Nicholas Fairweather

In brief I founded the firm in April 2006 and became its CEO when we converted to an LLP in April 2011. I have a long established reputation as a Medical Negligence Solicitor often acting in high profile cases including group actions. In the past I studied law at Bristol Polytechnic, trained in Maidstone and qualified in December 1991. Soon after I joined Harman & Harman in Canterbury, where I was Managing Partner and headed their Medical Negligence Department before leaving to start my own firm. My work at Harmans included the Kent and Canterbury Hospital cervical smear misreporting claims in which we successfully represented over 100 women in the County Court, High Court and Court of Appeal. I frequently deal with maximum severity medical claims with my current caseload (April 2016) having an estimated value (capitalised) of £15-20 million. In Public I regularly appear on local television and radio both in discussing my cases and as an expert on Medical Negligence and other legal matters. Our cases often attract national media attention for example in the Sunday Times. I am Chairman of the multi award winning Law Clinic at Kent University. I have presented talks in the past on legal and medico – legal issues to both legal and medical audiences. In Work My work is now exclusively medical negligence based, covering the broad spectrum of errors in clinical practice that give rise to high value claims. I have a particular interest and expertise in dealing with fatal injuries arising from medical malpractice and representing clients at Inquests. Industry Associations I have been a Law Society Clinical Negligence Panel Member since 1999. I am a member of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers. In my spare time I am married with 3 children all growing up (too!) fast. I enjoy family holidays and watching Chelsea (I am a season ticket holder). I also play table tennis for Whitstable and enjoy the cinema. Favourite things Film: Withnail and I (their flat reminds me of mine as a student!) Album: All Mod Cons (The Jam) Place in the World: Sydney, Australia Place in England: Broadstairs, Kent Food: Fish and chips (on the sea front at Broadstairs!)