Oliver Thorne
Slee Blackwell Solicitors LLP
-Head of medical negligence.
Litigation / Dispute Resolution
Exeter, England
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About My Work
Oliver Thorne heads Slee Blackwell's medical negligence team, and is ranked in both The Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners legal guides. Oliver is a campaigning lawyer. He successfully achieved justice for hundreds of British PIP breast implant victims in the French courts, and has fought for the rights of mothers and babies who have been let down by our maternity services.
Notable Experience
- Achieved a £2m settlement for an elderly woman who suffered a brain injury following cancer surgery.
- Negotiated a £6.5m settlement for a girl who suffered a brain injury at birth.
- Recovered a multi-million pound settlement package for an aspiring Olympic athlete who required a below knee amputation resulting from a failure to diagnose septic arthritis.
- Won a £4m settlement for a young boy with cerebral palsy.
Memberships & Qualifications
- Oliver has been appointed to the AvMA Specialist Clinical Negligence Panel. AvMA (Action Against Medical Accidents) is an independent patient safety charity that provides advice and support to patients and their families who have been affected by a medical accident.
Specific Areas of Focus
- Amputation Claims
- Brain Injury Claims
- Cancer Claims
- Casualty Litigation
- Cerebral Palsy Claims