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Portrait of Victoria Johnson
Areas of expertise: Clinical negligence

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Victoria is an associate in the clinical negligence team with experience that spans a variety of medical fields. She is based in the firm’s Basingstoke office but acts for clients across the UK.

Acting for clients who have suffered surgical errors, sepsis, delayed diagnoses and mismanagement of infection, Victoria also represents families who have lost a relative as a result of their medical treatment. In addition, she specialises in complex, high-value cases for children and adults who have been severely injured at birth.

A member of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL), Victoria qualified as an associate in 2018, having joined Penningtons Manches Cooper as a trainee in 2016. Clients have said: “Thank you so much for conducting our claim in a very sensitive and professional manner, and for bringing it to such a successful conclusion”, and "Victoria provided an amazing level of service. She made me feel looked after and that she had the best for me in mind.” She has been ranked in Chambers UK for 2023, 2024 and 2025 as an 'Associate to watch', where she is described as 'a very accomplished operator. She is tactically astute and a shrewd negotiator'. 

Recent work highlights

  • Agreeing a six-figure settlement and an apology for a young client who suffered a life-changing injury following a severe bone infection.
  • Reaching settlement for the family of a woman who sadly died following failure to diagnose an internal haemorrhage in time to save her life.
  • Working on several high value birth injury claims, securing multi million pound settlements to provide the significant care, treatment and equipment required for the injured children’s lifetimes.
  • Reaching a six-figure settlement for a fatal sepsis claim following the failure to accurately report a CT scan, leading to a delay in life-saving surgery.

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