Philippa Luscombe

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Philippa Luscombe

Partner

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Philippa heads the personal injury and medical negligence team. She is recognised as a leader in the field and has clients nationwide. Philippa is instrumental in the development and maintenance of the reputation and profile of this highly regarded team.

She has particular expertise in complex brain injury and fatal claims arising out of both personal injury and medical negligence. Philippa has extensive experience of pursuing complex and contested claims with an excellent track record of achieving good results for her clients. She has been integral in setting up many rehabilitation and care packages for clients and securing multi million pound settlements. In the medical negligence field, Philippa also has considerable experience in cases involving delayed diagnosis of cancer and delayed diagnosis of cauda equina syndrome.

As a highly experienced solicitor, I have a reputation for both looking after and fighting for my clients and for achieving good results in difficult and high-value cases. I get huge satisfaction from working closely with some very inspiring clients to make a real difference to them and their families.

Philippa Luscombe, Partner

A member of the Law Society’s medical negligence specialist solicitor and personal injury specialist solicitor panels, Philippa is also an Association of Personal Injury Lawyers senior accredited litigator and accredited medical negligence specialist and is on AvMA’s recommended specialist solicitor panel. She has been a contributing editor for Butterworth’s Personal Injury Litigation Service and regularly provides comment in legal journals and the press on current issues relating to personal injury and clinical negligence.

Philippa and the team have been consistently recognised as leaders in the field by legal directories Chambers UK and the Legal 500 and in the Times Best Law Firms survey.

Recent work highlights

Admissions of liability

Representing a client who had suffered catastrophic brain injuries during a neuroradiology procedure, leaving him severely disabled and dependant on others for care. Liability was disputed for years but close to trial we secured full admissions.

Support for a young adult

Acting for a 20-year-old client who had suffered a severe brain injury in a head-on road collision, securing damages to put in place a rehabilitation and support package.

Failings in care leading to death

Acting for a lady whose husband died after suffering a head injury and bleed on the brain, which was not identified at hospital and led to his death, obtaining acknowledgements that the hospital failed and that lessons had been learned

Patient with terminal cancer

Representing a young man who had terminal lung cancer where a CT scan had been wrongly interpreted leading to delayed diagnosis, securing substantial damages to ensure financial provision for his partner.

Negligent medication overdose

Securing damages for a young girl who was admitted to hospital with a significant respiratory infection, but multiple failures in her care included a negligent administration of a huge dose of a toxic medication that caused cardiac arrest and collapse with long-term effects.

Paramedic care

Acting for a client who had hit his head on New Year’s Eve, following which the paramedic put his condition down to alcohol; by the time he collapsed some hours later he had suffered significant brain damage.

Disputed facts about advice given

Acting for a client with a benign brain tumour that ultimately became malignant with a terminal prognosis, following which he did not receive sufficient advice that would have led him to choose surgical intervention and a better prognosis.

Damages for the future

Settling a multi-million pound claim for a mother of two left with significant and multiple disabilities after a road traffic accident, which secured her long-term support and an adapted home.

Disputed facts about advice given

Acting for a client with a benign brain tumour that ultimately became malignant with a terminal prognosis, following which he did not receive sufficient advice that would have led him to choose surgical intervention and a better prognosis.

Damages for the future

Settling a multi-million pound claim for a mother of two left with significant and multiple disabilities after a road traffic accident, which secured her long-term support and an adapted home.

External recognition
Rankings from respected legal directories reflect the reputation our lawyers have earned across their key sectors and areas of practice.

What people are saying

Philippa Luscombe has been great to work with. She has been compassionate about our circumstances and continues to work on our behalf to a very high standard. She is very proactive and has been central to us getting our life back on track, as much as possible.

Personal injury client

Philippa Luscombe has been particularly supportive, keeping in touch with me and leading the preparation of my claim. She clearly has an excellent knowledge of the legalities and the realities of negotiating reasonable outcomes.

Medical negligence client

Philippa Luscombe is a considered litigator with a long track record of undertaking complex cases.

Legal 500

Philippa Luscombe heads up the firm’s personal injury team and is likeable, committed, down-to-earth and known for her expertise in TBI and spinal injury and for pursuing difficult cases to a successful conclusion.

Legal 500

I have frequently recommended Philippa Luscombe for high-value complex personal injury claims where a human touch is required.

Legal 500

Case studies

Damages recovered following development of compartment syndrome

Our medical negligence solicitors recovered damages of £400,000 for a client who developed compartment syndrome in hospital following a fall and a leg fracture.
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Settlement of claim for delayed investigation and diagnosis of cauda equina syndrome leading to permanent disability

We achieved a settlement for a young woman left seriously disabled by failures in her care at Hull Royal Infirmary, which led to a delay in diagnosis of cauda equina syndrome.
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Failure to recognise signs of sepsis resulting in delayed diagnosis of meningitis

We obtained approval for a settlement on liability in a claim brought on behalf of a child against Watford General Hospital in relation to an alleged negligent delay in diagnosis of meningococcal septicaemia. As a result of this delay, the child’s leg had to be amputated.
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Successful claim against GP for failure to suspect developing cauda equina syndrome

We have settled a case on behalf of our client, a man in his 30s, who was left with long-term neurological damage from developing cauda equina syndrome.
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Claim for patient who was not advised of option for surgery that would have avoided her developing terminal cancer

This tragic case involved a failure by a gastroenterology team to appreciate the significance of and to act upon the findings of abdominal imaging that indicated an increased risk of gallbladder cancer for our client, the claimant.
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