Expertise

Alexandra is experienced in establishing liability and resolving claims for children where there have been failings in antenatal, perinatal and postnatal care. She also acts in spinal injury claims for children and in brain, spinal and amputation claims for adults.

Alexandra has obtained substantial interim payments and damages awards, enabling clients to access suitable accommodation, complex care packages, rehabilitation and, for children, educational and therapeutic support. She works closely with professional deputies, case managers and families to ensure clients’ needs are met throughout their claims, often supporting paediatric clients through childhood and adolescence. She has also secured anonymity orders for children, adults without capacity and vulnerable clients to protect their interests upon receiving their damages award.

Recognition

“Thank you doesn’t really do it justice!  We are extremely grateful for all your hard work, help, support, patience and guidance over all the years ….  You have always made a difficult process understandable and have always been empathetic to everything … You have achieved an amazing settlement for her that will help her to reach her potential and to support her needs in the coming years.  Thank you for making such a difference ….”

“We are profoundly grateful for your expertise and dedication in winning VF’s case. Your relentless pursuit of justice has brought us immense relief and closure. The compensation award will be a lifeline for us, providing much-needed support and security for my and VF’s future. It will enable her to access any care, therapies and activities to help her through life, as she will be unable to gain any kind of career. It has taken a huge weight off of my shoulders to know she will have all the support she needs going forward. Thank you for making a real difference in our lives.”

“You have played such a huge role in shaping a brighter future for me, what you have done is absolutely priceless … my family are so grateful to have had you enter our lives. I can now live a truly independent life and focus on being present as a mum to my son without worrying about all the restrictions that have shadowed over me for the past few years”.

“We can never fully express how grateful we are for all that you did for us it has truly opened up so many doors of opportunity for …, and we continue to feel the positive impact of your support”.

Experience

Alexandra’s recent cases have included:

• £20 million+ for a teenager who developed cerebral palsy following a delay in delivery;
• £18.6 million for a teenager who sustained global developmental delay following a delay in delivery;
• £3.5 million for a teenager who sustained a spinal cord injury as a child following a delay in the diagnosis and treatment of a spinal haematoma;
• £14 million for a woman who underwent bilateral above-knee and knuckle amputations following a delay in diagnosing sepsis;
• £14 million+ for a teenager who developed global developmental delay as a result of a delay during delivery;
• £10 million for a child who developed cerebral palsy following a failure to diagnose severe hypoglycaemia at birth.

Career

Alexandra obtained a degree in History from London University before being called to the Bar (Inner Temple) in 1997. She joined the Medical Negligence department at Stewarts in February 2000.

Publications

Settlement of £18.6 million claim