Emma Broomfield.

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Recommendations

Recommendations

The 2025 edition of the Legal 500 recognises Emma as a Leading Partner. Emma is a Senior Litigator with the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL). The 2025 Chambers UK have ranked Emma in Band 1. In 2019 Emma was also awarded AvMA Specialist Clinical Negligence Panel accreditation. She is accredited by the Law Society’s Clinical Negligence Panel.

Profile / Experience

Profile / Experience

Emma has wide ranging experience having acted for claimants with cerebral palsy, catastrophic brain injury, spinal injury, cancer and amputees as well as on a wide range of cases involving misdiagnosis, inadequate treatment and surgical error. She also has experience of handling fatal claims and advising on all aspects of inquests.

Emma is a partner at Lanyon Bowdler with over 20 years’ specialist experience in clinical negligence and personal injury litigation. She qualified as a solicitor in 1991 after gaining her law degree from Cambridge University in 1988 and joined Lanyon Bowdler’s Clinical Negligence Department in 2003.

Through her work for clients who have sustained serious injury as a result of medical negligence, Emma has assisted clients in obtaining suitable accommodation and establishing care and therapy packages with case management input, securing substantial interim payments to fund these when needed.

Emma jointly hosted our national conference, ‘Surviving Spinal Injury – The Journey’ which was held at the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Hospital, Gobowen, Oswestry.

The 2025 edition of the Legal 500 recognises Emma as a Leading Partner which states: ‘Emma Broomfield has wide-ranging experience of handling a wide range of complicated cases, with a particular specialism in spinal injuries.’

Testimonials from 2025 edition of the Legal 500:

‘Emma Broomfield is very experienced and brings calm to every case, no matter what challenges are thrown up.’

‘Emma Broomfield is very intelligent, puts everything into her cases and spots arguments which others might miss.’

Emma is accredited by the Law Society’s Clinical Negligence Panel and a Senior Litigator with the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL). In 2019 Emma was also awarded AvMA Specialist Clinical Negligence Panel accreditation.

The 2025 Chambers UK have ranked Emma in Band 1, which states “Emma Broomfield has extensive experience in the clinical negligence space. She advises clients on delayed diagnosis and treatment cases as well as surgical error claims. She has further experience handling high-value obstetric negligence cases.”

“Emma has been extremely professional, compassionate and informative at every stage of the case.”

“Emma Broomfield is highly intelligent and wins cases. She is very popular with clients.”

“She is happy to have a fight when needed. She combines good client handling skills with negotiations.”

Previous editions have published testimonials which state: “Emma Broomfield – partner – extremely able, very thorough, calm, competent – gets great results for clients.’ and ‘Has a terrific track record.”

“She has a fantastic eye for detail. She’s very conscientious and works really hard for her clients.”

“She’s very professional and brilliant at her job. She was very sympathetic to my needs in the situation.”

A previous edition of Chambers UK noted Emma as a ‘Star Associate’ saying Emma Broomfield frequently acts on complicated delayed diagnosis, brain injury, surgical error and spinal injury mandates. Sources say that “she has an exceptional eye for detail and is a strong tactician,” adding: “Her clinical knowledge and experience makes the whole process stress-free.” And ‘Emma Broomfield advises clients on delayed diagnosis and treatment cases as well as surgical error claims. She has further experience handling obstetric negligence cases.’

A client testimonial was noted that “Emma Broomfield always keeps me informed and up to date with the status of my case and what is happening at the time. She is very organised and diligent, and has been very sensitive and given me time to process. She affords me a sense of trust in the work she does for me.”

Read about a recent reported case of Emma’s: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6127907/Mother-baby-girl-stillborn-says-doctors-ignored-concerns.html

Quotes from satisfied client:

“Our initial emotions when contacting Lanyon Bowdler were chaotic to say the least regarding the resultant injury and complications that occurred from the actions taken by the medical staff that were caring for our daughter.

“Throughout the process and involvement with yourself, and the company as a whole, we have been treated with respect and empathy and this, I believe, led to a relationship of trust; whilst you maintained a professional attitude to all aspects of our daughter’s claim. We were very appreciative of the help and advice that you gave us and would like to express our thanks once again for the guidance that you provided.”

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What our clients say.

Was satisfied with the work they’ve done for my family, my experience with them all was very good and welcoming thank you all involved.

Michele
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Emma and her team took on the case of medical negligence on behalf of Laura Pugh and her family. Sadly Laura passed away from her condition that was a result of the negligence but Emma continued to fight on behalf of Laura’s family and won the case.

Neil
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My solicitor kept me informed on everything in the five years that it took to have a successful claim. Emma was supportive, kind, very helpful and human.

Gill
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Beth Heath
Beth Heath
Partner
Medical Negligence
Laura Weir
Laura Weir
Partner
Medical Negligence
Lucy Small
Lucy Small
Partner
Medical Negligence
Isabella Drummond
Isabella Drummond
Paralegal Apprentice
Personal Injury | Medical Negligence
Phoebe Blythin
Phoebe Blythin
Legal Support Assistant
Medical Negligence
Bryn Auger
Bryn Auger
Legal Support Assistant
Medical Negligence
Rebecca Asquith
Rebecca Asquith
Legal Support Assistant
Medical Negligence
Martin Hood
Martin Hood
Solicitor
Medical Negligence
Ola Muras
Ola Muras
Legal Support Assistant
Medical Negligence
Emma Hart
Emma Hart
Associate Solicitor
Medical Negligence
Natasha Gibbons
Natasha Gibbons
Senior Associate Solicitor
Medical Negligence
Georgia Bennett
Georgia Bennett
Legal Support Assistant
Medical Negligence
Amy Bills
Amy Bills
Solicitor
Medical Negligence
Claudia Booth
Claudia Booth
Solicitor
Medical Negligence
Sophie Bridges
Sophie Bridges
Solicitor
Medical Negligence
Nicole Smith
Nicole Smith
Legal Support Assistant
Medical Negligence
Emily Poyner
Emily Poyner
Trainee Solicitor
Medical Negligence
Sarah Martin
Sarah Martin
Costs Draftsman
Medical Negligence | Personal Injury
Andrew Morris
Andrew Morris
Trainee Costs Draftsman
Medical Negligence | Personal Injury
Adam Hodson
Adam Hodson
Senior Associate Solicitor
Medical Negligence
David Hughes
David Hughes
Associate Costs Manager
Medical Negligence | Personal Injury
Kate Ivey
Kate Ivey
Legal Assistant (ACILEX)
Medical Negligence
Alicia Johns
Alicia Johns
Associate Legal Executive (FCILEX)
Medical Negligence
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Kay Kelly
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Medical Negligence
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