Suzanne White
Partner
Suzanne White has specialised in this area of law since qualifying in 1999.
Suzanne is a passionate women’s rights in healthcare campaigner, with a particular interest in maternal health, birth injury, and injuries to mothers during childbirth. She also specialises in brain injury cases, orthopaedics, misdiagnosed cancers, GP errors, children and adult fatal cases, and cases involving radiological errors, but advises on a full range of medical negligence cases.
She has successfully secured substantial amounts of compensation for people who have suffered serious injuries a result of medical negligence and also represents families at inquests where loved ones have died as a result of negligent medical care.
Suzanne has a medical background having initially trained as a radiographer. She is a member of the APIL executive, a trustee of the Patients Association, a member of the INQUEST Lawyers Group, and a council member of MASIC. She worked with Birthrights on the Inquiry into racial injustice
Suzanne is an accredited expert on the Law Society clinical negligence panel. She is also accredited and an accredited member of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers.
At the 2024 Birth Trauma Inquiry, she was the only lawyer invited to give evidence to the Inquiry.
She acted for the families at the Article 2 inquest of Laura Jane Seaman who died from contributed to by neglect. Laura Jane was a mother of five who tragically died after giving birth leaving five children.

Legal expertise
Representing a family in a six‑figure settlement after Barts Health NHS Trust admits responsibility for clinical trial death of a grandmother.
Representing the family of Laura-Jane Seaman whose death was contributed to by neglect.
Representing the families of two premature babies who died in the NICU after being given the wrong drug, resulting in a ruling of unlawful killing.
Settling a claim against a GP for a six-figure sum after a woman was prescribed Nitrofurantoin, an antibiotic for treatment of bacterial infections, for eight times longer than recommended, resulting in lung damage.
Securing a settlement of over £21 million from a NHS Health Trust for a child who sustained a serious brain injury at birth at due to negligent treatment by medical professionals.
Suzanne in the news and media
Suzanne has appeared on the national news, including ITN News, commenting on developments relating to the medical profession, and has been quoted in many articles.
Hospital failings led to woman's death, coroner says BBC 17.3.26
New maternity investigation to look at 10 ‘worst services’ Independent 23.6.25
Mother who died from internal haemorrhage after giving birth at a hospital where staff misdiagnosed her as being dehydrated and gave her a biscuit Daily Mail 14.8.24
Inquest into the death of mother-of-five concludes her death was avoidable ITV 13.8.24
NHS trust under investigation accused of hypocritical email to staff Guardian 3.12.23
Suzanne appeared on Tonight with Andrew Marr LBC 10.7.23
NHS spends £2.7 BILLION settling medical negligence claims in one year with 41% of the bill coming from maternity care failings, reports say Mail online 25.7.23
Top 10 London Firms Making Waves in Clinical Negligence Claimant Cases Business Today 10.7.23
Revealed: The specialties with rocketing litigation costs Health Service Journal 23.6.23
News and blogs
Hospital trust admits mother’s death from missed pulmonary embolism was avoidable as family receives settlement
The family of a woman who died after a pulmonary embolism was missed during a hospital visit have received a settlement from the NHS trust responsible for her care.
The MASIC Foundation at 10: A decade of change for childbirth injuries
To mark 10 years of The MASIC Foundation, head of medical negligence Suzanne White reviews how OASI awareness, better maternity care and support for women with childbirth injuries have changed over the past decade.
Family receives six‑figure settlement after Barts Health NHS Trust admits responsibility for clinical trial death of London grandmother
The family of a woman who died from complications following a kidney biopsy as part of a clinical trial have received a six‑figure settlement from Barts Health NHS Trust in London. The trust admitted failings in her care following a coroner’s finding of neglect at the inquest into her death.