Lucy Small | Partner

Partner.

Team:

Medical Negligence
Office location:

Hereford
Language:

English

Assistant: Phoebe Blythin

Recommendations

The 2024 edition of The Legal 500 recognises Lucy as a Leading Individual. In the Chambers UK 2024 edition Lucy is ranked in Band 1 for the Midlands. She is a member of the AvMA (Action Against Medical Accidents) Specialist Clinical Negligence Panel.

Profile / Experience

Lucy has over 25 years experience in both clinical negligence and personal injury litigation acting solely for the victim.

She is a member of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers where she is recognised as a Senior Litigator. She is a member of the AvMA (Action Against Medical Accidents) Specialist Clinical Negligence Panel.

Lucy has acted for clients who have suffered head injuries and has a wide range of experience of medical negligence work including orthopaedic, obstetrics and gynaecology, oncology, cosmetic surgery and GP care and has significant experience in complex fatal clinical negligence claims.

Lucy joined Lanyon Bowdler’s Clinical Negligence Department in October 2010, she is based in the Bath Street offices in Hereford. Lucy became a partner of the firm in 2013.

Lucy is able to see clients out of the Ludlow or Hereford offices.

The 2024 edition of The Legal 500 recognises Lucy as a Leading Individual which states.

Testimonial from 2024 edition of The Legal 500:

‘Lucy Small was very professional. Level of knowledge and honest advice were outstanding’.

In the Chambers UK 2024 edition Lucy is ranked in Band 1 for the Midlands, which states ‘Hereford-based Lucy Small frequently handles claims relating to delayed diagnoses and treatments, negligent duty of care and surgical errors, and is also knowledgeable in brain injury cases and mandates involving mental health issues.’

Client testimonials including the following:

‘Lucy achieves great results and makes clients feel like they are being looked after.’

‘Lucy is absolutely amazing at what she does. I would recommend her to anyone.’

‘She’s amazing. She really helped and explained every step in detail. She’s very easy to talk to.’

‘She’s highly skilled and a pleasure to work with.’

‘Lucy Small has always been fully open about all aspects of the case, and whenever we have needed anything she has responded quickly and always tried to help. She really makes us feel at ease, and you can tell she really cares about her clients and is looking out for their needs.’

In a previous edition of Chambers UK it says: ‘Lucy Small is well versed in assisting with a broad range of medical negligence claims, with a particular focus on delayed diagnosis of cancer cases, misdiagnosis and preventable suicide matters. She demonstrates additional prowess in birth injury and negligent surgery incidents. Clients regard her as a ‘knowledgeable, warm and approachable person” who is ‘very thorough and excellent to work with.’