West Midlands

Rankeshwar is a partner and head of the clinical negligence and personal injury department.  He handles a wide variety of complex and substantial value clinical negligence and personal injury cases with a focus on maximum severity/catastrophic injury claims.  He also handles professional negligence cases arising out of personal injury and clinical negligence.

As a partner, he has wider strategic leadership responsibilities and is accredited to the specialist clinical negligence and personal injury panels highlighting his specialism in his area of work.  In addition, he sits as a Deputy District Judge on the Northwest circuit and has had numerous articles and case reports published in a wide variety of medicolegal journals.  He is an executive member of SCIL (Society of Clinical Injury Lawyers) and is at the forefront of discussions with the government regarding policy and practice such as fixed fees, protocols relating to injury litigation and strategy to ensure access to justice for individuals who need it most.

He has been involved in extremely high-value complex claims which have resulted in multi-million-pound awards and has proceeded in cases to the Court of Appeal, testing legal principles and application in his area of work.

Rankeshwar is recognised in the independent legal directories as a leading individual in his sector and has a national reputation.  He is one of the few lawyers within the directories to be given “Hall of Fame” status for both personal injury and clinical negligence.

One independent source from the Chambers and Partners Directory summarises his approach as follows, “Rankeshwar is an exceptional lawyer who has a phenomenal laser-sharp legal mind and is tactically astute.  His intelligence is matched by a tremendous empathy towards his clients and the ability to simplify what might be quite complex legal issues for others.”

Ann is a partner in the personal injury and clinical negligence department.  She is an expert in injury compensation claims for individuals and has a wealth of experience winning multi-million-pound compensation awards for clients.  She is featured in Chambers & Partners and Legal 500 rankings and is known for her organisational skills, attention to detail and empathy towards her clients.  Backed by more than a decade working on catastrophic and brain injury claims, she specialises in birth injury and personal injury claims for children who have sustained catastrophic injuries.   

She is also the firm’s ED&I chair and has been instrumental in ensuring diversity, equality and inclusion is of paramount importance in the life of the firm.   

She is externally recognised as being a dedicated and talented lawyer and an independent quote from Chambers and Partners summarises Ann as “superb with clients and exceptionally able in her approach to cases.”  

Victoria is a senior associate in our personal injury and clinical negligence department.  She has worked on some of the most complex, maximum severity cases and has responsibility for all aspects of clinical negligence and personal injury claims including professional negligence cases.   

She is a well-respected litigator with many years of experience in her field receiving exceptional feedback from her clients.  She is known for her extremely empathetic and courteous nature whilst having an excellent attention to detail.  She has been independently confirmed as “an associate to watch” and a “rising star” in the Legal 500

Sarah is an associate in the personal injury and clinical negligence team and she represents a wide variety of clients in clinical negligence and personal injury cases.  She also represents individuals who have suffered abuse, either as a child or as a vulnerable adult.  Her cases are complex with the clients requiring emotional support and a great deal of empathy.  She is passionate about helping individuals receive access to justice and is highly respected by both her colleagues and clients alike.   

Nicola is a senior associate in the personal injury and clinical negligence department and has over 17 years of experience dealing with catastrophic injury and fatality claims.  She has secured many high-value settlements for her clients and also deals with historic abuse claims involving the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority system.  She is a member of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) and is accredited to the Law Society Clinical Negligence Panel.   

Nicola has a reputation for building strong relationships with her clients and is extremely approachable and supportive.  She is independently recognised by Chambers and Partners as a great litigator with independent commentors noting that she “has the perfect blend of technical expertise and exceptional customer service skills to make her a truly exceptional advocate”. 

Sacha is a solicitor in the personal injury and clinical negligence department and represents individuals who have suffered serious injury through an accident or clinical negligence.  She also acts for individuals who have suffered abuse as a child or a vulnerable adult which usually involves the Defendant being a local authority.  She works on complex high-value claims with more senior solicitors but she possesses the ability and technical expertise beyond her years.  She is very passionate that all her clients are able to access recourse and justice for their injuries.