Unparalleled and unique in the medicolegal market.

Our clinically and legally experienced midwives provide the best birth injury claims collaboration for your clinical negligence team, start to finish, guaranteed.

Trust us - we’ll deliver.

Our Services

Sorting & Pagination

Ask any provider of this service - maternity records aren’t as straightforward as others. But we know how experts and legal teams need these specialised records presented.  Your sorted, paginated and indexed records are provided as a bookmarked PDF (or alternative format as requested).

This paperless service is provided at a fixed fee per page within 2 weeks.

Clinical Reviews

A narrative description of events highlighting any significant missing records, factual discrepancies and points of note,  and making recommendations based on relevant clinical guidelines and legal principles.

Fixed fee £295

Chronologies

A table-format chronology including relevant past medical history, salient events and entries, and verbatim extracts to enable easy location of key issues within the paginated records. This is accompanied by a Case Summary and can cover breach, causation and C&P depending on the stage of your case.

£60 per hour

Liability Reports

We understand that finding the right expert can be difficult, in particular for complex and potentially high value birth injury claims. We can prepare screening reviews as well as court compliant Part 35 reports and would be happy to discuss what would be best for you on a case-by-case basis.

Meet a few of our team

Liz began NHS midwifery in 2001 and has worked in a variety of hospital and community settings, including in Sydney.

In 2010, she began work at a large law firm and was trained in case-handling; initial enquiry through to RCJ trial. She has run a significant number of maternity cases including 3rd/4th degree tears, maternal death, sepsis, bowel and bladder injury at CS, Erb’s palsy, HIE, kernicterus and hypoglycaemic injuries. 

Liz established and trained a team of over 40 clinicians in sorting records, preparing case reviews and compiling chronologies. She is experienced in the review and analysis of Part 35 reports and has excellent relationships with expert witnesses in midwifery, obstetrics, neonatology, paediatric neuroradiology and paediatric neurology.

Liz has also been an AvMA helpline volunteer for 8 years and has taught with Kristen at Baby Lifeline.

Elizabeth.laws@medicolegalmidwives.co.uk

Elizabeth Laws BSc (Hons), RM
Founder & CEO

Beth Bedford
Chief Operating Officer

Beth joined Medicolegal Midwives in February 2024, bringing a wealth of experience from the healthcare sector. Having previously worked as a Maternity Support Worker within the NHS Trust, Beth has a strong foundation in providing compassionate care and support in high-pressure environments.

In her role as COO, Beth works closely with Liz and the team to ensure the smooth day-to-day operation of Medicolegal Midwives. With a focus on operational efficiency and team collaboration, Beth is dedicated to supporting the company's mission for ensuring just outcomes, clear answers, and support for families that have been through the unimaginable.

Beth.bedford@medicolegalmidwives.co.uk

Kristen Duffy BA, HNC, HND, RM, PG (Dip)
Expert Midwife

Kristen completed a business management degree before re-training as a midwife in 2006. She has worked clinically in a large teaching hospital since then as Labour Ward Manager, while also undertaking change-management roles.

Kristen’s interest and experience in patient safety led her to become Quality Governance Lead for Medicine, working across a variety of specialities including respiratory, endocrinology, haematology, oncology and stroke medicine. She has extensive experience of internal clinical audit, NHS inspection and delivering practice improvement recommendations to Trust Boards. She works with Trusts to ensure compliance with national regulations and professional bodies.

Additionally, Kristen is a course leader for Baby Lifeline and has undertaken SIR investigations. 

Amy completed he first degree in Psychology and Counselling in 2007.  She then began her midwifery training in 2008. 
She has since worked clinically on the labour ward, and coordinating on the midwifery-led birth centre at a large teaching hospital. She has also worked on labour wards in a variety of hospitals on an agency basis.

Following two years as a Diabetes Specialist Midwife, she is now a Senior Clinical Educator for medical students during their obstetrics and gynaecology rotation.

Amy is passionate about safe and personalised care.

Amy Bailey BSc (Hons), RM
Maternity Claims Analyst

Sally has 17 years of experience as a midwife. After qualifying from De Montfort University, she began her career as a core midwife on a busy delivery suite, caring for both high- and low-risk women. She then transitioned to the community, including managing a busy antenatal clinic and a case-holding model.

In 2017, Sally began her dream role as a home-birth midwife. 

She continues in this post alongside her work with Medicolegal Midwives.

Sally Wootton BSc (Hons), RM
Maternity Claims Analyst

  • Natalie Cosgrove, Partner, Ashtons Legal

    “I have worked with Liz over many years and she is such an important part of cases that clients now expect her to provide assistance; news travels fast in the baby loss community.

    Medicolegal Midwives really do offer an unparalleled service that puts me months ahead in my investigations, picks up essential points and provides a view that often makes a very tangible difference, especially at inquest.

    I cannot imagine running a case without this level of support and insight now”

  • Rachel Pearce, Partner, Coodes Solicitors

    “Liz and her team consistently surpass the service level of any competitors, always going above and beyond to assist.

    Records are sorted exceptionally and methodically. Case screening and chronologies are always thorough and show a deep understanding of both the clinical and legal issues in one of the most complex and potentially high value case types.

    I would not hesitate to recommend them to anyone who specialises in birth injury cases.”

  • Katherine Pearce, Legal Director, Davies & Partners

    “I have worked with Liz for many years and not only is she a great person to work with, she is knowledgeable, thorough, and a great communicator.

    Liz’s clinical and legal experience means she understands the key issues that need to be identified in a clinical negligence claim. There are countless times that a clinical summary from Liz has enabled me to obtain early admissions, saving both time and cost.

    In respect of sorting, paginating and chronologies, Liz is forensic. Her attention to detail is unsurpassed and high quality work is delivered every time.

    I would not hesitate to recommend Liz and Medicolegal Midwives.”

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