Minton Morrill fields a highly experienced team that regularly represents clients on a range of high-value and complex clinical negligence matters with a particular focus on birth injury claims, including cerebral palsy matters and other significant brain injuries, including those arising from meningitis and Kawasaki disease. The team is headed up by founder Simon Minton, who has decades of experience handling complex claims, particularly concerning cerebral palsy, meningitis and Erb’s palsy issues. Sahida Patel heads up the birth and brain injury unit, often advising on maximum-severity birth injury cases. Guy Pomphrey is skilled in handling birth injury, orthopaedic and fatal accident matters.
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‘The team work well together and make you feel valued. All team members are approachable.’
‘The people I have worked with are kind and help support you. I have worked mostly with Simon Minton, and he shows a lot of knowledge and professionalism but is happy to explain anything to me. There has been no point where I have felt undermined.’
‘Sahida Patel was nothing short of exceptional from the first point of contact I made with her. Sahida is professional, highly efficient, knowledgeable and hugely dedicated to securing positive outcomes. Sahida was also very humanistic, which is what initially impressed me - when I first made contact to talk about my circumstances, she was genuinely interested.’
‘Throughout my whole experience so far, I have been treated with kindness and compassion.’
‘Guy Pomphrey is very professional and always ensures that I am happy with and understand any correspondence or actions being taken. My case is extremely complex, and he has been very respectful of the circumstances I find myself in.’
‘Sahida Patel is a very capable lawyer with great experience and a steady hand, who would give any client confidence that their case is being dealt with in an exemplary manner and that they will be fully supported throughout. That excellent outcomes follow is hardly a surprise, but such calm competence is hugely reassuring.’
‘They have a wealth of knowledge in highly complex clinical negligence matters. Their client care is exceptional, and they progress cases quickly and expeditiously.’
‘In my view, Minton Morrill deservedly enjoys one of the best reputations in this field in Yorkshire. The team comprises highly experienced, well-qualified lawyers who do the most challenging and complex of cases. For me, they are the go-to firm in Leeds for this work. They are respected by firms acting for hospital trusts and are therefore able to achieve the best possible outcome for their client.’
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Simon Minton, Sahida Patel, Guy Pomphrey