Medical Negligence Solicitors
Devonshires Claims, a specialist clinical negligence and personal injury practice, was created following the merger of the well-recognised and long-established Devonshires Solicitors LLP’s Clinical Negligence department with pioneering barrister-led firm PI Law Direct.
Based in central London, the 14-stong team of medical negligence solicitors and experts has over 20 years’ experience and can, handle all types of medical negligence claims as well as larger personal injury claims.
Purpose and Vision
Devonshires Claims is committed to securing justice and compensation for victims of medical and clinical negligence.
Devonshires Claims is committed to creating a top-level professional legal resource for those injured in medical accidents, whilst at the same time extending compassion, empathy and warmth to aid victims through the difficult task of getting justice and compensation as a result.
Our experience includes medical negligence claims in the following areas:
- Accident and Emergency Claims
- Ambulance Delay Compensation or Negligence Claims
- Medical Negligence Amputation Claims
- Brain Injury Compensation Claims
- Child Birth Injury Claims
- Medical Misdiagnosis Claims or Delayed Diagnosis Compensation
- Dental Negligence Claims
- Eye Injury Claims
- Fatal Claims & Inquests
- Gastroenterology Negligence
- GP Negligence Claims
- Hospital Infection Claims
- Hospital Negligence Claims
- Medication and Prescription Error Claims
- Nerve Injury Compensation Claims
- NHS Negligence Compensation
- Orthopaedic Injury Compensation
- Orthopaedic Negligence Claims
- Pregnancy & Gynaecology Compensation Claims
- Surgical Error Claims
Our Values
We are proud to offer a bespoke service which is possible through the extensive experience of each of the solicitors and assistants within the department. We pride ourselves on being friendly and providing a listening ear. We are here to help those to speak out in situations where they cannot do so for themselves.
We provide a free case evaluation for any person who is injured in a medical or clinical setting and in considering everyone as equals we can provide a robust and sensitive approach.
We pride ourselves on being able to offer a ‘No Win No Fee’ arrangement on all cases that we are instructed on and access to a wealth of medical expertise which has been gained over many years.
Our values are based on enabling injured individuals to gain access to justice and our belief is that, with the right support and direction from our specialist team, those who have been injured can move towards righting the wrongs that have been done.
Client Care
We strive to meet and exceed the legal and personal needs of our clients better than our local and international competitors by fighting on their behalf whilst never compromising our solid ethical foundation.
We seek to guide claims for medical negligence while making the process of litigation as stress-free as possible and believe that with our desire to obtain justice and compensation for all, we are delivering on that promise.
Our team of medical negligence solicitors located in London have a reputation for delivering the compensation that our clients rightly deserve in a timely manner. Over the years we have secured millions of pounds in compensation.
Despite working fast and efficiently, we show each client that we care about their individual case. This is proven by feedback from many of our satisfied clients.
Legal 500 Testimonial
Devonshires Claims
The ‘tenacious’ team at Devonshires Claims is co-headed by Nick Grant, Justin Glenister and ‘force of nature’ Karen Cathcart, who specialises in misdiagnosis, surgical error and birth injury cases and is currently leading a sub-team representing a significant number of children who have suffered harm either before, during or shortly after birth. The team’s caseload often includes such complex matters as hypoxic injury, oncology, amputation and cerebral palsy in children and adults, as well as psychiatric issues and behavioural challenges resulting from negligence. Jeanette Van Cauter has an expansive caseload, and is described as having ‘expertise well beyond most associates’.
Our Reviews
Devonshires Claims was a Finalist for ‘Clinical Negligence Team of the Year’ at the Personal Injury Awards 2020 and a Finalist for Clinical Negligence Lawyer of the Year at the Personal Injury Awards 2021.