Acting on its own as well as often in conjunction with its more well-established Bristol base, Irwin Mitchell's recently established office in Cardiff continues to gain traction in the South Wales market, where it is appreciated for its 'very responsive, thorough and detail-oriented' approach. Lauded for her 'down-to- earth and friendly' demeanour, senior associate Kate Easy has been pivotal to the growth of the team, gaining an increased volume of instructions from South Wales-based claimants, including on obstetric cases leading to cerebral palsy and those concerned with a delay in diagnosis leading to catastrophic spinal or brain damage. Team head Julie Lewis splits her time between Cardiff and Bristol with a specialism in birth and neonatal injury and other brain injury cases.

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Testimonials

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  • 'The team is very responsive, thorough and detail-oriented.'
  • ‘Kate Easy is not only professional and thorough but also down to earth and friendly.'

Work highlights

  • Securing an admission of liability and interim payment in a case against a Welsh Health Board for failures in managing constipation following a caesarean section leading to a bowel perforation which required the Claimant to undergo a stoma.
  • Successful settlement of the case following severe damage to our client’s bladder due to the mismanagement of her labour with her daughter.
  • Successful settlement of the case following the Health Board’s internal investigation which confirmed the mismanagement of antenatal care leading to stillbirth.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Julie Lewis

Other key lawyers

Kate Easy, Eleri Davies, Rhian Hooton