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Emma Doughty

Emma is a principal lawyer and was promoted to Joint Head of the Clinical Negligence Department for London and Cambridge in April 2017. Emma is an experienced litigation solicitor specialising in clinical negligence claims. As a skilled advocate, she has trained for and was recently awarded by the Law Society the Higher Rights of Audience qualification in June 2016, making her a Solicitor-Advocate. During her career Emma has dealt with a wide variety of complex and high value claims. These have included securing compensation for clients who have suffered as the result of delays in diagnosis of cancer and other illnesses, amputation cases and injuries during birth and during labour. Emma has developed a specialism in claims concerning delays in diagnosis of cancer and more specifically in breast cancer. She is currently one of the two Lead Solicitors running the group action against Ian Paterson (the former breast surgeon from Birmingham who has been convicted of performing negligent and inappropriate surgeries. Emma was mentioned in the Lawyers Top 20 Cases in January 2017 for her role. · Slater and Gordon

EnglandClinical Negligence, Litigation

About

Emma Doughty is a principal lawyer at Slater and Gordon and Joint Head of the Clinical Negligence Department for London and Cambridge. She is an experienced litigation solicitor specialising in clinical negligence, holds Higher Rights of Audience (Solicitor-Advocate) and has led high-value cases including delays in diagnosis of cancer and the Ian Paterson group action.

Practice areas

Clinical NegligenceLitigationPersonal Injury

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Expertise

Delays in diagnosis of cancer (specialism in breast cancer)Birth and labour injuriesAmputation casesGroup action litigation (Ian Paterson)

Admissions

  • Higher Rights of Audience (Solicitor-Advocate), Law Society, June 2016
  • Clinical Negligence Accreditation, Law Society
  • Member, Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL)