Lucy Clarke

Lucy joined JMW in September 2023 after studing law at the University of Warwick. She qualified as a Solicitor in the Clinical Negligence team in September 2025.

Lucy has worked on a variety of cases where clients have suffered clinical negligence, including child and adult brain injury, cardiovascular misdiagnosis and delays to treatment, severe gastronetology illness, meningitis and birth injury claims.

Lucy provided submissions to the National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation’s call for evidence, as well as writing for Chamber’s and Partners on the issue of how AI is likely to affect clinical negligence claims in the coming year.

Lucy is a member of Westminster and Holborn Law Society. She is currently a Co-Secretary and a member of the Main Committee.

Lucy's experience today includes:

• Obtaining a neglect conclusion at an Inquest into the death of a baby who died hours after being born at University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust.
• Assisting on a case for a child who contracted Group B Streptococcus infection at birth and has suffered resulting brain injury, leading to long-term cognitive impairment and mobility issues.
• Assisting on a case where a client had suffered infective endocarditis after a failure to recognise and treat earlier symptoms and previous medical history.
• Obtaining a neglect conclusion at an Inquest into the death of a baby who died 3 days after birth at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust.
• Assisting on a stillbirth case and achieving a five-figure settlement for a client after successful mediation.
• Helped secure a five-figure sum for a client in relation to the delay in diagnosis of treatment of his ulcerative colitis.
• Assisting on a claim in both contract and medical law for a client who experienced the destruction of her embryos during IVF treatment.

• "We would also like to take this opportunity to extend our heartfelt gratitude to you, Lucy, Darragh and everyone else who helped achieve this."
• "I just wanted to thank you again for all your help throughout this all. As you can imagine it has been difficult for us all."

"Thank you very much for all your help – not the easiest inquest to deal with, and assistance with managing the client was much appreciated." - Counsel to an Inquest attended in October 2025.