children brain injury cases and other complex mandates. Other members of the team include Nick Garrish, ’an expert in orthopaedic cases’, and Gail Waller, who is recommended for her ability to provide ‘super client care’.
Testimonials
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‘They take a very practical approach for their clients. Communication is clear and consistent.'
‘Shakespeare Martineau LLP are an excellent team to work with. They care about their client's needs on a personal level, and secure the best results. They are a pleasure to work with.'
‘Melanie Minter is enormously experienced in the highest value birth injury cases.'
- 'Nick Garrish is an expert in orthopaedic cases, from hip dysplasia to amputation; pragmatic and excellent negotiator.'
- 'Gail Waller provides super client care.’
‘The team includes lawyers who used to practice on the defence side, and so they bring a rounded and balanced view to litigation. The team has developed excellent links with high calibre experts whose opinions can be relied on and who facilitate claims in complex cases. The team also ensures that its clients are properly advised at all key stages of litigation.’
‘Melanie Minter is a class act whose calm manner reassures clients facing the stresses of litigation. She has excellent judgment.'
Work highlights
- Negotiated settlement of £300k for a man whose wife died as a result of an undiagnosed pulmonary embolism following a routine hip replacement.
- Negotiated settlement of £850k for a man whose wife was negligently discharged from A&E and subsequently died of an aortic dissection.
- Negotiated settlement of £1.15m for a man who was negligently discharged from hospital following a fractured leg. He went on to develop compartment syndrome.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Melanie Minter