Jane Weakley Email & Phone Number

I have more than 25 years' experience in medical law, and I specialise in the interests and rights of birth-injured children - particularly those affected with catastrophic injuries where compensation awards are very high to ensure provision for their future needs.I agreed a £33m settlement for a 15-year-old boy with cerebral palsy and complex cognitive and behavioural needs, one of the highest awards of its kind and the largest ever for a teenager. I also negotiated settlement for a 7-year old boy with severe behavioural problems, autism and ADHD to the value of £30m.My cases regularly receive media interest. I have been quoted in the national and local press and interviewed on national TV and radio. I appeared on BBC2's Victoria Derbyshire Show with a client who spoke about her cerebral palsy via eye-gaze technology.I lecture on best practice in obstetric cases and present to the Trust for Children with Brain Injury (Surrey), Chailey Heritage School (East Sussex) and SCOPE (London).I am a Law Society accredited Clinical Negligence Specialist, a member of the AvMA Specialist Clinical Negligence Panel and an APIL Fellow.In 2019, I raised £1,000 for the Bobath Children’s Therapy Centre at the Prudential Ride 100. Last year, I completed a 14-day cycle ride to John O'Groats raising funds for iProBono and Fieldfisher's Cycling to Freedom Initiative – supporting the liberation of at-risk female Afghan cyclists and their families.

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  Fieldfisher

  Mar 2017 - Present - London, United Kingdom

  I have over 25 years' experience in medical law. I specialises in the interests and rights of birth injured children - in particular those affected with catastrophic injuries where compensation awards are very high to ensure there is provision for the child’s future needs.I agreed a structured settlement of £33 million for a 14 year old boy with cerebral palsy and complex cognitive and behavioural needs. The award is one of the largest of its kind and the largest ever for a teenager… Show more I have over 25 years' experience in medical law. I specialises in the interests and rights of birth injured children - in particular those affected with catastrophic injuries where compensation awards are very high to ensure there is provision for the child’s future needs.I agreed a structured settlement of £33 million for a 14 year old boy with cerebral palsy and complex cognitive and behavioural needs. The award is one of the largest of its kind and the largest ever for a teenager. My cases regularly receive media attention and Jane has appeared on national news and in the national press.I lecture on best practice in obstetric cases and has given presentations to the Bobath Centre for Children with Cerebral Palsy (London), the Children's Trust for Children with Brain Injury (Surrey), Chailey Heritage School (East Sussex) and SCOPE (London). I am a Law Society accredited Clinical Negligence Specialist, a member of the AvMA Specialist Clinical Negligence Panel and an APIL Fellow. Show less

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  University Of Exeter