‘Head and shoulders above every other team': Glowing Legal 500 review for Clinical Negligence team ranked Tier 1

In this year's Legal 500 directory, Fieldfisher's Clinical Negligence team is yet again ranked Tier 1 with glowing reviews for individual partners and fee earners.

The practice is described as 'absolutely brilliant’ and noted for its ‘deep experience and fantastic resources’, with a 'client-centred approach'. 'It is a superbly led team with deep experience and fantastic resources which is repeatedly successful.’

Head of the team Iona Meeres Young and partner Jane Weakley are listed as Leading Individuals, with partners Paul McNeil, Kate Rohde and Samantha Critchley making the Hall of Fame.

Partners Mark Bowman, Jonathan Zimmern and Arti Shah are described as Next Generation Partners, with new joiner Punam Sood a Rising Star.

Other testimonials include:

‘Definitely the leading firm for clinical negligence – an absolutely brilliant team – all the partners are fantastic at dealing with a heavy caseload of difficult cases and getting amazing results in reasonable time scale which is so important for claimants.’

'Paul McNeil must be the best litigator in this field: hugely intelligent, tough, efficient, a glowering presence across the field.’

‘Iona Meeres-Young is a wonderful litigator with great calm under fire and excellent judgement.’

‘Samantha Critchley: outstanding preparation, meticulous work and commitment to clients.’

‘Mark Bowman is a fast, efficient, intelligent and fearless litigator.’

‘Jane Weakley is a great lawyer with huge experience, and Jonathan Zimmern too. All of the team members handle the most difficult and heaviest cases successfully.’

'Arti Shah was so compassionate and understanding of our case. She was always there to explain how legal practices worked and the complexities of the medical notes and case itself.’