Action Against Medical Accidents (AvMA) is a leading independent charity promoting better patient safety and justice for people who have been affected by clinical negligence. AvMA has a well respected specialist clinical negligence lawyer’s panel. Partners John Pollitt and Matthew Cox are both members of this panel.
Like us, AvMA believes that whatever the cause of a medical accident the people affected deserve explanations, support and, where appropriate, compensation.
Visit AvMA’s website http://www.avma.org.uk/
Solicitors Regulation Authority - Pearson Hinchliffe has been awarded the respected ‘Clinical Negligence Accreditation’ by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), placing us in a very select group of solicitors nationally to also hold the Action Against Medical Accidents (AvMA) certification.
The Solicitors Regulation Authority Clinical Negligence accreditation is an acknowledgment that Pearson Hinchliffe is at the forefront of the demanding area clinical negligence law.
By awarding it a Legal Aid franchise, the Legal Services Commission has also ensured that Pearson Hinchliffe is the only solicitors firm in Oldham, Rochdale and Tameside to offer qualifying clients Legal Aid.
Visit the Solicitors Regulation Authority website: http://www.sra.org.uk/
LEXCEL is the Law Society’s prestigious quality assurance ‘kite mark’, awarded only to law firms that meet the highest management and customer-care standards. Around 500 firms hold Lexcel and firms are re-inspected annually – Pearson Hinchliffe Solicitors has held Lexcel for 8 years running.
The Lexcel award is formal recognition of the way in which we manage our work, placing emphasis on our clients and always acting in their best interests. It reflects rigorous and thorough in-house systems that enable us to provide a superior service to our clients.
Pearson Hinchliffe has held Investor in People (IIP) status since 2003 and has successfully continued to achieve the Standard every review since. The Investor in People scheme is backed by the UK Department for Education and Skills and is the UK’s leading people management benchmark of business improvement. Successful achievement of this award demonstrates that Pearson Hinchliffe recognises its employees as its most important asset and marks its commitment to the continuous improvement of people, processes and practices. It allows us to use and display the sought-after Investors in People logo and plaque.