England - West Midlands • Insurance
Harrison Clark Rickerbys
The ‘committed’ team at Harrison Clark Rickerbys is now co-headed by Peter Savage and Ally Taft. Its former practice head, Inez Brown, has left the firm. It is a ’very good regional clinical negligence specialist’ practice. Taft is particularly experienced in advising on claims relating to surgical errors, birth injury cases and delayed diagnosis cases. The group is also sought after for its work on dental negligence claims. Associate, Amrit Dhaliwal, plays a pivotal role in the department too.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘I would have no hesitation in recommending Harrison Clark Rickerby for claims or any other legal matters. They were interested in the case from the start and listened to what I was trying to achieve'.
‘I dealt with Ally Taft who provided me with detailed information and guidance from the start. I was never left feeling out of the loop and received information in a timely manner'.
‘I have nothing but praise for the way my Clinical Negligence Case was dealt with by this practice. Each of the Solicitors who dealt with my case from start to finish showed understanding, empathy and knowledge'.
‘ Fahmidah Ali called upon very knowledgeable expert witnesses when required to advance my case where necessary'.
‘The team is obviously experienced in dealing with Clinical Negligence claims against NHS Trusts and was able to advise accordingly.’
‘Ally Taft is an excellent solicitor I have worked with over a number of years and she is consistently impressive’.
‘Ally Taft - partner - very experienced, confident in the most complicated of cases, conscientious and fights hard for her clients'.
‘Ally Taft, and Amrit Dhaliwal stand out particularly as solicitors who lead the team by example; they are friendly and yet tenacious in their pursuit of justice'.
Key clients
- Mrs S J
- DS (by her litigation friend JS)
- NL
- AC (by her litigation friend SC)
- Mrs TS
- DB (as executor of the estate of BB, deceased)
- SF
- RB
- RJ
- GB (on behalf of the estate of JB)
Work highlights
- Advising on a delay in diagnosis and treatment of meningococcal septicaemia resulting in multiple amputations. The claimant was one year old at the time, and lost both legs below the knees, all of the fingers on one hand, and three of the fingers on the other hand. The team achieved a capitalised settlement of £10.3m.
- Advising on a delay in diagnosis of a bowel condition, leading to a permanent stoma, stroke and paralysis. The team settled the claim for a 7-figure sum.
- Advising on a four-year delay in diagnosing kidney cancer. The team managed to secure settlement despite liability being denied.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Peter Savage, Ally Taft