Fletchers Solicitors, one of the UK’s most respected clinical negligence and serious injury law firms, is delighted to announce the appointment of Jill Heywood to its nationally renowned Birth Injury Team.
With over 20 years of clinical negligence experience, Heywood joins from C L Medilaw and brings an exceptional record of success in complex, high-value cases. She previously spent more than two decades at Shoosmiths LLP, where she held senior positions and led on numerous multimillion-pound claims involving catastrophic injuries at birth.
Fletchers’ Birth Injury Team is one of the largest and most experienced in the UK, known for securing multi-million-pound settlements for families affected by avoidable injuries during childbirth.
The team recently launched a powerful new campaign, “For every birth. For every baby. For every family.”, highlighting its commitment to advocacy, accountability, and long-term support for families impacted by clinical negligence at birth.
“We’re delighted to welcome Jill to the team,” said Adrian Denson, Chief Legal Officer at Fletchers. “Her wealth of experience, particularly in maximum severity cases, aligns perfectly with our mission to fight for families at one of the most vulnerable times in their lives. Jill’s appointment further strengthens our position as a national leader in birth injury case work.”#
Heywood said: “I’m incredibly proud to be joining Fletchers’ Birth Injury Team at such an exciting time – they are one of the UK’s largest, and most well respected, teams of birth injury lawyers in the UK.”
“The firm is not only at the forefront of legal excellence, but it’s also deeply committed to supporting families beyond compensation. I look forward to contributing to the important work the team is doing and supporting families through some of the most difficult moments of their lives, ensuring they receive the birth injury compensation, justice and support they deserve.”
The Fletchers Birth Injury team are some of the most highly regarded legal professionals in the country with colleagues sitting on the Specialist Law Society Clinical Negligence Accreditation Panel, the Action for Victims of Medical Accidents (AvMA panel), Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) accredited, and many have been recognised in The Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners for their outstanding work in birth injury litigation.
Heywood’s appointment reflects Fletchers Solicitors’ ongoing investment in top-tier legal talent and its dedication to providing the highest level of support to families affected by life-changing birth injuries.
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