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Read moreNick is an Associate in the Medical Negligence Department.
Nick graduated from the University of Nottingham with a first-class degree in politics in 2012 before completing the GDL and LPC with distinction at the University of Law in London. He completed his training contract with Osbornes Law, qualifying into the Medical Negligence Department in September 2019.
Nick has experience in a wide range of medical negligence claims including:
Nick also regularly acts for families at inquests and is able to advise on all aspects of fatal cases. In October 2023 he acted for a family at a 5 day inquest in Sheffield following the death of a patient during brain surgery, and in May 2024 he acted for the family of a 30 year old woman who died as a result of complications during pregnancy in a 7 day inquest. Many of Nick’s cases are complex medical negligence cases that require evidence from multiple medical experts from a range of disciplines.
Nick prides himself on the high level of client care he provides. He is able to deal with often extremely sensitive and distressing matters with professionalism and strives to ensure that the legal process is made as stress-free as possible for his clients. Nick has experience in dealing with medical negligence cases from the pre-action/investigation stage and through litigation, all the way to trial. Nick also regularly represents his clients at Joint Settlement Meetings, interim court hearings and mediations.
Nick regularly attends conferences with AvMA and APIL and has written publications for both of these organisations. In 2020 Nick contributed to the most recent APIL Personal Injury Law, Practice and Precedents Looseleaf publication. Nick has also written articles for LexisNexis and The Law Society Gazette. He is an APIL approved Litigator.
The 2023 edition of the Legal 500 described Nick as someone who “works extremely hard and understands the commercial sensitivities of clinical negligence litigation.” In 2024, he received the following comment: “a very safe pair of hands and really compassionate with clients. I expect great things from him in future”.
Nick is a Solicitor Advocate with Higher Rights of Audience in the civil courts, having completed this qualification in August 2023.
In September 2023 Nick was elected as the Joint-Coordinator of the APIL Clinical Negligence Special Interest Group.
In his spare time, Nick enjoys marathon running, reading and travelling.
"Nicholas Leahy works extremely hard and understands the commercial sensitivities of clinical negligence litigation."
Excellent service from Osbornes throughout on a difficult clinical negligence claim. Nicholas Leahy who handled the claim was responsive and professional throughout, while also providing pragmatic advice and clear drafting.
Working with Osbornes Law was the best decision I could have made. Nick was really attentive to my issue and did a very thorough job. He truly made the process headache free! Highly recommend them.
Nick Leahy has been my Solicitor throughout this journey and has been absolutely amazing; kind, approachable and extremely supportive... Through some dogged determination by Nick we achieved our goal without having to go to trial. I cannot thank Nick, Stephanie and all of the team at Osbornes highly enough for achieving a very favourable settlement, the outcome of which will make a huge difference to myself and my family.
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Read more"Nicholas Leahy works extremely hard and understands the commercial sensitivities of clinical negligence litigation."
Excellent service from Osbornes throughout on a difficult clinical negligence claim. Nicholas Leahy who handled the claim was responsive and professional throughout, while also providing pragmatic advice and clear drafting.
Working with Osbornes Law was the best decision I could have made. Nick was really attentive to my issue and did a very thorough job. He truly made the process headache free! Highly recommend them.
Nick Leahy has been my Solicitor throughout this journey and has been absolutely amazing; kind, approachable and extremely supportive... Through some dogged determination by Nick we achieved our goal without having to go to trial. I cannot thank Nick, Stephanie and all of the team at Osbornes highly enough for achieving a very favourable settlement, the outcome of which will make a huge difference to myself and my family.
Nick has recently obtained the following settlements on behalf of his clients:
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Successful settlement for DVT case against Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust Successful Settlement of £27,000.00 for DVT Claim against Royal...
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Read moreSettlement in fatal medical negligence case against King’s College Hospital Nick Leahy, Associate in our Clinical Negligence department, recently...
Read moreNicholas Leahy, an Associate in the Clinical Negligence team at Osbornes Law, has recently settled a long-running fatal medical negligence...
Read moreIntroduction to the Case Nick Leahy, Associate in our Clinical Negligence department, has recently settled a birth injury claim against...
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Read moreRecent Settlement in a Complex Dental Negligence Case The Medical Negligence team have recently negotiated the settlement of a complex...
Read moreThe medical negligence team at Osbornes Law has recently settled a case involving a patient who passed away following a...
Read moreIntroduction to the case Nicholas Leahy is acting for a young woman who had a water birth at home and...
Read moreThe birth injury lawyers at Osbornes Law have recently negotiated the settlement of a case in which our client sustained...
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Read moreBackground to the case Our client, J, fell pregnant in October 2015 and took the difficult decision to undergo a termination....
Read moreNick Leahy, Solicitor in Osbornes Clinical Negligence team recovered damages for his client who suffered an extravasation injury following an...
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Read moreThe Clinical Negligence team at Osbornes Law have this week successfully negotiated the settlement of a case in which our...
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