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Eleanor Wheeler

Call 2014
Telephone 020 7831 0222 | Email [email protected]

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Eleanor Wheeler

Call 2014
Telephone 020 7831 0222 | Email [email protected]

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Eleanor undertook pupillage at 42BR Barristers and has been a tenant since 2016. She has a broad civil practice and accepts instructions in the following areas:

Clinical Negligence

Eleanor provides robust advocacy and advice on a range of clinical negligence matters, including those involving children. She represents both claimants and defendants in County Court and High Court actions, and has experience working with vulnerable witnesses and interpreters.

Her wide-ranging clinical negligence practice includes:

Delay in diagnosis claims;
Complex cases involving children, including negligent births and psychiatric damage;
Claims for negligent dental work; and
Claims for orthopaedic injury, including spinal damage.

Recent cases

W v D - acted for the executor in a fatal claim involving delayed diagnosis of cancer. The matter settled at JSM for over £200,000 (completed 2024).
E v S - acted for the claimant against three defendants in a claim arising from negligent orthopaedic surgery and podiatric care. The matter was settled via offer in 2024.
L v A - acting for the executor and dependants of the deceased in a fatal claim involving negligent care provided by a care home and a local authority (ongoing).

Inquests

Eleanor has a growing specialism in this field. She has attended inquests on behalf of a range of interested parties and is willing to do so on a pro-bono basis in appropriate circumstances. She recently presented a 1 day seminar on inquests to staff at Great Ormond Street Hospital.