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Simon Minton

"Simon Minton was friendly and easy to speak to. Extremely knowledgeable and I truly believe without him my case it would not have had the same outcome." - Legal 500, 2022

"Hugely experienced and capable solicitor dealing with birth brain injury and infant/child meningitis cases. Immaculate preparation, and fantastic client care. If this was your child, you would want Simon on your side." - Legal 500, 2022

"Hugely experienced and capable solicitor dealing with birth brain injury and infant/child meningitis cases. Immaculate preparation, and fantastic client care. If this was your child, you would want Simon on your side." - Legal 500, 2022

"Simon Minton is a truly exceptional solicitor, with all the qualities you could want: diligent, thorough, enormous breadth of legal knowledge and experience, terrific judgement and commanding huge respect." - Legal 500

"Amazing, dedicated and thorough lawyer," and "He truly cares about his work and the families he works with.  He never stops fighting your corner." - Chambers & Partners 2019

“Has excellent relationships with many in the field and can often agree  interims by consensus, which makes the claim run more smoothly” - Legal 500

“He leaves no stone unturned.  He always has the clients’ best interests at heart” – Chambers & Partners

One of the “Leading Individuals” in Clinical Negligence in the region –  Legal 500

“Meticulous in his attention to detail” - Chambers & Partners

Simon Minton is 'a class act'– Legal 500

Simon Minton

Senior Director

Simon is the Senior Director.  He is listed in the Legal 500 Hall of Fame and recommended in Legal 500 as a Leading Lawyer in the Yorkshire and Humber region.  He is also a notable practitioner in the Chambers & Partners Directory. He is on the Referral Panel of Action for Victims of Medical Accidents (AvMA).  He is on the Solicitors Regulation Authority Clinical Negligence Panel.

He has extensive experience of handling very high-value multi million pound complex clinical negligence claims, particularly relating to cerebral palsy, meningitis and erb’s palsy.

Simon has recently been involved in a significant number of high-value claims where the net damages recovered on a capitalised basis have exceeded £5m. During the course of the last 12 months the practice has been involved in five cases which settled shortly before trial and on a capitalised basis one birth-related claim settled for in excess of £7m and another has settled for a figure close to £6m. During this period, in relation to four other cases in which clients have sustained severe brain injury, admissions of liability have been secured in relation to which it is expected that each will recover substantial damages (each exceeding £3m).

Career:

Trained Arnold Gilbert & Karsberg; qualified 1981; partner Teeman Levine 1984-87; partner Simon Minton & Co 1987; partner David Yablon Minton Ellis 1988-98; Senior Director Mintons Solicitors 1998 to date. Sits as part-time tribunal judge.

Education:

Leeds Grammar School; Leeds University (1978 Law 2(1)); Guildford Law College.

Leisure:

Since 1964 has been a fanatical Leeds United fan and season ticket holder. Also a keen follower of Yorkshire County Cricket. Enjoys tennis, golfing, boating.