Lucy Small | Partner

Partner.

Team:

Medical Negligence
Office location:

Hereford
Language:

English

Assistant: Phoebe Blythin

Recommendations

The 2025 edition of the Legal 500 recognises Lucy as a Leading Partner. In the Chambers UK 2025 edition Lucy is ranked in Band 1 for the Midlands. She is a member of the AvMA (Action Against Medical Accidents) Specialist Clinical Negligence Panel.

Profile / Experience

Lucy has over 25 years experience in both clinical negligence and personal injury litigation acting solely for the victim.

She is a member of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers where she is recognised as a Senior Litigator. She is a member of the AvMA (Action Against Medical Accidents) Specialist Clinical Negligence Panel.

Lucy has acted for clients who have suffered head injuries and has a wide range of experience of medical negligence work including orthopaedic, obstetrics and gynaecology, oncology, cosmetic surgery and GP care and has significant experience in complex fatal clinical negligence claims.

Lucy joined Lanyon Bowdler’s Clinical Negligence Department in October 2010, she is based in the Bath Street offices in Hereford. Lucy became a partner of the firm in 2013.

Lucy is able to see clients out of the Ludlow or Hereford offices.

The 2025 edition of the Legal 500 recognises Lucy as a Leading Partner which states: ‘Lucy Small handles many complex cases involving birth/brain injuries, as well as catastrophic and spinal injury claims. Small is also recommended for her work on amputation cases.’

Testimonial from 2025 edition of the Legal 500:

‘Lucy Small has made everything about our case easy and understandable. Her passion to her work is admirable. Her professionalism is above everything we expected.’

In the Chambers UK 2025 edition Lucy is ranked in Band 1 for the Midlands, which states ‘Hereford-based Lucy Small frequently handles claims relating to delayed diagnoses and treatments, negligent duty of care and surgical errors, and is also knowledgeable in brain injury cases and mandates involving mental health issues.’

Client testimonials from Chambers are:

“Lucy Small is lovely to work with, which goes a long way.”

“Lucy is very experienced and deserves high recognition.”

‘Lucy achieves great results and makes clients feel like they are being looked after.’

In a previous edition of Chambers UK it says: ‘Lucy Small is well versed in assisting with a broad range of medical negligence claims, with a particular focus on delayed diagnosis of cancer cases, misdiagnosis and preventable suicide matters. She demonstrates additional prowess in birth injury and negligent surgery incidents. Clients regard her as a ‘knowledgeable, warm and approachable person” who is ‘very thorough and excellent to work with.’