Meeting the team
Name: Simon Parford
Specialist area:Clinical Negligence
Number of years experience:24
Background:
Simon is acknowledged as one of the leading clinical negligence lawyers in the country with particular expertise in acting for clients who have cerebral palsy and other brain injuries caused by negligent medical treatment. He has recovered over £30 million in damages for his clients in the last 3 years. He is a member of the Solicitors Regulation Authority's Clinical Negligence Panel and Action Against Medical Accidents Specialist Clinical Negligence Panel as well as being a member of the Association of Personal injury Lawyers.
Simon's biggest successful claim:
Simon acted for a little boy who suffered a lack of oxygen at the time of his birth due to negligent medical treatment. The Court awarded damages of more than £6.5 million which was the largest ever award to someone with cerebral palsy at that time.
Interesting fact:
Simon is a trustee of his local Headway Group, a charity who help people with acquired brain injuries.




