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11 June 2015
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Marguarita Tyne—Clarke Willmott

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Firm strengthens its personal injury team  

Clarke Willmott LLP continues to grow its personal injury team in Bristol with the appointment of Marguarita Tyne, who joins as a partner. 

Marguarita specialises in high value, severe clinical negligence claims, in particular brain injury trauma, delayed cancer diagnosis, orthopaedic mismanagement, surgical error and gynaecological injuries. She acts only for claimants and has represented clients nationally and regionally in many complex clinical negligence cases. She has vast experience across a wide range of medical areas. 

Stephen Trump, head of serious injury at Clarke Willmott, says: “We have established a leading position in the region nationally for dealing with high profile personal injury and clinical negligence claims and Marguarita’s expertise will help us to maintain that position.  She has extensive experience, particularly in respect to the NHS system.”

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