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Mala Sidebottom
Partner | Medical negligence | Medical negligence
About Mala
I am a Partner and qualified medical doctor, specialising in helping clients who have suffered illness and injury as a result of substandard medical care.
The clients I work for are individuals who have experienced injury due to medical negligence and many of the claims have left the client with a permanent disability.
I have a particular interest in helping clients with neurological and birth injury claims. I also regularly work on cases involving delay in treating and diagnosing infectious diseases, inadequate consent for surgery and delay in diagnosing hearing loss.
I have a successful track record of recovering substantial amounts of compensation on my clients’ behalf and recent settlements include a multimillion pound settlement in a wrongful birth claim, a lump sum of over £2.5 Million with periodical payments for life for a client following delay in diagnosis and treatment of herpes simplex encephalitis and a six figure sum for a client following delay in diagnosis of autoimmune encephalitis. Another client, who has cognitive impairment following delay in treatment of herpes simplex encephalitis, was successful in a liability only trial in 2023.
I joined Moore Blatch in 2015 (now Moore Barlow, May 2020). Previously, I worked in medical negligence for a London law firm for more than 10 years.
Before training as a solicitor, I worked as a practising anaesthetist.
I am regularly invited to speak to medical and legal students at events to discuss issues that affect their professions.
Memberships
- Law Society’s medical negligence panel
- AvMA
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Thank you to all the team at Moore Barlow who have helped us through a difficult Medical Negligence case. Mala, Gillian and Renu guided me through each step of the process. They always made sure we were clear on the next steps. Thank you so much for all your help, guidance and support, all the emails and phone calls. We appreciate everything you have done for our family. You have helped us get through such a difficult time. We would highly recommend Moore Barlow.
Client’s Litigation Friend
It has been a pleasure to engage the services of Mala and her team at Moore barlow (and Angus McCullough KC at 1 Crown Office Row), in this stressful time. Their professionalism and meticulous attention to detail were instrumental in settling our case. We can now move forward knowing our child’s needs will be fully taken care of. A very big thank you to you all.
Client
Mala has and continues to be communicative and comprehensive in every aspect, taking time to consider and collaborate before making progress. Mala and Mike left no stone unturned in their pursuit of the truth. The whole of the Moore Barlow team showed compassion, tenacity and values-led behaviour which provided a huge amount of comfort to our family during a very long, very emotional rollercoaster of a time. We still have a long way to go and there is nobody I would rather have representing us for the duration of this journey
Client
Mala Sidebottom is very communicative and approachable. She constantly actively thinks about cases, and keeps everything under review.
Legal 500, 2023
Mala Sidebottom was extremely supportive during my claim, and attentive throughout. We would like to thank her and her team again for all of their hard work and dedication.
Legal 500, 2023
Mala Sidebottom was fantastic, messages were always precise and delivered delicately but to the point. I felt that she took a personal interest in my case. She delivered results. Forever grateful.
Legal 500, 2023
Mala made me feel comfortable, listened to me and believed in my case. I know that I would never have achieved this financial settlement without her help.