James Edmondson

James is a Senior Associate in the Clinical Negligence team working across our Manchester and Taunton offices.

James’ practice includes a broad spectrum of complex clinical negligence work, however he has particular expertise and interest in surgical negligence cases, stroke and Encephalitis, along with fatal accident claims brought by the families of those who have died as a result of clinical negligence.

He is widely praised for his excellent care and his ability to tailor claims to his client’s specific needs and wishes, with referees describing him as “very detailed in his analysis and had a pragmatic approach in getting settlements”.

James has the very rare experience of conducting cases before both the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court

James is accredited by the Law Society as a Clinical Negligence specialist and works closely with one of our core charity partners, Encephalitis International. He is ranked as a “Rising Star” in his field by Legal 500 and an “Associate to watch” by Chambers and Partners.

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Experience

Some of James’ recent case highlights include:

Surgical Negligence

• A complex bowel perforation claim that settled the day before trial for a sum in excess of £1million;
• A claim for a young mother who suffered long term physical and psychiatric injuries following a negligent gallstone operation; leaving her unable to work;

Orthopaedic and nerve injuries

• A peripheral nerve injury claim for a client in his 20’s for £1million;

Fatal accidents

• Settled a 6 figure Fatal Accident claim following death of the family’s bread winner;

Stroke and brain injury

• A cutting edge stroke case that evolved alongside the developments in stroke research that settled for a 6 figure sum;

High profile litigation

• James is the lead solicitor in the high profile case of Lewis-Ranwell v G4S and Ors dealing with whether a Claimant who was found to be insane at the time of killing 3 men is able to bring a claim for compensation against those who he says failed to safeguard him when in mental health crisis.