Clinical Negligence: Mainly Claimant
UK Guide 2025 : Midlands
Band 2
About
Provided by Shakespeare Martineau
Clinical negligence is when a medical professional’s patient care falls below reasonable standards, and as a result causes harm to a patient. When medical mistakes occur, they can have devastating impacts on patients and their families, affecting not only their health but also their personal and working lives. That’s where our team of specialists can help. We have represented many people who have brought clinical negligence claims get the compensation and aftercare they deserve.
Our team of clinical and medical negligence experts will look to help ease the burden during this difficult time by also considering care plans, home adaptations, corrective treatments, counselling and rehabilitation where appropriate.
Chambers Review
Lime Solicitors is the consumer arm of Shakespeare Martineau. It is widely reputed for its experience in handling a full array of clinical negligence claims. The firm has a strong presence across the Midlands, with offices based in Birmingham, Leicester, Lincoln, Nottingham and Solihull. The team represents clients in cases concerning surgical error, delayed diagnosis, informed consent and brain injury. It often deals with complex and high-value wrongful birth claims, as well as birth injury cases such as cerebral palsy.
Strengths
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"All of the instructing solicitors are excellent, easy to deal with, communicative and knowledgeable."
"A very experienced team. It is meticulously detailed, realistic and thinks in a lateral way on a case. The team is very well run and the solicitors are all very approachable."
"There is a great depth of expertise at the firm."
"All of the instructing solicitors are excellent, easy to deal with, communicative and knowledgeable."
"A very experienced team. It is meticulously detailed, realistic and thinks in a lateral way on a case. The team is very well run and the solicitors are all very approachable."
"There is a great depth of expertise at the firm."
Notable Practitioners
Robert Rose heads the clinical negligence team at Lime Solicitors (a trading name of Shakespeare Martineau). He handles a variety of clinical negligence cases, including surgical errors, wrongful births and failed diagnoses. He also has experience handling birth injury claims.
"Robert Rose is a very good leader of the team. He is very nice and the clients very much like him. He does a great job."
"He is incredibly easy to deal with and has a very good tactical head. I would endorse him as being one of the best in clinical negligence."
"He has a great manner with clients and his opponents. By the very nature of what he does, his clients are under immense pressure and he puts them at ease instantly."
"Robert Rose has a fantastic caseload and is a brilliant head of department."
Nikki Fahey of Lime Solicitors (a trading name of Shakespeare Martineau) is experienced in wrongful birth cases, surgical error claims and informed consent matters. She has additional strength in birth injury claims.
"Nikki Fahey is an exceptional lawyer who leaves no stone unturned. She does everything she can for the client."
"Nikki is very hardworking. She works incredibly hard for clients and has a very effective manner."
"Nikki is brilliant."
Ranked Lawyers at
Shakespeare Martineau
Midlands
Members
Provided by Shakespeare Martineau
James Anderson
Maryam Abdullah
Michelle Harper
Natalizia Capizzi
Nicola Fahey