Elizabeth is a Partner and Chartered Legal Executive Litigator acting exclusively for claimants in clinical negligence and personal injury claims.
She leads both the clinical negligence and personal injury departments and has built a distinguished career in litigation since 2003. Elizabeth qualified as a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives in 2009 and has since worked exclusively for claimants in clinical negligence litigation. She is a member of the Law Society’s Clinical Negligence Specialist Panel, a member of AvMA’s Clinical Negligence Specialist Panel, and holds APIL accreditation in Clinical Negligence and Birth Injuries, with Senior Litigator status.
Elizabeth specialises in complex and high-value cases, including:
- Medical negligence, including clinical and oncology cases and wrongful birth claims
- Catastrophic injuries, including child and adult brain injuries, spinal injuries and birth injuries
- High-stakes missed diagnoses such as tumours, hydrocephalus, infections, meningitis, strokes, and cardiac arrest resulting in hypoxia
- Cases involving subarachnoid and subdural bleedings
Elizabeth has extensive experience securing substantial compensation for victims of medical negligence and catastrophic injury through detailed negotiation and litigation. Her work includes numerous multi-million-pound settlements, particularly in cerebral palsy claims involving intrapartum hypoxia or asphyxia, congenital cardiac defects, Group B Strep and maternal infections. She has also handled significant brain and spinal injury claims, including those arising from meningitis, hydrocephalus and stroke.
Elizabeth played a key role in the high-profile Polmear v Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust litigation, in which the Trust admitted liability for failing to diagnose a child’s pulmonary veno-occlusive disease. The case reached the Supreme Court in 2024, addressing whether parents could claim for psychiatric injury after witnessing a child’s death due to clinical negligence. Elizabeth’s contributions to preparing and presenting the case were pivotal during this landmark legal journey.
Elizabeth is known for combining technical expertise with compassion. She supervises a dedicated team of legal executives, solicitors, assistants and paralegals, ensuring each client receives attentive and empathetic support. Feedback from clients reflects her commitment:
“Making a claim whilst daunting at times was made a lot easier with the help and friendly nature provided to Liz and her team… life changing result.”
