Amanda Yip Q.C.
Amanda is an experienced personal injury and clinical negligence practitioner. She has considerable experience of catastrophic injury litigation on behalf of claimants, recovering damages worth in excess of £87 million in the last four years. Amanda is also a Recorder and an Accredited Mediator.
The Legal 500 (2012) says “New silk Amanda Yip QC is highly rated and is a ‘force to be reckoned with’. In Chambers and Partners (2012) Amanda is noted to win praise for her client care skills. Peers regard her as "a proactive and highly dynamic advocate." She is also described as a "good lateral thinker" who offers "great practical suggestions" when handling traumatic brain and spinal injury cases.
Amanda has a wide range of experience in catastrophic personal injury litigation with particular expertise in claims involving the following:
* Traumatic brain injury (both adult & paediatric)
* Spinal cord injury
* Amputations
* The most serious orthopaedic injuries
Within her clinical negligence practice, Amanda has a particular interest in obstetrics and wins praise from instructing solicitors both for the thoroughness of her approach to complex liability and causation issues and for sensitivity in dealing with lay clients. Recent cases have included:
* Birth injuries including cerebral palsy
* Spinal cord injury caused by negligent surgery
* Anaesthetic accidents
* Fatal accident claims
