Abigail Ringer RWK Goodman

Abigail Ringer

Senior Associate

Birth Injury | Injury | Medical negligence

About Abigail

Abigail joined our Medical Negligence team in Spring 2015, having previously worked in medical negligence at a law firm in Cambridge.

Abigail graduated in medicine from Cambridge University in 2005 and completed her Legal Practice Certificate with CILEx Law School thereafter. With a solid background in both medicine and law, Abigail brings valuable insights to handling medical negligence claims. She specialises in cases on behalf of children affected by cerebral palsy.

She is passionate about enhancing the quality of life of differently-abled children and wrote our Cerebral Palsy Guide as a practical guide for families. She also set up the Little Champions page on Instagram which celebrates the courage of children living with a brain injury. Abigail manages all new birth injury cases which have resulted in a brain injury to the baby.

With a solid background in both medicine and law, Abigail brings valuable insights to handling medical negligence claims. She specialises in complex and high value birth injury claims and works closely with partner Kerstin Scheel.

Memberships

Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives


Recent credentials

AXZ v Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (2022) Settlement of over £9 million on behalf of a little girl affected by quadriplegic spastic cerebral palsy because of a shortage of oxygen when she was born. Senior Associate to Kerstin Scheel, Partner.

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AXZ v Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (2022)
Settlement of over £9 million
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RXW v St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (2021). Settlement of over £24 million on behalf of a young boy affected by cerebral palsy, epilepsy and learning difficulties as a result of sustaining hypoxic ischaemic brain damage at birth. Associate to Kerstin Scheel, Partner.

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RXW v St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (2021)
Settlement of over £24 million
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LXJ v University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (2021). Settlement of over £10 million on behalf of a little boy affected by quadriplegic cerebral palsy and severe learning difficulties following a shortage of oxygen at birth. Associate to Kerstin Scheel, Partner.

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LXJ v University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (2021)
Settlement of over £10 million
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Settlement of over $40 million on behalf of a little girl born in England but who now resides in the US, with quadriplegic cerebral palsy as a result of a failure to identify fetal growth restriction. Senior Associate to Kerstin Scheel, Partner.

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SXB v University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (June 2023)
Settlement of over $40 million
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Settlement of over £13.7m on behalf of a 10 year old girl affected by developmental delay, truncal hypotonia and bilateral hearing loss due to a shortage of oxygen when she was born. Senior Associate to Kerstin Scheel, Partner.

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RXB v Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust (1) & Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (2) (May 2023)
Settlement of over £13.7m
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Settlement of over £12 million on behalf of a 12 year old boy who suffered hypoxic ischaemic brain damage and consequently from quadriplegic spastic cerebral palsy (GMFCS 5), epilepsy, visual impairment and severe learning difficulties. Senior Associate to Simon Elliman, Partner.

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WJB v University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (February 2023)
Settlement of over £12 million
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Learn more about Abigail's areas of expertise

Birth injury claims
Our specialist team of solicitors work hard to achieve justice and recompense when you or those close to you have suffered serious injuries, before or during birth, or in the first few days and weeks of your child’s life.
Cerebral palsy claims
Our specialist cerebral palsy solicitors are here to help you get the compensation you deserve when your child has cerebral palsy as a result of a birth injury.
Erb’s palsy claims
Our specialist Erb's palsy solicitors are here to help you get the compensation you deserve when your child has been injured due to negligence at birth.
Global Developmental Delay
As your child grows and develops they usually acquire new skills, or developmental milestones, at a similar age to their peers. These developmental milestones are often divided into areas and a child has Global Developmental Delay when they are not reaching their milestones in two of more areas of development.
Group B Strep (GBS) claims
If your child has experienced injury as a result of Group B Streptococcus (GBS) infection, our specialist solicitors can help you seek compensation.
Maternal injury claims
If you have been injured during childbirth you may still be in some pain and are likely to be confused about what happened and why. Our specialist solicitors are here to help you seek answers as to what happened as well as compensation.
Sepsis negligence claims
An injury caused by sepsis could be temporary or life changing – either way, if the condition was missed due to negligence, you may have a claim for compensation.
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