Expertise

Amy specialises in representing individuals who have sustained life changing injuries due to medical negligence. She is experienced in claims involving spinal cord injuries, brain injuries and amputations for both adults and children.

Amy has a particular interest in neurosurgical claims and claims resulting from a delayed diagnosis of meningitis or sepsis. She strives to obtain early admissions of liability and interim payments for clients, recognising how crucial access to rehabilitation, care and suitable accommodation are to enabling independence and the positive impact they have on the lives of clients and their families.

Recognition

Amy is ranked as a clinical negligence specialist in Chambers and Partners UK and the Legal 500.

“Amy is phenomenal with clients and she sees things through to the end.” (Chambers UK)

“…a lethal litigator and formidable opponent with total mastery of her cases.” (Legal 500)

“Amy Heath is a rigorous and talented solicitor: very good at client handling and excellent judgement.” (Chambers UK)

“Amy Heath is highly experienced and incredibly sharp and caring. She has my best interests at heart and went above and beyond, leaving no stone unturned in reaching a successful outcome for me.” (Chambers UK)

Career

Amy joined Stewarts in 2009 and was promoted to partner in 2021.

Experience

• Obtained interim payments totalling £2.9m in a claim for a child who sustained multiple amputations due a failure to recognise toxic shock syndrome.
• Acted for a 76-year-old woman who sustained an incomplete spinal cord injury following the delayed diagnosis of a spinal infection, achieving an award of £3.65m in damages.
• Achieved a settlement of £2.2m for a 74-year-old man who sustained a spinal cord injury following the delayed diagnosis of a spinal abscess.
• Obtained admissions of liability and interim payments for a child who developed meningitis following a delay in diagnosing a Group B Streptococcal infection at the time of her birth.
• Acted for a 43-year-old woman following a misreported cervical smear test resulting in a diagnosis of terminal cervical cancer. The claim settled for £1.3m.
• Successfully represented the Claimant in the Court of Appeal hearing of Lesforis v Tolias [2019] EWCA Civ 487

Accreditations and Memberships

• APIL Member

Personal

When not running around after her two young sons, Amy enjoys cooking and listening to music, ideally at the same time, and has a love of interior design and modernist architecture.