Sophie Bullimore
Associate
Sophie is an associate in the medical negligence and personal injury team in the London office, having qualified into the team in 2020 after training with the firm. Sophie’s work spans all aspects of personal and medical negligence law.
A large part of her caseload focusses on psychiatric injury, and she is part of the team representing emergency responders that were involved the Grenfell Tower fire. Her clients include serving and former police officers, particularly those that work in high risk roles and have not been psychologically screened or appropriately risk assessed. Sophie is experienced at gathering the necessary evidence for loss of earnings and pension loss claims taking into account lost promotion opportunities, premature retirement from the force and for officers that are still serving, on the basis of Winsor risk.
Supporting clients through difficult circumstances is at the heart of my work. From psychiatric injury cases to medical negligence claims, I aim to provide clear guidance and achieve fair results that make a real difference to their lives.
Sophie previous role as a Court of Protection paralegal means she has significant experience working with vulnerable clients and is familiar with the issues affecting individuals who lack, or have borderline capacity. She has a unique insight into how damages awards are used post-settlement.
Sophie is a member of APIL and the gynaecological and maternal injuries sub-group at the firm. She is also an active member of the firm’s London charity committee, the PennFuture group and the individuals in sport group.
Recent work highlights
Grenfell Tower emergency responder representation
Psychiatric injury settlements for police officers
Amputation case
External recognition
What people are saying
From the very first meeting, the team have been engaging, caring and highly professional. Communication has been excellent throughout, and nothing seems to be too much trouble for them. They listen and will take our ideas, concerns and guidance into their approach and planning. Thoroughly recommend.
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