Teresa Hargreaves is a Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence specialist with 25 years’ experience.
Teresa undertakes work of substantial value and complexity for both Claimants and Defendants and particularly enjoys tackling difficult issues. She has extensive experience of catastrophic injury cases, multi-party litigation and fatal accident claims in both the PI and clinical negligence fields.
She is highly valued for her robustness, attention to detail, thorough preparation and straightforward yet sensitive manner with clients.
She has strived to retain a court-based practice which means that she has a particular skill of handling lay and expert witnesses, both in conference and at trial. She has specialist knowledge on procedural issues and costs, which has proved invaluable during long running and complex litigation.
Teresa’s personal injury practice includes the following areas:
Teresa is involved in these claims from the early stages, providing initial advice on liability and quantum, attending interlocutory hearings and drafting pleadings, as well as taking the cases through to joint settlement meetings and trial. She has a reputation for robustness, sensitivity and attention to detail. She has specialist knowledge on procedural issues (such as breaches, admissions and limitation) and costs. She also advises Defendants and insurers on insurance policy issues.
Teresa has extensive experience of coroner’s inquests, including Article 2 inquests, where she represents families, companies and NHS trusts.
Teresa also lectures to solicitors and insurer clients on all aspects of personal injury litigation and recent developments.
Teresa is a clinical negligence specialist with more than 20 years’ experience.
Much of her work is of a complex nature and / or of substantial value and, as a senior junior, she is extremely competent in undertaking such cases without the assistance of Leading Counsel. She is, however, often led when the complexity and / or value demands such input.
Teresa acts for both Claimants and Defendants and particularly enjoys tackling difficult issues. She has a relaxed and approachable style, which lends itself to working as a team with her instructing solicitor and experts.
Teresa combines her busy clinical negligence practice with her specialism in personal injury litigation, much of which is of high value and involves serious and catastrophic injuries. Her dual specialism provides her with wide and varied experience of medical issues which has proved invaluable.
Teresa is involved in claims from the early stages, providing initial advice on liability and quantum, attending interlocutory hearings and drafting pleadings, as well as taking cases through to joint settlement meetings and trial.
Teresa is highly valued for her robustness, attention to detail, thorough preparation and straightforward yet sensitive manner with clients. She has strived to retain and maintain a court-based practice, which means that she has a particular skill of handling lay and expert witnesses, both in conference and at trial.
Teresa has a specialist knowledge of procedural issues (such as breaches, admissions and limitation) and costs, which has proved invaluable during long running and complex litigation.
Teresa has extensive experience of Coroner’s Inquests, including Article 2 inquests, where she represents families, companies, medical practices / individuals and NHS Trusts.
Teresa also lectures to solicitors and other professional bodies on all aspects of clinical negligence litigation and recent developments.
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WATCH RECORDING Teresa Hargreaves and Gareth Compton discuss two recent conflicting decisions as to whether a Claimant ought to be permitted covertly or overtly, to…
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Teresa Hargreaves, Costs lawyer from No5 Barristers’ Chambers, considers the apparent turn of the tide following the recent decision in AB v Mid Cheshire Hospitals…
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WATCH RECORDING Teresa Hargreaves and Gareth Compton discuss two recent conflicting decisions as to whether a Claimant ought to be permitted covertly or overtly, to…
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Teresa Hargreaves, Costs lawyer from No5 Barristers’ Chambers, considers the apparent turn of the tide following the recent decision in AB v Mid Cheshire Hospitals…
