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LSE Law School launches Personal
Injury Clinic with Hodge Jones & Allen
The partnership with LSE Legal Advice Clinic, which launched in February 2025, will aim to
improve access to justice by providing free, confidential legal advice to members of the public on
a range of issues, including personal injury law.
The new clinic will also offer students the opportunity
to gain practical, hands-on experience designed to enhance their employability. The new Personal Injury
Law Clinic will benefit from the expertise of Daniel
Denton, Personal Injury Partner at Hodge Jones &
Allen, and will provide free legal advice and assistance
to members of the public who are otherwise unable to
access justice, whilst giving students key development
opportunities. Clients can receive free advice via
Zoom, Teams, telephone or speak directly to the
Clinic.
regarded universities in the world. In the UK, LSE
was ranked as the top university and named the
School as its ‘University of the Year 2025’ by the
Times, and third by The Complete University Guide
in 2025. In the QS World University rankings for
2024, the Law School was ranked seventh out of 200
worldwide.
This innovative partnership between LSE and Hodge
Jones & Allen underscores their combined commitment to social justice and education, and represents a
significant step forward in bridging the gap between
legal education and practical application, preparing
students to enter the legal field as competent,
experienced professionals while fulfilling a crucial
community service.
Daniel Denton has over two decades of experience in
representing clients with significant and often lifechanging injuries. Daniel will lead and support LSE
students in gaining experience in the area of personal
injury law. The initiative will enhance the employability of students, exposing them to real-life cases whilst
having a significant positive impact on the local
community by supporting individuals in need.
Diana Kirsch, Legal Clinic Director, at LSE, commented on the collaboration: ‘We are delighted to be
launching our new Legal Advice Clinic this year and
we are incredibly grateful to Daniel Denton and HJA
for their generous support in enabling us to offer free
personal injury advice. The Clinic offers our students
LSE Law School represents one of the largest
academic communities within one of the most well-
Mr Robert Sutcliffe
Consultant Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Surgeon
MA MB BChir FRCS(Gen) MD
Mr Robert Sutcliffe is a Consultant in Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery based
at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham.
MR SAMEER SINGH
Robert graduated in medicine at Cambridge University in 1995. After basic surgical
training, he was awarded an M.D. after completing research into hepatocellular
carcinoma at Kings College Hospital, London.
CONSULTANT ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEON
MBBS, BSc, FRCS (Trauma and Orthopaedics)
Robert has played a major role in developing the laparoscopic HPB programme in
Birmingham and also has experience in robotic HPB surgery. Robert is experienced
in treating patients with gallbladder, liver and pancreatic conditions, and offers the
full range of HPB surgical procedures, including Whipple procedure, laparoscopic
distal pancreatectomy, open and laparoscopic liver resection and laparoscopic
adrenalectomy.
Specialist interests
All aspects of Trauma (soft tissue and bone injuries), Upper Limb Disorders,
Whiplash Injuries. Medical Reporting - Personal injury, Medical Negligence,
Work related disorders and Repetitive Strain Expert.
Mr Singh delivers reports for both claimant and defendant solicitors producing
fair unbiased reports to assist the courts. Mr Singh provides legal training to
assist solicitors in trauma and orthopaedic related matters.
Robert has undertaken medicolegal work since 2013 (negligence work since 2014).
He has attended both the Standard Medicolegal Course and Medico-legal expert
witness course on clinical negligence in 2012. He is instructed on approximately
30-35 cases per year (negligence only), equally divided between claimant and
defendant.
Mr Singh is an expert in personal injury and medical negligence and performs over 200
reports per year. Mr Singh is Chair for the British Orthopaedic Association Medico Legal
committee. Mr Singh is Bond Solon trained and MedCo registered and has undertaken
training for medical negligence and court room experience.
Mr Singh undertakes regular CPD to ensure his clinical and legal
practice is up to date.
Areas of medicolegal expertise include;
- All aspects of hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery, including bile duct injury,
pancreatitis
- Adrenal surgery
Clinic locations in London, Milton Keynes and Bedford:
London
10 Harley Street, Marylebone, London, W1G 9QY
The Manor Hospital
Church End, Biddenham, Bedford, MK40 4AW
Robert has an interest in clinical research and has published over 200 peer-reviewed
articles. His research interests include surgical oncology, perioperative care and
minimally invasive HPB surgery, and he has introduced enhanced recovery
pathways after liver and pancreatic resection in Birmingham. Robert is a committee
member for the European Registry of Minimally Invasive Liver Surgery (E-MILS)
and an Associate Editor of the HPB Journal.
Bridges Clinic
Bridge House, Bedford Hospital NHS Trust, South Wing, Bedford, MK42 9DJ
The Saxon Clinic
Chadwick Drive, Saxon Street, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK6 5LR
Tel: 01908 305127 Mobile: 07968 013 803
Email: orthopaedicexpert@gmail.com
Website: www.orthopaedicexpertwitness.net
Contact: Robert Sutcliffe, Tel: 07961 157351
Email: rp_sutcliffe@yahoo.co.uk - Website: www.birminghamhpbclinic.co.uk
Address: 62 Chantry Road, Moseley, Birmingham, B13 8DJ
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