John Pollitt
Partner
Medical Negligence
John.Pollitt@phsolicitors.co.uk
0161 785 3507
John Pollitt, heads Pearson Hinchliffe’s Medical Negligence team. He has practiced clinical negligence since 1990 and successfully fought and won many complex multimillion pound cases through to smaller, but equally important claims. John believes strongly that his clients are entitled not only recover fair compensation but also obtain proper explanations for adverse medical events. In appropriate cases compensation will be payable and those clients are entitled to a sense of justice and some reassurance that lessons will be learned.
John Pollitt is a member of two specialist panels: the Law Society Clinical Negligence Panel and the Referral Panel of Action Against Medical Accidents (AvMA).
John has long had a vocation to assert the rights of the individual against the State and big organisations. He is also driven to help improve local health care services (not least because he and his family all access them). John believes that by asserting valid clinical negligence claims not only do his clients obtain entitlement to compensation and justice but health care services also improve. This is a subject for which has been a passion to which John has devoted the last 20 years to this area of work.
In his spare time he really enjoys running, having even taken part in several marathons including the New York Marathon in 2008. He attends Springhead Congregational Church where he is a Deacon. He is the weakest link in an otherwise competent rock band called the Receeders. John also enjoys playing football, golf and squash.
“I get great satisfaction from providing people with independent reliable explanations for adverse medical outcomes and it is particularly gratifying to bring cases to a successful conclusion. Such cases have involved awards of several hundreds of thousands of pounds arising from e.g. delayed diagnosis of cervical cancer, negligently performed total hip replacement, negligent sterilisation, birth trauma and cases involving fatality.” John Pollitt
Matthew Cox
Partner
Medical Negligence
Matthew.Cox@phsolicitors.co.uk
0161 785 3503
Matthew is a Partner and specialist in Medical Negligence at Pearson Hinchliffe. He has been representing people who have been injured since the early 1980s and has experience in high level personal injury and clinical negligence claims. His commitment to Medical Negligence law is demonstrated in his membership of Action against Medical Accidents (AVMA). Matthew is also a member of the Law Society’s Personal Injury Panel. Since 1995 he is also HM (Deputy) Coroner North Manchester.
“In my experience the vast majority of people are looking for a solicitor they can trust to look after their interests and help them get back to enjoying their lives after their medical accident of injury. Even in complex cases I will aim to explain things in a jargon-free and straightforward way.” Matthew Cox
Matthew is recognised for his dedication to his clients’ interests and has helped hundreds of people win the compensation they deserve for a range of injuries and accidents.
Janet Dunkerley
Nurse Advisor
Medical Negligence
Janet.Dunkerley@phsolicitors.co.uk
0161 785 4547
Janet joined Pearson Hinchliffe in 2007 after leaving the NHS where she worked as a Theatre Sister and Nurse Specialist in Ophthalmology for many years. She is a qualified Midwife and has a B.Sc in Adult Nursing. Have undertaken the AvMA training course, Janet attends their Helpline as a Volunteer on a monthly basis.
“I have, throughout my nursing career, worked in Africa, Vietnam and China and therefore, have vast wealth of experience when communicating with wide ranging ethnicities, this being a fantastic time in my life, and one that I will never forget.
I feel that my nursing background compliments the legal expertise available at Pearson Hinchliffe, in that I can provide nursing knowledge, research, an understanding of the NHS systems, routines and documentation, but above all I can empathise and identify with the situation our client’s find themselves in.
I am responsible for managing cases during the investigative phase, which involves meeting clients for the initial first interviews, discussing funding facilities, assisting them with regards to making complaints, obtaining clients medical records, scrutinising and preparing a summary of the records, and instructing appropriate experts.” Janet Dunkerly.
Jacqueline White
Trainee Solicitor
Medical Negligence
Jacqueline.White@phsolicitors.co.uk
0161 785 3500
Jackie works as a Trainee Solicitor. She graduated from University in 2008 with a degree in English and then went on to study Law at Post Graduate level. After receiving her Legal Practice Certificate, Jackie began work at Pearson Hinchliffe in October 2010.
Her role within the medical negligence team ranges from undertaking administrative duties right through to meeting clients, corresponding with experts and attending Court.