About
Charlotte is a Partner specialising in Medical Negligence cases. Charlotte is an experienced clinical negligence solicitor who represents children and adults with life‑changing injuries arising from failures in medical treatment. She holds Law Society Specialist Accreditation in clinical negligence, reflecting her expertise and commitment to the highest standards of practice. She acts in medically and legally complex cases, securing compensation to fund ongoing care, adapted accommodation, loss of earnings, therapies, and essential aids and equipment.
She is experienced in achieving success in second opinion cases when another law firm has discontinued the claim. Charlotte’s caseload now principally involves birth injury claims. But she is also experienced in amputation, cancer, ophthalmic, orthopaedic, fatal, and general medicine cases, and continues to supervise these cases within the team. She has achieved many multi‑million‑pound settlements, ensuring clients have the long‑term support and resources they need. Charlotte is on the legal panel for Bliss and Peeps HIE.
Alongside her legal practice, Charlotte sits on the Advisory Panel for Peeps HIE, a charity which supports families who have been affected by a HIE (Hypoxic Ischaemic Encephalopathy) event around the time of birth.
Case Highlights
Charlotte’s case highlights include:
- Securing a lump sum multi-million-pound settlement and annual payments for care and deputyship costs for a child who suffered a brain injury at birth.
Achieving 100% liability admission for a child who suffered a neonatal collapse resulting in a HIE injury.
- Securing success in a second opinion HIE claim which was discontinued by another law firm resulting in a 100% liability settlement less a nominal figure off the final lump sum award.
- Recovering £1.375m for a chid who suffered a delay in diagnosing meningitis resulting in cognitive deficits, fatigue and bilateral deafness.
- Acting for a client who suffered an above knee amputation as a result of a failure to re-vascularise his leg after an injury. The claim for compensation included provision for prosthetic limbs, accommodation, equipment, loss of earnings and therapies.
