Emma Doughty
UK Guide 2025
Band 3 : Clinical Negligence: Mainly Claimant
Band 3
About
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Emma is the head of the clinical negligence team. She is a highly skilled advocate who was awarded Outstanding Achievement of the Year at the Personal Injury Awards 2018.
During her career she's dealt with a wide variety of complex and high-value claims include securing compensation for those who suffered as the result of delays in diagnosis of cancer, amputations and injuries during birth.
Emma was the lead solicitor in the Paterson litigation. In 2017, she successfully negotiated a £37 million global landmark settlement, encompassing over 750 claims and made provision for recovery of compensation for future claimants. Paterson’s patients treated in the NHS have long since been compensated and Emma has been instrumental in ensuring private patients also achieved justice, and bringing the issue of private sector regulation and patient safety to the forefront of media attention.
In July 2021, Emma was asked to manage the second fund set up by Spire to allow a further cohort of patients affected by Paterson’s treatment to be compensated.
Career
Emma qualified as a solicitor in 2010 and joined Slater and Gordon in 2013.
Professional Memberships
Emma is a Solicitor-Advocate, accredited by the Law Society Clinical Negligence Panel and by APIL as a Senior Litigator.
Chambers Review
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Emma Doughty heads the firm's national clinical negligence department as well as leading its London team. She is particularly active in claims involving delays in diagnosis and treatment leading to amputation, with further strength in birth and labour injury matters. She also has notable experience of group litigation proceedings concerning unnecessary surgery.
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"Emma is very personable, very committed to her cases and very hardworking. She has very good judgement on cases and a good understanding of the medicine and the approach."
"Emma was a wonderful support in a difficult case. She was professional, approachable and always went above and beyond to assist with our needs."
"She is very diligent and not afraid to do the hard cases."
"Emma is very personable, very committed to her cases and very hardworking. She has very good judgement on cases and a good understanding of the medicine and the approach."
"Emma was a wonderful support in a difficult case. She was professional, approachable and always went above and beyond to assist with our needs."
"She is very diligent and not afraid to do the hard cases."
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