The ‘highly committed’ team at Slater and Gordon ’works well together’ to ensure that clients are ‘extremely well-served’ across a range of high-value and complex cases, where they also benefit from access to complementary services including Court of Protection and trusts services, if necessary. Team head Yvonne Agnew is ’one of the foremost UK experts in birth injury cases’, and as well as her continued involvement in high-profile cases is also a vital mentor for more junior practitioners within the group. At a senior associate level, Lara Bennett is a ‘dedicated and skilful claimant lawyer’, while Kelly Lloyd-Davies ’has a solid grasp of the issues in each case’, including on birth injury as well as delayed or missed diagnosis claims. Julia Reynolds departed to Leigh Day in 2024.
Testimonials
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‘A number of highly experienced and skilled individuals, who seem to work together for the collective good. They are impressive in the number of high value and complex cases they attract.’
‘The Cardiff team are highly committed clinical negligence lawyers. They are a strong team who work well together and ensure that the client is extremely well served.’
'Yvonne Agnew is one of the foremost UK experts in birth injury cases.'
‘Kelly Lloyd-Davies is a true Claimant's lawyer. She has a solid grasp of the issues in each case and can communicate complex issues to lay clients clearly and gently.'
‘Megan Cavanagh is a delight to work with on tricky clinical negligence cases. She is approachable and very good with clients, even where there are difficult issues to broach.'
'Lara Bennett handles a variety of high value and complex cases. She is a dedicated and skilful claimant lawyer.
‘The outstanding Wallis Crockford handles the most complex cases with supreme skill and ability.'
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Yvonne Agnew