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Joanne Hughes | Hill Dickinson

Joanne Hughes

Joanne has been with the firm since 2004 and is a partner in the health litigation team in Liverpool where she specialises in clinical negligence claims in both the NHS and private sector.
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Joanne has significant experience in handling healthcare litigated and pharmacological claims. Her case load consists of high-value and catastrophic claims involving obstetric birth injuries, spinal injuries, amputation, paraplegia and loss of vision.

Joanne has a passion for training and holds regular events at the Liverpool, Manchester and London offices for clients.

Joanne was educated in North Wales and after first becoming a financial advisor, she qualified into law in 2002 with a commendation in ‘post-graduate diploma in law’ from De Montefort University and a distinction in the LPC from the College of Law. 

Further details

  • Experience

    • Represented defendant in Ronayne -v- Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust - recent Court of Appeal case on secondary victim claims and was described as a front runner for the most important tort case of 2015
  • Languages

    • French (basic)
    • German (basic)
    • Welsh (basic)

Joanne Hughes's Expertise