Rachel Lee-Oldfield

Medical Negligence

Associate

“I strive to achieve the best outcome for all clients and endeavour to ensure the process has the client’s best interest at the heart of it, whilst aiming to secure the highest settlement possible.”
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Accreditations

I graduated from University in 2017, and later went on to complete the Graduate Diploma in Law. I later graduated from the University of Law, Exeter, in 2020 with a Master of Laws and Legal Practice Course. I obtained a training contract with a Plymouth based firm, and spent the majority of this in the medical negligence team, assisting on high value complex matters.

In September 2022, I acquired my own case load and thereafter qualified as a solicitor in April 2023.

I have experience running my own matters, relating to: – birth injuries to mothers (physical and psychological), missed diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy, mismanagement of miscarriages, still born and neonatal deaths, delayed diagnosis of cancer, negligently performed surgery (mainly relating to colorectal and abdominal injury), orthopaedic injury and fatal accidents.

Career Highlights

  • Whilst obtaining evidence to advise on quantum and fully plead the claim, I secured a £50,000 interim payment of damages for a client with severe life limiting injuries, resulting from negligent care of their anal fistula.
  • As a trainee solicitor, I assisted on several multimillion-pound birth and complex brain injury matters.
  • I received early admissions of liability for client’s that had sadly suffered the loss of their baby, as well as physical and psychological injury after birth.
  • I am on the Executive Committee for the National Junior Solicitors Network, which is an advisory committee to The England and Wales Law Society.
  • I am on the Executive Committee for the National Junior Lawyers Division.
  • I am the National Representative and D&EI Officer for the Plymouth Junior Lawyers Division.

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