- Languages: English & Urdu
Hakim Zadi is the Assistant Manager of the Clinical Negligence Team and a Clinical Negligence Paralegal at Law Lane Solicitors. She acts for patients and families who have suffered harm because of negligent medical care, pursuing answers, accountability, and compensation on their behalf across England and Wales. Her caseload covers delayed diagnosis, surgical errors, birth injury, GP negligence, and serious long-term injury claims, including cases where the consequences have been life-changing for clients and their families.
Clients who instruct Hakim value the fact that she listens first, explains the legal process in plain language, and treats every case with the care it deserves.
Hakim’s expertise
What types of clinical negligence claims does Hakim handle?
Hakim handles the full range of clinical negligence claims arising from NHS Trust and GP practice failings in England and Wales. Her caseload includes delayed diagnosis, misdiagnosis, surgical errors, birth injury, maternity negligence, cauda equina syndrome, amputation, spinal injury, and fatal claims. Hakim’s practice covers both straightforward claims and complex, high-value matters requiring detailed expert evidence and long-term case management.
Delayed diagnosis and misdiagnosis claims
Hakim acts for claimants in cases where a missed or delayed diagnosis has altered their treatment pathway and prognosis. Her caseload includes delayed cancer diagnosis, missed glaucoma, delayed identification of cauda equina syndrome, and delayed diagnosis of ovarian torsion, where failures in timely assessment caused serious avoidable harm. Hakim reviews medical records, liaises with expert witnesses, and builds the evidence base these cases require.
Birth injury and maternity negligence claims
Birth injury claims are among the most serious and complex matters in clinical negligence litigation. Hakim acts for parents of injured children and bereaved families in maternity-related negligence claims, including cases involving avoidable birth complications and failures in intrapartum care. Hakim approaches these cases with the time and sensitivity they demand, supporting families through what is often the most difficult period of their lives.
Surgical negligence claims
Surgical negligence claims arise where a procedure has been performed incorrectly, where consent was inadequate, or where post-operative care fell below an acceptable standard. Hakim acts for clients injured through surgical errors, including cases that have resulted in amputation or significant permanent harm, engaging with medical experts and healthcare providers to establish liability and quantum.
Spinal injury and cauda equina syndrome claims
Delayed diagnosis of cauda equina syndrome is a neurosurgical emergency. Where NHS Trusts or GP practices fail to identify and escalate symptoms promptly, patients can suffer permanent mobility, bladder, bowel, and neurological complications. Hakim has experience in these claims, including the detailed expert evidence and long-term care assessment they require.
GP and hospital negligence claims
Hakim acts in claims against NHS Trusts and GP practices where delayed referrals, inadequate investigations, or failures in clinical decision-making have caused patient harm. Her work includes cases involving poor follow-up care, treatment failures, and avoidable deterioration across a range of specialities and care settings.
Fatal clinical negligence claims
Hakim represents bereaved families in fatal accident and dependency claims arising from clinical negligence. These are among the most difficult cases to handle, and Hakim gives them the care and time they require.
Notable cases
Hakim acted for a claimant whose delayed assessment of lower limb pulses resulted in bilateral lower limb amputations. The case required detailed medical expert evidence, engagement with multiple specialists, and careful management of a client dealing with life-changing physical consequences over an extended period.
Hakim has also acted in a missed glaucoma case where cataract surgery led to a significant intraocular pressure spike, followed by delayed treatment, causing the client to lose most of the vision in one eye.
If you have suffered harm through negligent medical care, Law Lane Solicitors’ clinical negligence team can advise on whether you have a viable claim and what it is likely to be worth.
Who Hakim acts for
Hakim’s clients include parents of injured children, bereaved families, vulnerable adults, elderly clients, and individuals who have suffered life-changing injuries through medical negligence. Many come to her at an extremely difficult point in their lives, feeling overwhelmed, confused, or unsure whether they have a claim.
The complexity or value of a claim does not change the quality of her advice. A client with a straightforward GP negligence matter receives the same attention and care as one pursuing a high-value, multi-expert claim that will run for several years.
How Hakim works
When a new client contacts Hakim, her priority is to listen, reassure them, and understand what has happened. Hakim reviews medical records, assists with case preparation, liaises with experts and healthcare providers, and guides clients through every stage of the legal process.
Clients receive clear explanations at every stage. If something changes, Hakim explains what it means and sets out the options. Hakim is a member of APIL and engages with medical negligence networks, keeping her practice up to date with developments in clinical negligence law and patient safety.
Hakim speaks English, Sindhi, and Urdu. Clients who prefer to speak in Sindhi or Urdu are welcome to do so.
What clients say
“Many clients approach me feeling overwhelmed, distressed or unsure where to turn, and my priority is to make them feel supported from the very first conversation.”
Hakim Zadi, Clinical Negligence Paralegal and Assistant Manager, Clinical Negligence Team, Law Lane Solicitors
Credentials
Hakim Zadi is the Assistant Manager of the Clinical Negligence Team at Law Lane Solicitors. Hakim is a member of APIL and actively engages with medical negligence networks. Hakim has written and contributed to clinical negligence commentary on LinkedIn, covering patient safety, birth injury, delayed diagnosis, and access to justice for vulnerable clients. Law Lane Solicitors is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
Outside the law
Outside legal work, Hakim has wide-ranging interests: reading, community engagement, art, science, chess, painting, and sculpture. Hakim is an animal lover whose creative and analytical instincts reflect both sides of her practice.
Speak to Hakim
Law Lane Solicitors has three London offices: Stratford (E15), Holborn (WC1V), and Croydon (CR0). Clinical negligence claims are typically taken on a no win, no fee basis.
To speak with Hakim about a clinical negligence claim arising from delayed diagnosis, surgical error, birth injury, or any other medical failing, contact Law Lane Solicitors’ clinical negligence team by phone or through the online enquiry form.
Law Lane Solicitors is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
