Irwin Mitchell fields a medical negligence team which covers a broad spectrum of claims, from birth injuries and neonatal deaths, to cancers and mental health. Luke Daniels leads the team and is noted for his ability to represent clients across the full range of claims and inquests, with a strong focus on maximum severity birth injury cases. Lisa Jordan has extensive experience in cerebral palsy claims while Emma Rush acts in life-changing injury cases on behalf of adults and children. Sara Burns has a particular focus on brain and spinal injury matters and Laura Daly’s expertise lies in wrongful birth and birth injury claims. Lindsay Tomlinson, Tom Fletcher and Jenna Harris are also key members of the team.
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‘Luke Daniels has a collaborative and sensible approach to litigation. He is pragmatic and it has been a pleasure to work with him to resolve a high value complex clinical negligence claim for our respective clients.’
‘Irwin Mitchell’s Birmingham team represents one of the most consistently high-calibre legal practices I have worked with in my role as a psychiatric medicolegal expert. Their instructions are clinically literate, thoughtfully framed, and carefully tailored to each case. They demonstrate an unusually strong grasp of psychiatric complexity, trauma narratives, and medico-legal nuance—qualities that make collaboration both smooth and intellectually engaging.'
Work highlights
Advised claimant who suffered hypoxic injury at birth as a result of a delay in delivery. Settled this year for capitalised value of £10m.
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Luke Daniels
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Lisa Jordan; Emma Rush; Sara Burns; Laura Daly; Lindsay Tomlinson; Tom Fletcher; Jenna Harris; Allie Louise Grover; Mark Cawley; Phoebe Smart; Richard Sweetman; Jatinder Paul