England - Yorkshire And The Humber • Insurance
Capsticks LLP
Capsticks LLP has an established presence in representing major public sector clients, with the team having recently been active in relation to a number of major inquests. The firm continues to innovate, developing key capacities through associate Lucy Harding’s involvement in NHSR’s Early Notification Scheme and Keith Blundred’s leading work on Covid-related claims. Philip Hatherall heads up the practice, and brings a specialism in group litigation to the team. Other lawyers of note include Ian Cooper, who takes the lead on private healthcare issues; Adam Hartrick, who has a focus on issues relating to mental capacity; and Dominic Ip, who works on birth injury, wrongful birth, and neurological injury claims.
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Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘The two individuals who stand out in Leeds are Dominic Ip and Ruth Day. Most recently, I have worked with Ruth Day on a difficult but important issue to the indemnifier of clinical negligence claims. At short notice she dealt with the necessary liaison and interaction with the claimant's team and the court will true aplomb.’
‘Very experienced team with strength in depth.’
‘Ruth Day is superb: great with clients, excellent judgment, good knowledge of law and applies it to good tactical effect.'
'Dominic Ip and Keith Blundred are excellent partners.’
‘I find them efficient, experienced and easy to work with.’
‘Great experience in the field of clinical negligence, good relationships with their clients, and good communication with experts and clinicians. Ruth Day is extremely experienced and easy to work with.’
‘The firm has a unique focus on providing a full spectrum service to providers and regulators in the health and social care sphere.’
‘Philip Hatherall has outstanding experience in dealing with sensitive claims arising out of non-recent mistreatment and abuse of patients in clinical settings. He is good strategist, able to steer a course through arduous negotiations to the desired outcome.’
Key clients
- NHS Resolution
- Bolton NHS Foundation Trust
- Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Northern Lincolnshire & Goole NHS Foundation Trust
- Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust
- Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust
- North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
- Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust
- Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust
- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Hull University Teaching Hospital NHS Trust
- Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
- Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Ramsay Healthcare
- Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust
- Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust
- South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust
- South East London CCG
- Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
- Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust
- East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
- Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
- Fairfield Independent Hospital
- Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust
- Hertfordshire Partnership University Foundation Trust
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
- London Ambulance Service NHS Trust
- Milton Keynes University Hospitals NHS Trust
- North Middlesex Hospital NHS Trust
- North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
- Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
- Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust
- Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust
- Chelsea and Westminster Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Croydon Health Services NHS Trust
- James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
- Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust
- Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
- London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
Work highlights
- Represented an NHS Trust in a multi-million pound claim relating to a baby with brain damage.
- Represented NHS Resolution in a claim based on alleged delay in diagnosing and treating cauda equina syndrome.
- Acted for NHS Resolution under its flagship Early Notification Scheme for birth injury claims.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Philip Hatherall