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Tom Mather

Partner · Irwin Mitchell

EnglandClinical Negligence, Personal Injury

About

Partner at Irwin Mitchell based in England who specialises in clinical negligence and personal injury, with a focus on maximum-severity and high-value claims (many resolved in excess of £5m). He was significantly involved in the vCJD scheme representing family members on psychiatric injury and hardship claims, serves as a national professional support lawyer for personal injury, and co‑authored three chapters on damages in APIL’s guide to clinical negligence.

Practice areas

Clinical NegligencePersonal Injury

Office

Expertise

vCJD claimsMaximum-severity/high-value claimsPsychiatric injuryDamages (clinical negligence)

Education

  • Birkdale School, Sheffield
  • Sheffield University

Admissions

  • Law Society Clinical Negligence Panel
  • APIL (senior litigator)