Chantelle is an Associate Solicitor at Switalskis London office. She specialises in a wide range of medical negligence claims.

She has experience assisting in complex, high-value claims involving hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE), cerebral palsy, and other severe birth-related injuries, helping to secure life-changing settlements that provide long-term care and support for affected children and their families. In addition to birth injury claims, she has experience assisting on a wide range of clinical negligence cases, including delayed or misdiagnosed conditions, mismanagement of treatment, surgical negligence, and failures in obtaining informed consent.

Recognised as a rising star in the firm, Chantelle was promoted to Associate Solicitor in early 2025 in recognition of her expertise, dedication, and contributions to this highly specialised area of law.

Chantelle holds an LLM in Professional Legal Practice and is a member of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers. She is highly regarded for her compassionate client care, meticulous attention to detail, and strong analytical skills.

APPROACH

Chantelle is affable and approachable, and this assists her in building strong client relationships. She is conscientious and dedicated to achieving the best outcomes for her clients.

EXPERIENCE

Chantelle is committed to supporting families affected by medical negligence during pregnancy, labour, and neonatal care. She has experience assisting on cases involving catastrophic injuries and securing multi-million-pound settlements that provide essential lifelong support for children and their families. 

Notable cases that Chantelle has assisted on:

• DXP v Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust – Record breaking interim payments in birth injury cerebral palsy case of utmost severity. Claimant awarded final damages of £10 million.
• AXM v Homerton University Hospitals NHS Trust – Child awarded £12 million damages for severe brain injury due to avoidable hypoglycaemia shortly after his birth
• DDD v Imperial Healthcare NHS Trust – £6.2 million award for hypoxic brain injury sustained following girls birth due to negligent management of her condition in neonatal unit.
• Freeman v Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust (2021) EWHC 3378 (QB) – Claimant succeeds in highly contested trial at the High Court and is awarded £500,000.00 for the injury and death of her child.
• Robert’s v SSAFA & Ministry of Defence (2020) EWHC 994 (QB) – Claimant won the right to have his birth injury case heard in the High Court of England & Wales – Mrs Justice Foster ruled that the case was not statute barred under German law.
• GHJ v West Middlesex University Hospital - High Court approves £21.6m payout for child who suffered brain injury at birth.
• EW v Bassetlaw District General Hospital - Family wins justice over negligent care leading to daughter’s brain injury.