Based at Thompsons Solicitors’ Manchester office, Clare Jones is a highly-regarded senior lawyer who supervises colleagues in the clinical negligence department and takes some of the most complex and high-value cases herself.
Clare has dealt with cases involving extremely serious injuries where damages have run into millions of pounds.
Among Clare’s medical negligence claims are amputations, vaginal mesh implants, birth injuries, brain trauma, chronic pain and delays in the diagnosis of cancer and a whole range of orthopaedic injuries.
Clare also has considerable experience of taking cases involving personal injury sustained in road accidents, which have involved complex life-changing injuries.
Clare seeks to maximise compensation for her clients in the shortest possible time. But as a key part of her approach to her job, Clare takes the trouble to build relationships with her clients at a time when they are invariably experiencing the most stressful events in their lives. Clare sees her role as extending far beyond technical legal help and assists clients to re-build their lives.
She values working for Thompsons because of its insistence on treating clients with care and respect.
In her spare time Clare enjoys long walks, plays golf, writes songs and is a member of one of the largest all-ladies choirs in the North West of England. But as a mother of two teenage children a lot of time is spent with her family. If there is any time left, there is a “crazy” cocker spaniel to look after.
Clare’s case experience
- Secured £2.2 million for a client in a complex case inherited from another firm, which had been underway for nine years without resolution. The claim involved a young man who suffered devastating injuries when he was knocked down while getting off a school bus at the age of 12.
- Secured a £1.6 million lump sum and £52,000 a year as part of a package to compensate a cyclist who suffered life-changing injuries when he was hit by a vehicle whose driver had been drinking heavily the previous evening.
- Represents clients who make up over 400 people who brought their cases to Thompsons Solicitors following controversial mesh surgery.
- Secured £750,000 for a client who suffered a delay in the diagnosis and treatment of a blood clot or sagittal sinus thrombosis which led to a brain injury which left her with significant neurological symptoms, limited mobility, cognitive issues , significant issues around low mood/depression preventing her being able to work;
- Secured £750,000 for the widow and children of a man who attended his GP with all signs of a serious respiratory infection that mandated immediate hospital referral. Instead he was diagnosed with a viral infection and sent home with safety netting advice . Tragically by the following morning he was taken by ambulance to hospital whereupon he died from advanced widespread sepsis. We were able to prove with evidence from a GP, Intensivist, Chest Physician and Microbiology expert that immediate IV antibiotic hospital treatment would have avoided this outcome.
- Secured damages for an amputee ex army veteran who suffered a delay in the diagnosis and treatment of an infected foot. Despite being high risk with a number of co-morbidities he was not referred for immediate hospital treatment which resulted in an above knee amputation. We demonstrated with expert evidence from a Vascular Surgeon and Microbiologist that earlier treatment would have prevented this outcome.
- Recovered damages for an adult dependent son whose mother suffered heart failure on the operating table whilst undergoing nasal surgery after a fall. We demonstrated that the consent process was inadequate, that the deceased was not a suitable candidate for the surgery due to other high risk co-morbidities, and that non surgical options should have been offered.
- Recovered damages for a client who suffered a delay in the diagnosis of breast cancer. This complex litigated claim led to us issuing proceedings against both the private breast surgeon and the radiologist as they each blamed one another for the failings in treatment. We were able to show with expert evidence from a Breast Surgeon, Radiologist and Oncologist that but for the delay our client would have had a better outcome.
Professional membership
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (FILEx) and a member of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL).
Clare is an accredited member of the Law Society Clinical Negligence Panel, which is awarded to lawyers who demonstrate a proven competency and expertise in clinical negligence work on behalf of claimants