At Medical Negligence Solutions our top priority is putting you, the client, first. Our friendly and knowledgeable advisors pride themselves on their customer service and we want to help you approach a daunting legal process with confidence.

Jan Canter

Solicitor

Jan Canter is a solicitor of more than 20 years’ experience specialising in clinical and cosmetic surgery negligence cases. An experienced litigator with good contacts with some of the most eminent surgeons and QCs in the country. Jan is a member of The Law Society Personal Injury Panel, Association Of Personal Injury Lawyers and the Spinal Injuries Association. Jan is also a Civil and Commercial Accredited Mediator, qualified in 2009. He regularly receives referrals from other solicitors in the field of cosmetic surgery and deals with cases involving a value of 6 figures and above.

Jan fully grasps how sensitive these matters are and is always willing to travel in order to make the process convenient for the claimant.

Laura Sparrow (FCILEx)

Head of Clinical Negligence

Laura qualified as a Fellow Chartered Legal Executive in October 2004 and has specialised in Clinical Negligence through her career, also undertaking some Personal Injury and Civil Litigation in the past. She joined Specters in January 2019 as Head of Clinical Negligence.

She a member of APIL and regularly volunteers on the AVMA Helpline. She has a strong history of handling all types of negligence claims, including high value complex claims and has a wealth of experience in this regard

Laura takes a personal approach to each and every case, and understands the needs of her clients and the importance not only to obtain compensation, but also to support through the life changing event that has happened.

Nigel Plant (LLB Hons)

Consultant Solicitor

Nigel studied law at the University of Exeter and qualified as a Solicitor in England & Wales in 1981. He was also admitted as a Solicitor in Hong Kong in 1984.

Nigel has specialised in dealing with professional negligence claims for over 25 years. He is based in our London office and helps to manage the Professional Negligence team.

Nigel has extensive experience in dealing with a wide variety of professional negligence claims, including a substantial number of claims against solicitors, barristers, licensed conveyancers, accountants and independent financial advisers and also claims involving fraud.

Nigel is a trained mediator and has utilised mediation to a successful end on numerous occasions for his clients.

Nigel enjoys playing golf when he can and exploring the vineyards and restaurants of France and reading a good book."

Examples of his recent cases include:

Disappointed beneficiary claiming against a solicitor for failing to draft a Will in a timely manner before the death of the intended testator.

Investors pursuing claims against a notary public for losses from an apparent fraudulent land investment scheme in Africa.

Liquidator suing accountants who acted as administrators of a company for negligently deciding to continue trading which resulted in the company incurring additional substantial losses.

Developer taking solicitors to court for negligent handling of the purchase of a development plot and then mishandling the subsequent litigation against the vendor.

Investors pursuing various fund managers for split capital investment trust multi-million pound losses.

Wife out of pocket in a divorce settlement as her solicitor had failed to properly evaluate her husband’s pension pot.

Elderly couples bringing claims against IFA’s for losses arising out of equity release schemes.

Litigant who lost the chance to pursue a professional negligence claim against his former solicitor for failing to deal with his personal injury claim competently as his new solicitor had failed to effectively serve court proceedings on his former solicitor.

Anita Olesinka (GDL)

Solicitor

Anita studied Graduate Diploma in Law in 2011, followed by Legal Practice Course which she completed in 2013. Anita qualified as a solicitor in March 2017 and joined The Specter Partnership in October 2018.

She is our leading Polish solicitor who is fully dedicated to supporting the Polish community in the UK.

Anita prior to starting a law career, had run a successful claims management company for 11 years.

Outside of work, Anita enjoys swimming, zumba classes and yoga.

Tracey Atallah (LLB, LPC)

Solicitor

Tracey became qualified in the UK in 2017. She completed a LLB at the University of London, a LPC at BPP and is currently finishing her Masters in Business.

Tracey is a bi-lingual English/Arabic speaking solicitor. She has a broad range of experience in various sectors within the legal profession.

Tracey is frequently instructed on cases involving complicated financial matters and represents clients of a high net worth both in the UK and based in other jurisdictions.

Tracey supports her clients and invests considerable time into their objectives. She prides herself on the long-lasting relationships she builds and the success she achieves for individuals and their businesses.

Ramune Mickeviciute (LLB, LPC, MSc)

Litigation Executive

Ramune studied law at Kingston University and has recently completed her Legal Practice Course and Masters in Law, Business and Management at University of Law in London.

She has been working in Clinical Negligence since January 2016, and joined Specters in October 2018.

Ramune has experience working with claims related to different medical injuries, including cases involving obstetric and gynaecological injuries, late diagnosis of fracture, delayed diagnosis of cancer, and cases involving spinal injuries such as spinal abscess and cauda equina.

Ramune feels very passionate about Clinical Negligence and is always willing to put up a good fight in order to achieve the best result for her clients.