Michael Gray
Partner & Clinical Negligence Solicitor
Michael Gray is a Partner, Senior Solicitor & Team Leader in our Medical Negligence Department. With over 15 years experience, Michael is highly regarded in the field due to his thorough and compassionate approach.
Michael’s ultimate focus is always on client care. During his time here at Fletchers, he has achieved truly life changing settlements for his clients, which ensure that those individuals have their long-term needs provided for. Michael regularly receives excellent feedback from his clients, who can sometimes be sad to part on conclusion of their claim. With The Legal 500, he has been described as “a superstar…” with “…a wealth of experience in clinical litigation…” who “…heads up a team of very good lawyers who deal with cases of the most complexity and significant value.”. Michael and his team work on some of the most complex cases for our seriously injured clients, many of which take many years to resolve.
“Michael Gray is an outstanding solicitor: knowledgeable, a good communicator, hardworking and displays very good judgement in difficult cases.”
“Michael Gray is a very bright lawyer, sees through a case very well and understands the challenges and the strong points”
Notable Settled Cases
MS v Swansea Bay UHB, 2021
A client suffered a life changing stroke leading to profound disability because, of negligent cessation of Warfarin before an angiogram. Settlement £4.3m capitalised.
KB v Solent NHS (1) Portsmouth NHS Foundation Trust, 2020
Client developed Cauda Equina Syndrome after a physiotherapist failed refer to a spinal surgeon. Settlement of £900,000.
KM v Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS FT, 2019
Client developed Cauda Equina Syndrome as a result of a failure to swab for MRSA and further failings on the part of GPs. Settlement of £1,850,000.
DS v North Tees and Hartlepool NHS FT, 2019
Client developed Cauda Equina Syndrome following a failure to manage him accordingly resulting in a delay in treatment. Settlement of £1,250,000.
Accreditations
- Key member of the newly formed Clinical Negligence Panel, 2022
- Partner
Special Interests
- Spinal Cord Injuries
- Brain Injuries
- Stroke Claims
Qualifications
- Law Degree: LLB (2000 - 2003) at Liverpool JM University
- Legal Practice Course at The University of Law, Chester