Vanessa Wand

Vanessa Wand is a Senior Associate Solicitor in Boyes Turner’s highly regarded Medical Negligence team. Vanessa is recognised as a ‘Leading Associate’ by Legal 500 and as an ‘Associate to watch’ by Chambers UK Legal Guide.  She advises clients and their families on a wide range of complex medical negligence claims involving serious and life-changing injuries, including cases arising from delayed diagnosis, surgical errors, birth injury, neurological injury, spinal injury and other failures in medical care.

Vanessa deals exclusively with complex, high value medical negligence claims. She has a specialist expertise in obstetric and birth-related injuries to both mother and baby, which include cerebral palsy and severe neonatal injury and wrongful conception, alongside her broad-based expertise with cases involving amputation, cauda equina syndrome, subarachnoid haemorrhage and other life threatening, fatal and permanently disabling conditions.

Vanessa is an expert in quantifying claims involving cerebral palsy and other types of neonatal, severe, neurological injuries, consistently enabling her clients to receive the highest possible compensation awards. She strives to make the claims process as easy as possible for her clients and is frequently complimented by clients, barristers, and defendant solicitors for her professionalism, efficiency, and care. 

Vanessa provides clear, practical and supportive guidance to clients and their families at every stage of a medical negligence claim. She is known for her careful and methodical approach to complex cases, ensuring that evidence is thoroughly analysed and that claims are progressed efficiently and strategically. Vanessa works closely with medical experts and other professionals to build strong, well-prepared cases, always keeping the client’s individual circumstances and long-term needs at the centre of her approach. Her combination of technical expertise and approachable manner helps clients feel informed and supported throughout what is often a difficult and uncertain process.

She is ranked as a ‘Leading Associate’ by The Legal 500 (since 2015), who comment:

“Vanessa Wand is extremely personable, easy to deal with and very bright. She is highly organised, progresses her cases in a highly effective manner, and has good tactical judgment.”

 Vanessa is also ranked as an ‘Associate to watch’ by Chambers UK Legal Guide, who comment:

“Vanessa Wand is commended for her experience in dealing with clinical negligence claims. She is particularly noted for handling catastrophic birth claims.  Vanessa is the perfect balance of professional and approachable.”