Specialises in personal injury work for claimants including employers' liability, road traffic accidents (RTAs) including motorcycle and pedal cycle claims, public liability and occupiers' liability. Julie also has experience in handling claims for industrial disease including noise-induced deafness, repetitive strain injury, vibration white finger, diseases related to exposure to asbestos and claims for work related stress.
Julie trained at Thompsons, qualified in 1991 and was made a partner in 1993. She spent a period working as an in-house solicitor at the National Union of Teachers and latterly worked for Russell Jones & Walker in London and Sheffield. Julie is accredited by the Law Society as a personal injury specialist. She is a member of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL), the Transport and General Workers Union (TGWU) and the GMB (Britain's general union). She speaks French, Spanish and Italian and has a Diploma in Translation (French to English) from the Institute of Linguists, of which she remains a member.
Irvin Thobourne, associate litigation executive
Has over 15 years' experience in dealing with all types of personal injury claims, including workplace accidents, road traffic accidents (RTAs), occupiers' liability and public liability claims. He has particular expertise in claims involving the Motor Insurer's Bureau (MIB) and Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA). Irvin has particular experience in claims involving severely injured claimants and catastrophic injuries involving amputation.
Irvin worked for four years at Shoosmiths, specialising in personal injury. He joined Henmans in 1997 and was made an associate in 2002. Irvin is a member of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) and the Oxford Medico-Legal Society. Irvin's reported cases include:
Jane handles personal injury claims arising out of road traffic accidents (RTAs), accidents at work and in public places and accidents abroad. Jane's recent cases include:
- Successful trial in which the claimant was awarded over £1million following a road traffic accident abroad;
- Out of court settlement following an accident in which the claimant fell on uneven ground in a pub garden and suffered a broken elbow;
- Claim against restaurant following accident in which a block of wood fell from above a toilet cubicle causing the claimant to suffer a crush injury to the foot. Settled out of court.
Jane trained at Henmans and qualified in 2003. She was made an associate in 2009. Jane is accredited by the Law Society as a personal injury specialist and is a member of the Oxford Medico-Legal Society. Jane also provides regular pro bono advice at the Citizens Advice Bureau and has given seminars to the CAB.
Julie handles motor claims. She worked with Irvin Thobourne to develop the department’s bespoke case management system.
Thomas has experience of working on many types of personal injury claim, from road traffic accidents and slips and trips at work and in public places, to complex brain injury and catastrophic maximum severity claims. He understands the importance of building a relationship with the client from the outset and offering the support, understanding and advice needed at a distressing time in their lives. He is focussed on resolving matters promptly whilst obtaining the maximum compensation available for clients.
Thomas trained at Henmans and qualified in 2011. He is a national committee member of the Junior Lawyers' Division and Secretary for the Oxford Medico-Legal Society.
Cecily Cameron, partner and head of clinical negligence team
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.
Carolyn is experienced in all aspects of clinical negligence claims. She has a particular interest in complex brain injury cases, gynaecological claims, children's claims and claims for the elderly. She also has wide experience in fatal accident and oncology cases, particularly the misdiagnosis or delayed diagnosis of cancer. Her recent cases have included:
- Several complex orthopaedic injury cases, one of which settled for in excess of £80,000
- A record damages award for a CICA (Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority) case
- Karen Saunders v Luton & Dunstable NHS Foundation Trust. Carolyn acted for a claimant who suffered severe complications following negligently performed foot surgery. The operation was carried out by a surgeon brought over from France to cut waiting lists.
Specialises in clinical negligence claims. She handles a wide variety of cases, specialising in fatal claims, orthopaedic and birth injury cases, including Erb’s palsy. She has particular expertise in claims involving several defendants and cases where calculating the value of the claim is particularly complicated.
Susan trained at Henmans and qualified in 2000. She is accredited by the Law Society as a clinical negligence specialist and is a member of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) and the Oxford Medico-Legal Society. She undertakes regular pro bono work at Oxford Citizens' Advice Bureau.
Aimee specialises in clinical negligence claims and has experience and interest in cases involving dental negligence, infection and emergency medicine . She is also willing to give advice regarding the NHS complaints proceedure.
Sarah specialises in clinical negligence and assists Cecily Cameron on a wide range of cases including maximum severity claims arising from injuries at birth and in childhood, fatal claims and cases involving cauda equina syndrome. Sarah trained at Henmans and qualified in 2009. She is a member of the Oxford Medico-Legal Society and undertakes regular pro-bono work as a volunteer for the Action against Medical Accident (AvMA) helpline.
Dimple specialises in clinical negligence and works with Cecily Cameron on a wide range of cases including maximum severity claims arising from injuries at birth and in childhood and fatal claims.
Dimple trained at the Dental Law Partnership in Cheshire and has had a keen interest in dental negligence work since the beginning of her career. Dimple joined Henmans in May 2011. Dimple is bilingual in English and Punjabi and has a very good understanding of Hindi.
Our clients also have the benefit of advice on protecting and managing their damages from two specialist practitioners in our private client department:
Zandra advises on trusts and probate, Wills and inheritance tax planning. She also deals with the affairs of the elderly and incapacitated, and she is a Court of Protection Panel Deputy. She is regarded as one of the most experienced and expert lawyers in her specialist field and deals with a diverse client base of domestically based and international clients.
Zandra trained in London and qualified in 1972. She joined Henmans in 1990 and became a partner in 1991. Zandra is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners and the Law Society Probate Section.
The Chambers directory has ranked Zandra as an expert on private client matters in the region for many years. The Legal 500 Legal Experts directory ranks Zandra among its top experts for private client work outside London.
Veronica heads the team handling Wills and other matters for elderly clients and those suffering from a physical or mental disability. She advises parents and other relatives on structuring their estates to provide for children and other beneficiaries with disabilities.
She specialises in financial management for clients under a physical or mental disability, including those who have received damages awards. She handles the preparation of lasting powers of attorney and the registration of and management of financial affairs under enduring and lasting powers of attorney. Veronica has had particular success in preparing and registering health and Welfare Lasting Powers of Attorney. She also manages Court of Protectionapplications including applying for statutory Wills, lifetime gifts, exercise of trustee powers and she has had particular success in making applications for the appointment of welfare deputies where families are caring for learning disabled adult children.
Veronica qualified in 1979. She trained at Wedlake Bell where she also worked after qualifying. She joined Henmans in 1995 and became an associate in 2001.
She is a member of the Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners.