Firdous Ibrahim

Firdous is a senior associate solicitor working alongside Suzanne White in the medical negligence department. Firdous has extensive experience working with clients from diverse backgrounds who have suffered life-altering injuries.

During her time at the firm, Firdous handles an extensive range of cases, with particular emphasis on claims concerning children and mothers impacted by birth injuries, such as cerebral palsy, perineal tears and maternal death. As well as other life-altering conditions including brain and spinal injuries, gastrointestinal and colorectal injuries and delay in diagnoses of cancer.

Firdous also works on cases representing families at inquests where close relatives have died because of negligent medical care. Firdous understands the crucial need for detailed investigations to uncover the answers families urgently need.

Legal expertise

Firdous studied at City University, London. She joined Leigh Day in 2017 after qualifying as a solicitor and has specialised in medical negligence for over 10 years.

Firdous is passionate about the rights of women in maternity services and was seconded to work with human rights charity Birthrights on their Inquiry into racial injustice in maternity care. The report titled Systemic Racism not Broken bodies revealed substantial evidence of persistent racial inequities in birth outcomes and experiences in the UK.

Firdous also has a key interest in the management of patients with sickle cell disease and has represented a number of families who have suffered fatal injuries.

Key cases which Firdous has assisted on:

• Assisting in securing a seven-figure settlement for a retired nurse, following complications from a Whipple’s procedure resulting in a liver transplant and Type 1 diabetes.
• Assisting is securing compensation in excess of an eight-figure settlement for a woman who suffered brain damage following surgery for Achilles tendon.
• Obtaining a six-figure settlement for 29-year-old mother who suffered a delay in diagnosis of brain tumour.
• Obtaining a six-figure settlement for a woman who suffered a brain injury after delayed diagnosis of bacterial endocarditis.
• Securing a six-figure settlement for the family of artist Chris Gollon after errors following pancreatic cancer surgery contributed to his death.
• Obtaining a six-figure settlement for a woman who suffered life changing neurological injuries following late diagnosis of spinal epidural haematoma.
• Securing compensation for man who suffered a cardiac arrest and stroke following a coronary angiogram.

Key inquests which Firdous has assisted on:

• Representing the family of Kingsley Imafidon aged 33, who died after complications from an intra-abdominal bleed during a liver biopsy. 
• Representing the family of 9-year-old Dylan Cope into the inquest in his death contributed by Neglect following a delay diagnosis of appendicitis.
• Assisting in the high profile inquest into the death of 28-year-old nurse Mary Agyapong, following delivery of her baby, after contracting Covid-19 following the first pandemic. 
• Representing the family of 21-year-old Evan Nathan Smith who died after North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust failed to manage his sickle cell crisis.
• The inquest into the death of 11-month-old Sophie Burgess, who died following an overdose of an anti-seizure drug at St Peters Hospital.
• Representing the family of 52-year-old Caroline Pearson Smith at the Inquest where the Coroner concluded there were gross failures in her care and neglect which led to her death.
• Representing the family of artist Chris Gollon at the Inquest into his death following pancreatic cancer surgery. 

Firdous Ibrahim in the news

• Nine-year-old boy with a ruptured appendix died just days after he was discharged from hospital with ibuprofen, coroner hears The full story of how a 9 year old boy died from sepsis days after being discharged from hospital | ITV News Wales.
• Baby died after C-section at Harlow hospital - BBC News

Membership

Firdous is a member of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) and  Action against Medical Action (AVMA) and passionate about advocating for the rights of patients care.