Liz Hickman
Legal Director - Medical Negligence
"I am a legal director in the medical negligence team. ”
Having joined Higgs as a trainee solicitor I qualified into the personal and clinical negligence team. Until 2021 I was a partner in the team specialising in medical negligence including delays in diagnosis, cancer cases, surgical and anaesthetic errors, fatal claims and catastrophic birth and spinal injuries.
I now work part time and concentrate solely on acting as solicitor to the inquest for the Coroner for Birmingham and Solihull in relation to the multiple inquests of patients treated by the former Consultant Breast Surgeon, Ian Paterson.
- Successfully pursued a claim for anaesthetic error which led to cardiac arrest and brain injury
- Advised on a number of cases where missed or delayed cancer diagnoses led either to worse outcomes for the patient or sadly early death
- Successfully pursued claims for two individuals whose diagnoses of spinal tuberculosis were missed leading to tetraplegia
- Dealt with a fatal claim where a heart condition was lost to follow up
More about me
Favourite food
Crusty bread and cheese (ideally with a large glass of wine)
Favourite film
Grosse Pointe Blank
Favourite place
France or Italy (can’t decide which, but see favourite food!)
Joined Higgs
1994
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Meet the team
Clare Langford
Partner - Medical Negligence
Sarah Huntbach
Legal Director - Medical Negligence
Natasha Alton
Associate - Medical Negligence
Megan Davies
Trainee Solicitor - Medical Negligence
Charlotte Measures
Legal Director - Medical Negligence
Sarina Nar
Paralegal - Medical Negligence
Becky Littlechild
Client Support Manager - Personal Injury & Clinical Negligence
Jenny Tetlow
Senior Associate - Medical Negligence
Akoufe Hijazi
Legal Assistant - Personal Injury
Mark Parsons
Professional Support Lawyer - Medical Negligence and Personal Injury