Sarah Jones

Sarah represents children, adults and families in legal investigations and civil compensation claims arising out of death or serious injury in a healthcare setting.

Sarah helps patients to investigate what went wrong in their clinical treatment, to obtain answers, independent expert advice and if appropriate, to hold those responsible to account.

Her legal practice includes the full range of clinical negligence work including birth injury and cases of maximum severity, including cerebral palsy, brain injury including encephalitis, spinal injuries, amputations, delay in diagnosing cancer, neurological injuries, meningitis, cardiology, vascular surgery, orthopaedics, urology and gynaecology. She helps families in the aftermath of a stillbirth or neonatal death.

Sarah also advises on medical cases involving psychiatric harm, secondary victims and human rights. She represents families at Inquests in the Coroners Court.

Sarah is also voluntary Director on the management board of trustees for national charity, Disabled Living (Kidz2Adults Exhibitions, Bowel & Bladder UK etc.).

Sarah was Solicitor of The Year Finalist at the 2019 Legal Awards. She is recognised in the Legal 500 Guide to the legal profession. She has over 13 years’ experience specialising in all aspects of clinical and medical negligence law.

Sarah takes pride in sensitively guiding clients through the legal process and tailoring the process to individual needs. She finds it hugely rewarding to support families in search of answers, or in need of vital rehabilitation, care or equipment, and to see the results of improving her clients’ lives after injury or bereavement.

Sarah’s qualifications include:

• Legal Practice Course – Distinction
• Law and Genetics – Cambridge University ICE
• University of Manchester LLB (honours)

Alongside her legal caseload, Sarah works closely with disability charities providing bespoke legal training and fundraising activities. She has volunteered for the patient safety and justice charity AvMA (Action against Medical Accidents) and at a centre for young adults with learning disabilities in Pokhara, Nepal.

Sarah has lectured at Salford University and Manchester Metropolitan, and provided training / talks for the Royal College of GPs, Disabled Living Charity, Spinal Injuries Association and Pennine Care NHS.

Sarah is a member of the UK Colombian Caravana Human Rights Organisation and joined their 2017 delegation to Colombia, as part of a reporting team of lawyers and legal academics from around the world.

How Sarah can help you

Sarah helps patients to investigate what went wrong in their clinical treatment, to obtain answers, independent expert advice and if appropriate, to hold those responsible to account.

Sarah has received apologies and recognition for her clients, helping to bring accountability for what went wrong and to prevent it happening to another family.

Where appropriate, this recognition includes financial compensation to help rebuild lives with vital care, rehabilitation, therapies and equipment.

Experience

Some of Sarah’s recent work includes:

• High Court approval in 2019 of a negotiated settlement for the case of WRK, a child with cerebral palsy, in the sum of £23.5m – one of the highest recorded settlements in a clinical negligence case.
• Negotiating £500,000 out of court settlement in a contested case concerning a mother who died after a GP failed to diagnose malignant melanoma
• £2 million recovered for an amputation caused by systemic infection which was untreated at Hospital A&E;
• Favourable judgment entered in a cauda equina syndrome spinal injuries case;
• High court approval of a pre-trial settlement of £260,000 for a young girl with hip dysplasia (CDH / DDH)
• Currently investigating delay in diagnosis of brain inflammation in a young adult who now has extensive needs
• Represented the family of Baby MK, on neonatal intensive care