Healthcare: Public and Third Sector
UK Guide 2025 : UK-wide
Band 5
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Provided by Clyde & Co LLP
Casualty
Clyde & Co have one of the largest and most highly regarded teams in the casualty and healthcare sector, providing a complete range of legal and claims services. Our team has extensive depth and breadth of experience and handles a diverse range of cases. Every day, organisations are exposed to incidents which could lead to an injury claim involving employees, members of the public, customers or contractors. Unfortunately some claims are also subject to fabrication, exaggeration and fraud.
Clyde & Co specialise in investigating and defending casualty claims and offer extensive knowledge of the liability issues that arise in particular sectors such as the public sector (including police forces), retail & leisure, construction, manufacturing and transport & logistics, among others.
Healthcare
The healthcare department undertakes a wide range of healthcare related and advisory work. Cases range in value from small to very high, are often of significant importance and range considerably in complexity. The majority of the team's work involves representing health care professionals and NHS Trusts facing clinical negligence claims through practitioners own private insurance/indemnity arrangements (such as GPs with MPS cover) or through the NHS Litigation Authority (for those working within the NHS).
Chambers Review
Clyde & Co boasts a comprehensive sector-focused service particularly renowned for contentious matters, such as inquests and non-clinical disputes, concerning care homes and hospitals. The firm is recommended for advice on regulatory and criminal investigations, as well as PFI project variation. Clyde & Co's clients include NHS trusts, professional associations and private care providers.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Clyde have vast experience, client care and up-to-date knowledge. They have strength in depth and are very responsive."
"The team have wide-ranging experience, allowing them to handle complex cases. The depth and breadth is very strong. They provide excellent response times and communications with clients."
"Clyde have vast experience, client care and up-to-date knowledge. They have strength in depth and are very responsive."
"The team have wide-ranging experience, allowing them to handle complex cases. The depth and breadth is very strong. They provide excellent response times and communications with clients."
Notable Practitioners
Claire Petts has considerable expertise in advising public and private sector clients on an array of sensitive inquests and disputes, particularly those involving clinical negligence allegations. She also assists with Care Quality Commission, ICO and police investigations.
"She is always responsive and gives clear, practical and commercially-minded advice that just makes sense. You can rely on her to tenaciously fight your corner."
"Claire is a prolific, really good litigator."