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Beth Heath

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Beth Heath was appointed head of the Clinical Negligence Team in May 2021, at the age of 32. In 2022 Beth was awarded Clinical Negligence Lawyer of the Year at the prestigious PI Awards. Beth combines a uniqueness of professionalism with compassion and empathy. Now eight years PQE, she specialises in high value, complex cases – mainly maternity claims. She is determined and passionate about obtaining life-changing results for her clients. She is praised for her wealth of experience in drafting multi-million pound Schedules of Loss and her knowledge of the figures. She is the lead solicitor in The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) maternity scandal – the largest maternity scandal in NHS history. She worked closely with Donna Ockenden during her independent review and West Mercia Police. Beth leads a specialist team dealing solely with this cases. Beth has made a significant number of media appearances in relation to the scandal and the Ockenden report, and she was the only solicitor to feature on Panorama – Maternity Scandal: Fighting for Truth. She took part in multiple live TV interviews, to include: BBC, Sky, ITV and Channel 5. Beth was extensively quoted across both paper and digital media, including on the front page of The Sunday Times. She has also worked closely with the NHSR and Hill Dickinson, to develop an innovative pilot to deal with the large number of SaTH maternity claims in an efficient manner to ensure timely justice for families. She is passionate about seeing real change for the community. Beth was on the panel in the Law Society Clinical Negligence Roundtable debate, which included a prestigious panel of leaders in the field discussing issues affected the wider legal community. She has also spoken at the Westminster Health Forum about the importance of listening to families and learning from mistakes to improve maternity services. Client’s praise her caring nature, excellent judgement and tenacity during negotiations.

Lanyon Bowdler LLP Lanyon Bowdler LLP

  • Regulated by: The Solicitors Regulation Authority

  • Regulator ID: 553455

  • Based in Shropshire

  • Licensed for 12 years

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Lanyon Bowdler LLP Lanyon Bowdler LLP

Beth Heath was appointed head of the Clinical Negligence Team in May 2021, at the age of 32. In 2022 Beth was awarded Clinical Negligence Lawyer of the Year at the prestigious PI Awards. Beth combines a uniqueness of professionalism with compassion and empathy. Now eight years PQE, she specialises in high value, complex cases – mainly maternity claims. She is determined and passionate about obtaining life-changing results for her clients. She is praised for her wealth of experience in drafting multi-million pound Schedules of Loss and her knowledge of the figures. She is the lead solicitor in The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) maternity scandal – the largest maternity scandal in NHS history. She worked closely with Donna Ockenden during her independent review and West Mercia Police. Beth leads a specialist team dealing solely with this cases. Beth has made a significant number of media appearances in relation to the scandal and the Ockenden report, and she was the only solicitor to feature on Panorama – Maternity Scandal: Fighting for Truth. She took part in multiple live TV interviews, to include: BBC, Sky, ITV and Channel 5. Beth was extensively quoted across both paper and digital media, including on the front page of The Sunday Times. She has also worked closely with the NHSR and Hill Dickinson, to develop an innovative pilot to deal with the large number of SaTH maternity claims in an efficient manner to ensure timely justice for families. She is passionate about seeing real change for the community. Beth was on the panel in the Law Society Clinical Negligence Roundtable debate, which included a prestigious panel of leaders in the field discussing issues affected the wider legal community. She has also spoken at the Westminster Health Forum about the importance of listening to families and learning from mistakes to improve maternity services. Client’s praise her caring nature, excellent judgement and tenacity during negotiations.

  • Regulated by: The Solicitors Regulation Authority

  • Regulator ID: 553455

  • Based in Shropshire

  • Licensed for 12 years

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Clinical Negligence

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  • Lanyon Bowdler LLP

    Associate

    2017 - 2020 3 years

  • Lanyon Bowdler LLP

    Partner

    2020 - Present 6 years and 5 months

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  • English

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01743 280280
beth.heath@lblaw.co.uk
https://www.lblaw.co.uk/our-people/beth-heath

Opening hours

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)

Chapter House North, Abbey Lawn, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 5DE

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    It is incredibly important to find legal representation that balances high-level expertise with genuine human compassion, especially when a family has been through such a difficult ordeal. We cannot therefore recommend Lanyon Bowdler highly enough for their work on our medical negligence case. From our very first meeting, it was clear that we were in capable and caring hands. This was a deeply delicate and complicated case involving significant suffering for both the individual and our entire family. The team at Lanyon Bowdler specifically Beth Heath approached every hurdle with a level of empathy that we truly needed during such a painful time. They never treated us like just another case file; they understood the human impact behind the legal process. Their legal approach was methodical, braking down complex medical and legal jargon so we always knew where we stood. No stone was left unturned in gathering evidence and expert testimony. They were persistent in pursuing the best possible outcome, maintaining incredible attention to detail throughout. Navigating medical negligence is exhausting, but having a firm that combines rigorous professional standards with genuine heart made all the difference. We are so grateful for their dedication to justice for our family.

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    Thank you for your kind words Melissa. It was a pleasure to work for you and the family.

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    medical negligence re death of our daughter

    Without the tenacity and legal knowledge of Beth Heath we could not have won our case against NHS Shrewsbury and Telford Trust

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    Medical negligence and

    Beth heath was a lovely polite lady,The whole team involved with our case are lovely caring people.

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    Medical negligence claim

    Beth handled my case for over 7 years, she is very thorough and is an empathetic professional, I always felt she listened carefully and always made me feel at ease, talking about the toughest and saddest time of my life. My case was handled effectively. I would recommend her and all of her team in a heartbeat.

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    Thank you for your kind words Rachel. It was a pleasure to act for you.

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