Caroline Evans
Senior Practice Manager - Civil
0117 930 9000
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We have adopted a specialist team approach to our practices for many years. We feel that this is the way our clients want us to work, and that specialisation leads to the provision of a better service.
Caroline Evans
Senior Practice Manager - Civil
0117 930 9000
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Olive Kavanagh
Practice Manager - Personal Injury, Clinical Negligence, Court of Protection (Health & Welfare) and Costs & Litigation Funding
0117 930 9000
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Manon is a sought-after Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence specialist barrister. She has a busy practice both in and out of court, maintaining a balance of Claimant and Defendant work. Those instructing Manon have commended her excellent advisory work and exceptional client care.
Manon is an appointed Junior Counsel to the Crown (Attorney General’s Regional C Panel) and has acted in several high-profile public inquiries. She is regularly instructed by local and central Government.
Manon has particular expertise in public and private law personal injury and clinical negligence group actions. She is adept at managing complexities arising from cross-border disputes and claims with an international law dimension.
Manon has a busy Personal Injury practice and appears on behalf of Claimants and Defendants in multi-track cases. She is regularly instructed to draft pleadings, Schedules and Counter-Schedules in high-value, six and seven-figure claims. She is experienced in dealing with:
Manon is also frequently instructed in claims where fundamental dishonesty is alleged. Her instructions encompass all fraudulent aspects from exaggerated and/or staged accidents, to low-velocity impact claims.
Manon has a particular interest in Costs, having extensively advised and represented parties on the applicability of QOCS, abuse of process arguments, the validity of Part 36 offers as well as costs budgeting and recovery.
Manon has a broad Clinical Negligence practice and is regularly instructed on multi-track clinical matters. Manon has particular expertise in managing group litigation, often involving many hundreds of Claimants. She has extensive experience of advising on prospects and drafting Pleadings and Schedules of Losses. Manon regularly advises in conference, with several experts spanning various disciplines in attendance. She is well versed at dealing with challenging consent claims, complex medical evidence and causation. Recent clinical negligence cases Manon has been instructed on include:
Manon’s coronial experience encompasses a range of inquest matters. She has particular expertise in dealing with allegations of neglect and Regulation 28 PFD reports. She regularly accepts instructions for inquests where the death arises from the negligence of road users, medical professionals or employers.
Recent cases involve:
Manon also accepts instruction on Article 2 claims arising from death whilst under custody. Manon is a fluent Welsh speaker and is happy to accept instructions through the medium of Welsh.
Caroline Evans
Senior Practice Manager - Civil
0117 930 9000
Click here to email
Olive Kavanagh
Practice Manager - Personal Injury, Clinical Negligence, Court of Protection (Health & Welfare) and Costs & Litigation Funding
0117 930 9000
Click here to email
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