Lauren Seager

Lauren is an experienced Clinical Negligence practitioner having dealt with a multitude of complex claims. She represents both claimants and defendants. Her practice includes claims involving delays in and missed diagnosis, surgical error, dental negligence, failings by paramedics, deaths resulting arising from the use of bed rails and hospital acquired bed sores. She is regularly instructed in high value claims involving complex schedules.

Lauren deals with claims from inception through to and including trial dealing with inquests, Letters of Claim and Response, pleadings, schedules, advice, conference, CCMCs, PTRs and applications.

Many solicitors relish Lauren’s ability to turn around paperwork very quickly, her responsiveness and her willingness to discuss any matters informally over the phone.

“Recommended for a variety of claimant matters” – Legal 500 2021

Recent cases include:

• Drafting a schedule in a claim regarding visual loss in a young girl on the contraceptive pill which has recently settled for a seven figure sum (see article here).
• Representing family at inquest following the death of a man from pulmonary embolism after surgery.
• Failure to obtain informed consent for a procedure that subsequently resulted in nerve damage.
• A claim arising out of failure to diagnose a nerve injury resulting in an excessive loss of sensation.
• A claim arising out of misplacement of a needle and practice of reusing needles by a dentist.
• A claim arising out of a failure to diagnose a tendon injury resulting in permanent loss of movement.
• A death resulting from the use of bed rails.
• Failure to provide sufficient antibiotic cover resulting in infection following surgery.
• The development of bed sores by a paraplegic patient.

Lauren is an experienced personal injury practitioner having dealt with a multitude of complex claims including disease claims, fatal accidents, historical abuse, LVI arguments and injury resulting from defective electrical supplies.

Lauren is a persuasive and robust advocate with strong cross-examination skills whilst remaining approachable. She enjoys being able to use the minutiae of the case to build a preferable and often unexpected result.

She regularly undertakes contentious trials, where her cross-examination skills have been used to great effect. As a result of her strong advocacy style Lauren is often specifically instructed where a novel point is to be run at trial.

Many solicitors relish Lauren’s ability to turn around paperwork very quickly, her responsiveness and her willingness to discuss any matters informally over the phone.

“Recommended for a variety of claimant matters” – Legal 500 2021

Recent cases include:

• A high value and complex claim arising out of permanent injuries sustained in a road traffic accident resulting in ongoing care needs.
• A claim for significant injury and losses arising out of an electrical shock sustained at work which involved several defendants.
• A claim for loss of significant financial dependency arising out of the death of a cyclist.
• A multi-track trial involving tripping on a public highway.
• Representing a minor who sustained injury after running into the path of a police vehicle.
• Securing an award for personal injury in the face of fraud allegations.

Lauren regularly undertakes high value complex credit hire claims. Shen has a clear understanding of the wealth of legislation and case law surrounding the area and is able to use it to her advantage to achieve preferable results on both sides of the coin.

She is a persuasive advocate with a strong advocacy style which is essential in credit hire claims. She has often been able to achieve unlikely results through her detailed and focussed cross-examination.

She regularly undertakes contentious trials, where her cross-examination skills have been used to great effect. As a result of her strong advocacy style Lauren is often specifically instructed where a novel point is to be run at trial.

Recent cases include:

• Achieving dismissal of a large credit hire claim following a successful argument that it fell foul of the ex turpi causa maxim.
• Achieving strike out of a claim for credit hire charges as a result of an undated agreement.
• Representing a defendant in a multi-track credit hire claim where fraud was suspected to successfully obtain adverse Orders against the claimant.
• Achieving dismissal of a hire claim under a business insurance policy.
• Representing a claimant to recover hire charges where a Notice of Cancellation was purportedly non-compliant.
• Representing a defendant to achieve dismissal of a cycle hire claim.