Camilla Browne
Associate Solicitor
Camilla is an associate solicitor in the medical negligence department
Camilla is an associate solicitor and has over six years’ experience working within the medical negligence department.
Camilla currently assists Suzanne White, Head of the Medical Negligence Department, with a wide variety of cases, with a special focus on claims for children and mothers arising from birth injury including cerebral palsy, as well as other severe debilitating injuries.
Camilla was part of the legal team who successfully represented Ms Cullen in the case of Cullen -v- Dr Henniker-Major where there were unfounded allegations of fundamental dishonesty, resulting in HHJ Ambrose dismissing all the allegations of fundamental dishonesty and awarding indemnity costs against Dr Henniker-Major.
Camilla also works on a variety of high value and complex medical negligence cases involving neurological injuries, orthopaedic injuries, fatal accident claims and delays in diagnosis.
Camilla has a particular interest in issues affecting women’s health focusing on obstetrics and gynaecology injuries. Camilla has experience representing families at inquests (including those that engage Article 2) following the death of family members, including providing support and assistance to families where mothers and babies have sadly died in a hospital setting.
Legal expertise
Obtaining high value settlements for clients, and representing clients at high profile inquests, for instance:
- Inquest into the death of Laura-Jane Seaman
- Obtaining high value settlement for a woman who sustained a 4th-degree tear whilst giving birth to her first child
- Obtaining high value settlement for a child with cerebral palsy as a result of a birth injury;
- Obtaining high value settlement for a person who suffered a stroke and lasting neurological impairment following provision of incorrect anaesthesia following a post-partum haemorrhage;
- Obtaining high value settlement for a person who has debilitating injuries following a delay of diagnosis of TB to their spine; and
- Obtaining high value settlement for a person who became blind following a delay in diagnosis of Giant Cell Arteritis.
Previous experience
Before joining Leigh Day, Camilla underwent legal work experience at Leigh Day and several top commercial firms as well as shadowing a King's Counsel at 1 Crown Office Row.
Charities
Camilla has close ties with Footsteps Foundation, a specialist cerebral palsy charity. She has raised over £2,000 running 100km. https://www.footstepscentre.com/
Committees
Camilla currently sits on the firm’s green committee and is an active member of the netball team.
Outside work, Camilla volunteers at Islington Legal Advice Centre.
Education
Camilla read Politics and International Relations at Loughborough University and undertook the Graduate Diploma in Law at BPP Law School, graduating in 2019. Camilla completed the Solicitors Qualifying Examination in August 2022.
Membership
Camilla is a member of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers.
In the news
- Mum who begged for her life could have been saved by hospital, inquest finds | UK News | Sky News
- Death of Laura-Jane Seaman avoidable and contributed to by neglect, coroner concludes
- When an accusation of fundamental dishonesty is flawed
- Lawyers Service Newsletter – Pages 4-7
- NHS England pledges to eliminate cervical cancer by 2040
- Why aren’t we seeing a reduction in tears, grazes & episiotomies in people who have a vaginal birth?
- Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month
Blogs
Death of Laura-Jane Seaman avoidable and contributed to by neglect, coroner concludes
The inquest into the death of a mother-of-five, who begged medical staff not to let her die, has concluded that her death was avoidable and contributed to by neglect. The coroner also accepted that Article 2 of the European Convention of Human Rights, the right to life, was engaged because of the role of the state in her death.
NHS England pledges to eliminate cervical cancer by 2040
Camilla Browne considers the government’s promise to eradicate cervical cancer by 2040.
Why aren’t we seeing a reduction in the number of tears, grazes or episiotomies in mothers who have a vaginal birth?
Suzanne White and Camilla Browne discuss typical cases involving perineal tears that they encounter in their work as a partner and a solicitor specialising in clinical negligence.