Cecily specialises in clinical negligence claims. She has considerable experience of cerebral palsy, Erbs palsy and maternal birth injury claims, in addition to high value fatal cases. She has a particular expertise in neurological and neurosurgical claims, such as acquired brain injury and cauda equina syndrome. Her team undertakes a wide range of cases, including advising on complaints to professional disciplinary bodies and claims arising from breach of confidence in the patient context.
Cecily's cases include:
Cecily joined Henmans in October 2000 from Irwin Mitchell in Leeds, and became a partner in 2003. Before training as a lawyer, she was Head of Information & Education Services for Wakefield Health Authority for eight years. This has given her an invaluable insight into the workings of the NHS and the clinical content of her work. Cecily qualified as a solicitor in 1995.
Cecily is a member of the Law Society Clinical Negligence Panel, the AvMA (Action against Medical Accidents) Clinical Negligence Panel, the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) and the Oxford Medico-Legal Society. Cecily has completed the Spinal Injuries Association Advanced Training Course for Personal Injury Lawyers and regularly does pro bono work, conducting seminars for organisations in the advice and patient support sectors, such as Citizens Advice Bureau and ICAS.
She is co-author with Elizabeth-Anne Gumbel QC of 1 Crown Office Row of Clinical Negligence: a practitioner's handbook, published in October 2007 by Oxford University Press.