Madeline Seibert
UK Guide 2025
Band 3 : Clinical Negligence: Mainly Claimant
Band 3
About
Provided by Madeline Seibert
Practice Areas
Madeline is a Technical Director and clinical negligence specialist, representing adults and children with significant brain injuries.
Recent results include cerebral palsy case MXX v Barts NHS Trust (£14.4 million settlement) and reported delay in diagnosis of meningitis Court of Appeal case FB v Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (2017) IEWCA Civ 334. In addition to representing Claimants with catastrophic injuries caused by medical negligence, Madeline’s role is also one of management and support to the Slater and Gordon National Clinical Negligence Team, co-ordinating and implementing operational change.
Career
Madeline’s legal career has extended over 20 years. She joined Slater and Gordon as a Technical Director in 2019 prior to which she was a Partner and Head of Medical Negligence of a leading regional Essex and Hertfordshire law firm.
Professional Memberships
Madeline is accredited with the following specialist referral Panels:-
• Action Against Medical Accidents (AvMA)
• Law Society Clinical Negligence
• Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) - Clinical Negligence
Madeline is also an APIL accredited Senior Litigator and Clinical Negligence Panel Assessor.
Chambers Review
UK
Madeline Seibert focuses her practice on the representation of children who have suffered brain damage leading to cerebral palsy. She handles cases arising both from failures to diagnose illnesses and obstetric negligence.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Madeline is very hardworking and will fight until the bitter end for her clients. She has a very good grasp of risk assessment and understands the gritty issues."
"She is technically brilliant."
"She is kind, approachable and knowledgeable. I felt like I could ask her anything and her level of customer service was excellent."
"Madeline is very hardworking and will fight until the bitter end for her clients. She has a very good grasp of risk assessment and understands the gritty issues."
"She is technically brilliant."
"She is kind, approachable and knowledgeable. I felt like I could ask her anything and her level of customer service was excellent."