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About
Provided by Philippa Luscombe
Practice Areas
Philippa heads the firm’s personal injury team and the clinical negligence team based in the Guildford office. She also works out of London and has clients nationwide, particularly in the South East and West.
She and the personal injury and clinical negligence teams are recognised as leaders in their field by the legal directories and she is particularly recognised for serious brain and spinal injury and fatal accident cases. She deals with road traffic and workplace accidents as well as public liability cases.
Her clinical negligence practice focuses on brain and spinal injury cases - particularly Cauda Equina cases and surgical incidents - and on cases involving delayed diagnosis - particularly cancer and meningitis.
Philippa regularly provides comment for legal journals and the press on current issues relating to personal injury and clinical negligence.
Career
Philippa has been with the firm since training and qualified in 1998, becoming a partner in 2006.
Professional Memberships
Law Society Clinical Negligence Specialist Solicitor Panel
Personal Injury Specialist Solicitor Panel
AvMA’s recommended specialist solicitor panel
APIL (Association of Personal Injury Lawyers) Senior Accredited Litigator and Accredited Clinical Negligence Specialist
Publications
Contributing editor for Butterworth’s Personal Injury Litigation Service.
Chambers Review
UK
Based in Guildford, Philippa Luscombe possesses significant experience with claims involving delay in diagnosis and negligent treatment and surgery. She has extensive expertise in neurosurgical cases, including spinal and brain injury cases.
Philippa Luscombe has notable strength in the personal injury field, acting for clients in brain injury and amputation cases as well as advising on fatal accident claims.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Philippa is a highly diligent and focused solicitor who gets great results."
"Philippa is caring and extremely competent."
"I cannot recommend Philippa more highly."
"A highly diligent and focused solicitor who gets great results."
"Philippa is a highly diligent and focused solicitor who gets great results."
"Philippa is caring and extremely competent."
"I cannot recommend Philippa more highly."
"A highly diligent and focused solicitor who gets great results."