Medical Negligence Leaflet 2025

You don’t need a solicitor every day, but when you do, it’s crucial to know where to turn. Hodge Jones & Allen Solicitors have, for over 47 years, been helping clients through the difficult times in their private lives. Our solicitors are widely recognised as some of the best in their field and are here for you whenever you need our advice and assistance. As one of London’s leading firms, we’re known for our genuine passion and commitment to securing justice. We’re never afraid to fight on behalf of our clients – we’ll always put you first. Our expertise lies in solving legal issues both in your personal and professional lives. Whether it’s advice about a family matter, an employment matter for you or your business, planning for the future, or resolving a dispute our specialist solicitors are always on hand to assist you. You can rely on our legal experts to take control of the situation and leave you free to focus on what really matters in your life. It only takes one call for our team to start assisting you and providing the reassurance and advice you need.

Leading Medical Negligence Solicitors

Always Fighting For Your Rights

At Hodge Jones & Allen Solicitors, we care about righting wrongs and providing first class personal legal services with any further care, treatment and rehabilitation needs.

We can help you gain the compensation you deserve.

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Specialist solicitors with medical experience

Recent cases we’ve helped with

We have the benefit of extensive medical knowledge to support your claim. Many of our highly trained lawyers have previous experience as medical and healthcare professionals. They have gained independent accreditation as medical negligence specialists by AvMA or The Law Society. Our team of expert solicitors are leaders in their field. We take the time to understand your needs and what you want to achieve, providing clear, practical advice, guidance and support to ensure you get answers as to what went wrong and financial redress. Whether you, or a family member, have been affected by inadequate treatment, misdiagnosis or procedure error, we’re here to help.

JN v Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

We represented a young boy who suffered from cerebral palsy. The Defendant admitted liability and the claim was settled without going to court. The compensation agreed was in excess of £12 million, with a lump sum of £5.95 million and periodical payments of over £100,000 for the rest of his life.

AOC v London North West University NHS Foundation Trust

Hodge Jones & Allen Solicitors is proud of its strong track record in helping clients and their families across a vast range of issues, including: • Cerebral Palsy • Serious birth / obstetric injuries • Brain & spinal injuries • Surgical errors • Gynaecological negligence • Inquests • Fatal cases • Amputations • GP negligence • A & E negligence

We settled a claim for a young man who lives in Ireland and was brain damaged at birth due to his delayed delivery. The final award was lump sum payments of £3.3 million and €5 million. Additionally, the claimant

will receive €355,900 per annum to fund his care package. The total award is a total of €17million over his lifetime.

KNC v Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust We helped a young boy who suffered cerebral palsy at birth. The claim settled for a total of £25 million, consisting of a lump sum and periodical payments.

Setting up a trust We also have a dedicated Court of Protection team who specialise in helping families in managing the finances of injured people in the best possible way. Our specialist lawyers can help by setting up a trust, which can often be the most efficient way of managing the compensation received from a medical negligence claim. Get the result you deserve We always feel privileged to be part of your journey and the team at Hodge Jones & Allen Solicitors want to help make a real difference. The vast majority of our cases are run on a No Win No Fee basis, so there is never any financial risk or burden to you. You only have to pay us for our help if we’re successful. Our focus is always to get you the justice you deserve and to achieve the best possible resolution. We’re always here to help.

I cannot thank Hodge Jones & Allen enough for all their support and help throughout my case in the last three years. It was a difficult and emotional time but they were there for me. All procedures were explained with patience and understanding at a sensitive time. “

Meet our Partners Our award winning medical negligence solicitors specialise in helping clients through complex and high value claims. We’re independently recognised by legal directories such as Chambers & Partners and the Legal 500 to be one of the best firms specialising in this area of law in the UK.

Agata Usewicz Partner & Head of Medical Negligence team ausewicz@hja.net

Nina Ali Partner nali@hja.net

Dawn Treloar Partner dtreloar@hja.net

Priya Singh Partner psingh@hja.net

Geoff Simpson-Scott Partner gsimpsonscott@hja.net

Emma Wray Partner ewray@hja.net

Andrew Harrison Partner aharrison@hja.net

0330 828 6355 contactus@hja.net

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UNITED KINGDOM 2025

Hodge Jones & Allen is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. Registered office: 180 North Gower Street London NW1 2NB. | HJA[002]-[A]-2025

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