Simon Elliman
UK Guide 2025
Band 1 : Clinical Negligence: Mainly Claimant
Band 1
About
Provided by Simon Elliman
Practice Areas
Birth Injury | Injury | Medical negligence | Spinal Injury
Career
Simon heads the Medical Negligence team. Although based in our Bath office, Simon represents clients from all over England and Wales. His expertise is recognised by his membership of the Law Society’s Clinical Negligence Panel, and his membership of the specialist panel of the renowned medical negligence charity Action against Medical Accidents (AvMA).
Simon has particular expertise in birth injury and cerebral palsy cases, and complex spinal cases, with a particular specialism in cauda equina cases, and works in partnership with the Cauda Equina Champions Charity. Simon is recognised by independent legal directories Chambers and Legal 500 as a Leader in his field. Chambers describes him as “well regarded for his handling of cerebral palsy cases” and Legal 500 describe him as a “cerebral palsy expert”. Simon is personally recommended by Queen’s Counsel for spinal injury and cauda equina cases, on the basis that “any client would be guaranteed to receive not just an excellent legal service but also sensitive handling” and is described as “a very fine clinical negligence lawyer with vast experience and superb client-handling skills.
Publications
Clinical Risk
Medical Litigation
Healthcare Risk Report
The Solicitors Journal
The New Law Journal.
Chambers Review
UK
Bath-based Simon Elliman is a highly regarded clinical negligence solicitor who heads the RWK Goodman practice. He has considerable expertise in cases concerning brain injury at birth and surgical negligence.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Simon is an excellent leader."
"Simon is vastly experienced yet he still brings a fresh, sharp focus to every case."
"Simon is a very thorough and experienced negligence lawyer."
"Simon is an excellent leader."
"Simon is vastly experienced yet he still brings a fresh, sharp focus to every case."
"Simon is a very thorough and experienced negligence lawyer."