About
Helen is a Partner specialising in Medical Negligence cases. Helen is a AvMA panel-accredited specialist clinical negligence solicitor, with particular expertise in cases arising from maternity care and in representing individuals who have suffered life-changing injuries. She works closely with families of babies who were stillborn, died during the neonatal period or developed cerebral palsy as a result of birth management or early hospital care.
Helen has experience in cases involving fatal growth restriction, Group B Strep infection, incorrect monitoring of a baby’s heart rate and difficulties in identifying low-risk pregnancies that became higher risk during labour. Helen has also successfully investigate historic cases that were previously declined or discontinued by other solicitors. Her work involves carefully reviewing the medical care provided to identify complex aspects that may have been overlooked, or considering advances in medical understanding that clarify how failures may have caused a person’s neurological injury.
In addition, Helen has secured compensation for adults who have suffered life-changing injuries due to conditions such as Cauda Equina Syndrome or stroke and has experience in complex pressure sore cases, often involving patients with pre-existing medical needs. She works closely with deputies and case managers to manage large interim payments in multi-million-pound claims, ensuring that clients who lack capacity receive compensation that meets their current and future needs.
Case Highlights
Helen’s case highlights include:
- Securing a settlement for a client with cerebral palsy and epilepsy as a result of the failure to respond to changes on the CTG trace which were indicative of early placental dysfunction.
- Achieving a multi-million-pound settlement for cerebral palsy and epilepsy arising from the failure to diagnose and treat neonatal meningitis arising from a Group B Strep infection.
- Achieving an admission and interim payment for a client who developed Cauda Equina Syndrome after surgery was performed at the wrong level, and where there was a further failure to investigate when clear CES signs developed post-operatively.
- Achieving an admission and interim payment for a client with a history of fertility problems whose baby was stillborn when there was a failure to investigate abnormalities on the CTG, and then presenting a claim for future private IVF costs.
