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James Bell

James is the head of our Medical Negligence and Personal Injury practice and joined the firm in 2023 from Hodge, Jones & Allen. He has undertaken medical negligence and personal injury cases for over 30 years. Throughout his career James has dealt with a very wide range of cases concerning all types of negligence claims – delayed diagnosis cases, birth injuries, anaesthetic injuries, surgical errors, GP and hospital negligence, all types of orthopaedic claims, including complex hip and knee replacement surgery claims and all types of cancer cases. He has pursued cases against NHS and private hospitals, General Practitioners and many disciplines of private treatment providers. He is also very experienced in dealing with insurance companies and their appointed legal teams in personal injury claims. · Kingsley Napley LLP

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About

Head of the Medical Negligence and Personal Injury practice at Kingsley Napley LLP; James joined the firm in 2023 from Hodge, Jones & Allen and has undertaken medical negligence and personal injury cases for over 30 years. He has experience across a wide range of negligence claims including delayed diagnosis, birth injuries, anaesthetic and surgical injuries, GP and hospital negligence, orthopaedic and cancer-related claims.

Practice areas

Medical NegligencePersonal Injury

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Expertise

Delayed DiagnosisBirth InjuriesAnaesthetic InjuriesSurgical Error ClaimsGP & Hospital NegligenceOrthopaedic Claims (complex hip & knee replacements)Cancer-Related Negligence ClaimsGroup Actions & Mass Claims (e.g. DePuy ASR, Ian Paterson)

Languages

English