Product Liability: Mainly Claimant
UK Guide 2025 : UK-wide
Band 2
Email address
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0333 016 2222About
Provided by Hugh James
Hugh James is one of a handful of firms nationally who lead the way in product liability work, particularly medical devices and medicines.
The team has many years’ experience of winning harmful product claims. Our advice has helped us to be ranked first in such cases by Chambers and Partners &the Independent Guide to Law Firms. Compensation has been recovered for many victims of harmful products such as ordinary household products as well as medical and pharmaceutical devices.
Litigation of this type and size is expensive in terms of costs, investment and manpower but we have the resources and experience to handle the largest and most complex claims.
It currently leads:
- PIP Breast Implants Litigation – national court appointed lead firm
- DePuy ASR hips claims *
- DePuy ASR continental Europe claims *
- DePuy Pinnacle hips group litigation Court appointed lead solicitors *
- Zimmer Durom Cup hip prostheses group litigation appointed lead solicitors*
- Wright Conserve metal on metal hip prostheses litigation; the court appointed lead solicitor
We are also representing over a 100 women who have suffered horrendous pain from the failure of their vaginal mesh repairs for pelvic organ prolapse (POP).
*with another firm(s)
Chambers Review
Hugh James offers expertise in cases arising from faulty medical and pharmaceutical products. It also regularly represents claimants in matters regarding consumer and household goods. The firm is just as capable when assisting individual clients as when providing robust support during complex group litigation. The team often represents international claimants.
Work Highlights
- Hugh James represented a cohort of vaginal mesh claimants seeking compensation for severe injuries allegedly caused by the erosion of the product. The potential value of the claims is around £10 million.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Hugh James has a great team. It's small enough to offer a boutique service but large enough to deal with the largest cases."
"Hugh James is expert in its field. It's communicative and offers effective teamwork. The team is also highly aware of costs and how to keep them down."
"Hugh James has a great team. It's small enough to offer a boutique service but large enough to deal with the largest cases."
"Hugh James is expert in its field. It's communicative and offers effective teamwork. The team is also highly aware of costs and how to keep them down."
Notable Practitioners
Mark Harvey offers considerable expertise in disputes arising from defective medical devices, drawing on his strength in personal injury claims. He demonstrates prowess in the co-ordination of multiparty proceedings and large group actions.
"Mark has a great reputation and is very passionate."
"Mark has been around for years and is one of the leaders in product liability."
Pauline Roberts has a wealth of experience in handling complex product liability claims involving medical devices, and is particularly adept in multiparty actions.
"Pauline is really good at managing complex group litigation. She understands costs risks and does not get over-awed."
"Pauline is switched on and well respected."