Alison Appelboam-Meadows
Alison is a partner in the PI and clinical negligence team, which handles a range of personal injury and clinical negligence cases. She has over 30 years’ experience in the field, with particular expertise in clinical negligence cases involving obstetric negligence. She has handled many cases on behalf of children with cerebral palsy as a result of ante-/peri-/post-natal events, running the cases to trial, if necessary, to achieve the best outcome for her clients, eg Zhang v Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Massey v Tameside & Glossop Acute Services NHS Trust. She also acts on behalf of adults who have sustained brain damage as a result of meningitis or hypoxia, eg Napoli v Bromley Hospitals NHS Trust, and those who have suffered significant spinal cord injuries. · Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP
About
Partner in Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP's clinical negligence and personal injury team with over 30 years' experience, specialising in obstetric negligence and representing children with cerebral palsy and adults with brain or spinal injuries; routinely runs cases to trial when necessary to achieve client outcomes.
Practice areas
Office
Expertise
Education
- Jesus College, Oxford — BA Hons Experimental Psychology (1989); MA Oxon (2014)
- Nottingham Law School — CPE (1990); LSF (1991)
Admissions
- Qualified 1993