Amelia Williams

Clinical Negligence

Amelia has experience acting for both Claimants and Defendants in clinical negligence cases. She has a particular interest in delayed diagnosis matters and breaches of informed consent and is well-placed to give early advice on prospects in relation to liability and/or quantum, together with drafting Letters before Claim and Particulars of Claim and giving pragmatic advice on early Part 36 offers.

Selected Cases

• Representing the Claimant’s estate in a claim alleging a failure to provide adequate care to a bed-bound patient, leading to preventable pressure sores.
• Representing the Claimant in a case concerning the delayed diagnosis of melanoma.
• Representing the Claimant in a claim alleging a failure to prescribe appropriate post-surgery prophylaxis to a patient known to be at raised risk of pulmonary embolism.
• Representing the Defendant Trust in a claim where the Claimant alleged a 4 day delay in diagnosing an abscess, leading ultimately to sepsis.