Biography
I head the Medical Negligence team in the Manchester office. I specialise in clinical negligence, acting for people with serious injury, mainly brain and spinal injury, involving adults and children and claims arising following the death of a loved one. I have also developed a special interest in stillbirths and have valuable experience of psychiatric clinical negligence cases. During the years I have been practising as a solicitor I have achieved over £25 million in compensation for my clients.
Lindsay's team were short listed for the Personal Injury/Clinical Negligence Team of the Year at the Manchester Law Society Legal Awards, 2010.
What inspired you to get into law?
I love medicine but am not great with blood. Being a clinical negligence solicitor is the next best thing. Also, my mum suffered injury as a result of medical treatment when I was quite young. I was interested in the legal aspects. As a result, during my school holidays I went into the firm of solicitors who acted for her to get a feel for what the job was like and loved it. I've never looked back.
What is the most rewarding aspect of your role?
I like helping people, whether it is through achieving a good settlement that will make a client's life better in the future or helping a client to understand why there may have been no negligence in relation to the treatment they received.
What do you like about working at Irwin Mitchell?
It’s a friendly environment to work in with us all having the same interest at heart, namely our clients. It is also a firm that looks after its employees.
What do you do away from the office?
Like most parents, bringing up my 2 children who are 9 and 4 takes up most of my time out of the office. If I manage to find time for myself I like to curl up with a good book and occasionally opt to exercise.
Testimonials
"Hugely experienced, superb technically and hugely empathetic. Clients value having her on their side." "Very experienced, thorough and really committed to her clients." - Chambers & Partners, 2022 (Leading Individual - band 1)
"Standout partners include Lindsay Wise, who really is the the complete clinical negligence solicitor." - Legal 500, 2022 (Leading Individual)
Lindsey is a "Leading Individual (Band 1)".– Chambers & Partners, 2021
"Lindsay Wise is hugely experienced and lives up to her surname." – Legal 500, 2021 (Leading Individual)
"Lindsay Wise and her team are caring and more importantly super efficient. I will not hesitate to recommend Irwin Mitchell to anyone in the future." – Constance Citrone, 5* Trustpilot review
"She is attentive, caring and she moves cases forward." – Chambers & Partners, 2020
"Accurate and realistic in her assessment of each case, which clearly comes from her extensive experience in this field. Thorough and sympathetic’ – Legal 500, 2018/19
She is praised for being "extremely astute in analysing cases and pushing them." – Chambers & Partners, 2018
"She fights the client's corner extremely well and is a good leader." – Chambers & Partners, 2017
"Personable and able litigator who is also superb with clients." – Legal 500, 2017
