Kate Lax

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Kate obtained a 2:1 in her Law and Criminology degree at Sheffield Hallam University in 2005 and then went onto complete her Legal Practice Course at Nottingham Trent University in 2008. She has specialised in Personal Injury and Medical Negligence since 2007 when she started work as a Paralegal at a South Yorkshire Law Firm. Kate qualified as a Solicitor in 2013 at a Manchester based firm and has continued to practice in Medical Negligence since. Main Areas of Work: Providing assistance to Client’s going through the NHS Complaints Procedure. Clinical negligence matters involving birth injuries. Cases of misdiagnosis. Delay in diagnosis. Informed consent cases. Claims against GP’s, hospitals and care homes Dental claims. Cosmetic surgery claims. Fatal cases and dependency claims Experience in dealing with high value personal injury claims, including road traffic accidents and accidents at work. Great / Notable achievements at Wake Smith: Succeeding in a multi-million pound action against a Hospital Trust after a patient sustained a serious brain injury at birth. Acting for a Claimant in a serious road traffic accident, securing compensation over £100,000. Assisting on a claim where there was no informed consent for a routine surgical procedure resulting in a serious debilitating knee condition, securing £225,000 for the Claimant.

  • Regulated by: The Solicitors Regulation Authority

  • Regulator ID: 415355

  • Based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire
  • Licensed for 12 years

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Kate obtained a 2:1 in her Law and Criminology degree at Sheffield Hallam University in 2005 and then went onto complete her Legal Practice Course at Nottingham Trent University in 2008. She has specialised in Personal Injury and Medical Negligence since 2007 when she started work as a Paralegal at a South Yorkshire Law Firm. Kate qualified as a Solicitor in 2013 at a Manchester based firm and has continued to practice in Medical Negligence since. Main Areas of Work: Providing assistance to Client’s going through the NHS Complaints Procedure. Clinical negligence matters involving birth injuries. Cases of misdiagnosis. Delay in diagnosis. Informed consent cases. Claims against GP’s, hospitals and care homes Dental claims. Cosmetic surgery claims. Fatal cases and dependency claims Experience in dealing with high value personal injury claims, including road traffic accidents and accidents at work. Great / Notable achievements at Wake Smith: Succeeding in a multi-million pound action against a Hospital Trust after a patient sustained a serious brain injury at birth. Acting for a Claimant in a serious road traffic accident, securing compensation over £100,000. Assisting on a claim where there was no informed consent for a routine surgical procedure resulting in a serious debilitating knee condition, securing £225,000 for the Claimant.

  • Regulated by: The Solicitors Regulation Authority

  • Regulator ID: 415355

  • Based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire
  • Licensed for 12 years

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Monday 09:00–17:00
Tuesday 09:00–17:00
Wednesday 09:00–17:00
Thursday 09:00–17:00
Friday 09:00–17:00
Saturday (Closed)
Sunday (Closed)

No 1 Velocity, 2 Tenter Street, Sheffield, S1 4BY

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Exactly what you'd hope for from a solicitors

Kate was incredibly professional throughout and managed my expectations. I couldn't have been happier to have to help and support along the way.

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Thank you for taking the time to leave us a 5-star review. We're pleased that Kate was able to fully support you with her expert knowledge and first-class service!

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Very Helpful and Professional

Recommended to me and I found Wakesmith to very professional but also real in that they explained things in layman terms which I found helpful without the deep legal jargon.

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Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We’re pleased to hear that you found our service professional and that explanations were clear and easy to understand. Your feedback is very much appreciated.

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CLINICAL NEGLIGENCE

I had the best ADVICE from Kate. She made me understand all I needed to do and what to expect from the case. She also gave me all the necessary help.

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Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review, and for your lovely comments about Kate. She is a credit to our Clinical Negligence team! Wishing you all the best.

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After an accident 5 years ago, we spoke to Kate & Georgia at Wake Smith & Co Cant find one negative thing to say, they were helpful, understanding and then succesful in winning our claim. I would have no hesitation in recommending them

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Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We're pleased to hear you had a pleasant experience with Kate & Georgia in our Clinical Negligence team.

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Good job done

I would love to work with them any time any day because they have time for what ever they are doing,more over I recommend WAKE SMITH SOLICITORS for each and every one

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Thank you for taking the time to leave your positive feedback, we really appreciate it and look forward to working with you again in the future.

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I used Terry Regan and Kate Lax for services in relation to a Clinical Negligence claim and was extremely satisfied with the outcome and was kept informed throughout the process. I would highly recommend Wake Smith

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