Sarah McWhirter
UK Guide 2025
Band 1 : Clinical Negligence: Mainly Claimant
Band 1
About
Provided by Sarah McWhirter
Practice Areas
Sarah is the head of the Edinburgh clinical negligence team. She represents clients from all over Scotland in a wide variety of clinical negligence claims, including birth injuries, surgical errors, nursing errors, dental negligence, misdiagnosis and delayed diagnosis/treatment.
Sarah specialises in high value and complex claims. She has particular expertise in amputation claims and birth injury claims, including those involving neonatal death. She is a confident litigator and has appeared in Sheriff Courts across Scotland.
Career
Sarah undertook her traineeship with a leading commercial firm before moving to a specialist insurance litigation firm, where she undertook both clinical negligence and personal injury work. Since joining Slater and Gordon in 2017 Sarah has focused on her clinical negligence practice and acts exclusively on behalf of pursuers.
Chambers Review
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Sarah McWhirter has notable experience of birth injury claims, including cerebral palsy and neonatal deaths, as well as handling related psychiatric injury. She also acts in delayed diagnosis, surgical negligence and amputation cases.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Sarah has excellent insight into complex medical issues and is able to ask incisive and appropriate questions of experts. She is supportive to her clients and keeps experts well informed."
"Sarah is always professional and gives her best. It is a pleasure to work with her."
"She leaves no stone unturned, undertakes meticulous prep for her cases and has very good client skills."
"She is amazing, Sarah was faultlessly professional. I felt at ease working with her and she gave me the confidence I needed."
"Sarah has a great command of her topic and is very thorough."
"Sarah has excellent insight into complex medical issues and is able to ask incisive and appropriate questions of experts. She is supportive to her clients and keeps experts well informed."
"Sarah is always professional and gives her best. It is a pleasure to work with her."
"She leaves no stone unturned, undertakes meticulous prep for her cases and has very good client skills."
"She is amazing, Sarah was faultlessly professional. I felt at ease working with her and she gave me the confidence I needed."
"Sarah has a great command of her topic and is very thorough."
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