Laura Hanvey
Associate (FCILEx)
Laura is an associate in the medical negligence and personal injury team. She deals with a wide range of medical negligence claims but has a special interest in claims arising from surgical errors and the care of the elderly as well as inquest work.
Laura has experience in claims relating to pressure sores and falls leading to injuries that have occurred in either a hospital or another care setting. In addition to managing her own case load, she assists senior team members with complex high value claims. She has a strong track record in surgical cases relating to ovarian torsion and negligence during cholecystectomy (gallbladder removal) as well as cases where surgical negligence or physical injury has caused a psychiatric injury. Laura is also regularly instructed to assist and support bereaved families throughout the inquest process.
I appreciate that any claim is likely to relate to a very difficult time in someone’s life and can take significant courage to pursue. I enjoy building a good rapport with my clients and supporting them as the claim progresses. I work hard to achieve the best possible outcome for them.
Training with a large regional firm, Laura began her legal career with two years in its general litigation team, before spending five years specialising in medical negligence and personal injury cases. She qualified as a Chartered Legal Executive in April 2019 and joined Penningtons Manches Cooper in August 2019.
Recent work highlights
Settlement in fatal claim
A&E negligence
Surgical negligence claim
Settlement after GP error
Head injury claim
Inquest preparation
Support for family
Support for family
What people are saying
I was very impressed with the way she dealt with what was a difficult matter… Laura’s emails were always very clear.
She responded promptly to any questions we had and when we spoke on the phone she was helpful and sympathetic.
I have limited experience of CFAs and Laura kept us updated as to the mechanics of how it worked in the particular circumstances of our case.
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