Medical Negligence

Examples of EAD Medical Negligence cases

Several of these medical negligence cases have been widely reported in the local and national media, including medical negligence a case involving a young woman who underwent an emergency hysterectomy at the age of 19. This case was one of the first of its kind because a medical negligence case was made to seek compensation for the costs of surrogacy.

Helen Barry, an EAD medical negligence specialist, has been involved in settlement of a number of medical negligence cases with damages of £2 - £4 million. She is particularly well known as an expert in medical negligence cases involving women's health and has been involved in high profile 'right to life' cases.

EAD's Medical Negligence case studies

EAD's medical negligence department has been successful in acting, advising or preparing proceedings for the following cases:

EAD's medical negligence team was obtaining compensation, acceptance of responsibility and an apology from a regional Hospital NHS Trust after client suffered medical negligence.

EAD's medical negligence team was taking action against a GP for their failure to diagnose malaria in a patient, resulting in her death. Medical negligence compensation was obtained for her husband and the Department of Health made to act accordingly to help prevent this happening again.

The Medical Negligence department EAD

EAD's team of medical negligence experts has successfully helped many people pursue compensation for medical negligence mistakes. In many medical negligence cases, clients have lost their self-confidence or they are struggling with everyday life as a result of a harrowing or life changing medical negligence dispute. EAD's medical negligence lawyers can be the voice of reassurance that is needed and can take the initiative to investigate claims and drive them forward to reach the client's goal. At EAD we care about our medical negligence clients' needs and their right to a reasonable life. In addition to claims for catastrophic medical negligence injuries where awards frequently exceed £1 million in civil cases, EAD's medical negligence lawyers also prosecute cases before the General Medical Council in relation to the misconduct of doctors.

Introducing the EAD Medical Negligence Solicitors

The medical negligence team leader - Helen Barry. Helen Barry studied law at Manchester University and qualified as a medical negligence solicitor in 1986. She became a partner in EAD in 1996, having previously been a partner in another Liverpool firm, and heads the Clinical and Medical Negligence Department.

Helen is approved as a specialist by being accredited as a member of the AvMA Referral Panel and the Law Society's Clinical and Medical Negligence Panel. She is also a member of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL). Helen has a particular interest in complex and high-profile Medical Negligence cases. EAD's medical negligence solicitors have been independently assessed and approved by AvMA and approved for a legal aid franchise from the Legal Services Commission, so medical negligence clients can obtain funding to help pursue a claim.

More members of the Medical Negligence team

Pamela Williams - Pamela Williams studied medical negligence law at University College of North Wales, Aberystwyth and has been qualified as a Medical Negligence solicitor since 1996. She specialises in medical negligence claims and has a particular interest in cases involving psychiatric injury. Pamela deals with a broad spectrum of medical negligence cases, but her caseload also shows focus towards gynaecological and female urological issues. Pamela has successfully conducted mediation in medical negligence cases and has experience in the field of Mental Health Review Tribunal advocacy. She is approved as a specialist by being accredited as a member of the Law Society Medical Negligence Panel and is a member of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL).

Working as part of the EAD Medical Negligence team

Graham Rowlands - Graham Rowlands handles medical negligence and studied law at Liverpool Polytechnic and graduated in 1972. He has over 15 years experience in medical negligence work and is a Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives. Graham is a valuable member of the medical negligence team providing support and assistance to clients, researching medical negligence and legal issues and collating and preparing legal documents in preparation for trial.

EAD's Medical Negligence team will get you results

Ingrid Bialozynska is a paralegal within the medical negligence department and is an integral member of the medical negligence team. She supports and assists the Partners and medical negligence clients and gives advice and assistance to clients in the pursuit of a medical negligence complaint under the NHS complaints procedure. Ingrid also helps clients deal with public organisations such as the Legal Services Commission, Healthcare Commission and the General Medical Council.