Samantha Critchley specialises in medical negligence claims and is on the specialist Action Against Medical Accidents (AvMA) panel.

Samantha's specialist medical negligence compensation claims include:

• fetal medicine (wrongful birth)
• obstetrics (Erb’s palsy, traumatic deliveries, pre-eclampsia, stillbirth and brain injuries)
•  paediatrics
• neurology (acquired brain injury and tumours)
• gynaecology (cervical, ovarian and breast cancers)
• ophthalmology, general surgery and orthopaedics.

Samantha also assists with representation at inquests where a death has arisen from suspected medical negligence.

Samantha also undertakes some personal injury and product liability work. She is a member of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) and has attained the accredited level of Senior Litigator.

Samantha is involved in many pro bono projects and won the Legal Advice Clinic's Supervisor of the Year Award 2009. This was in recognition of the "outstanding support" provided to the students at the Queen Mary undergraduate-led centre. Samantha has been providing support at the legal clinic since it was set up in 2006 to provide assistance to the local east London community.

• £1.35 million damages in a wrongful birth case concerning the failure by hospital staff to detect serious birth abnormalities
• winning several awards for children who sustained serious brachial plexus injuries (Erb’s Palsy) at birth; ranging from £320,000 - £405,750
• £135,000 for a young mother who sustained a 3rd degree obstetric tear during the delivery of her baby, which left her incontinent
• £60,000 for psychiatric injuries suffered by a young mother following the death of her first child  after failure to diagnose breech presentation
• £30,000 for parents whose baby was stillborn due to untreated pre-eclampsia causing placental abruption
• £140,000 for man who underwent negligently performed hernia operation which caused fertility problems requiring IVF
• £65,000 for a mother following the delivery of her baby relating to the delay in diagnosis of volvulus resulting in infertility and PTSD
• £50,000 for a woman who suffered a delay in diagnosis of ovarian cancer
• £78,000 damages, an admission of liability and apology for a woman who suffered a delay in diagnosis of breast cancer
• £150,000 for woman who suffered diabetic ketoacidosis when a central line was misplaced.  Injuries included brain damage, a chest injury and clawing of fingers on her dominant hand
• settling a personal injury claim for £250,000 where a Warrant Officer in the Territorial Army suffered severe head injuries and knee injuries following collision with a stationary lorry.

Chambers UK 2012, recognised Samantha as a key individual and says, "Clients appreciate her 'devoted client care and strong legal expertise.'" The Legal 500 2010 says Samantha is "tenacious in the extreme, and bright, feisty and extremely well prepared" Chambers 2011 says "Samantha is particularly strong on wrongful birth and obstetrics cases. She is 'excellent – very intelligent, and she handles difficult clients very impressively'.”