Graystons Solicitors

Graystons Solicitors, a law firm specialising in medical negligence in Chester

Graystons Solicitors is a law firm based in Capenhurst, on the outskirts of Chester and near the Wirral peninsula, in the United Kingdom. Founded in 2000, it specialises exclusively in medical negligence compensation claims and has represented clients from across the country who sustained injuries as a result of sub-standard medical treatment. The firm is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA No. 564279), subject to the SRA Standards and Regulations 2019.

Areas of claim

The firm handles medical negligence claims against the professionals and organisations responsible, including GPs, nursing staff and surgeons. Its range of services includes, among others, the following categories of claim:

• Birth injury claims
• Cancer claims
• Orthopaedic claims
• Claims against GPs and hospitals

Team and experience

The company is led by Julie Grayston, founder and managing director, with more than twenty years of experience as a lawyer in claims involving complex injuries caused by accidents and medical negligence. Julie is an AVMA (Action against Medical Accidents) panel member and has successfully negotiated multi-million-pound settlements on behalf of her clients. She previously served as Secretary of the Society of Clinical Negligence Lawyers (SCIL).

The team is completed by director Lydia Brindley, who has practised exclusively in medical negligence since 2011 and has held Law Society clinical negligence accreditation since 2019, as well as being a member of the AvMA specialist panel; associate Emma Fawdry, a solicitor since 2016 and dedicated exclusively to medical negligence; associate Kathleen Jones, a solicitor since 2017, who worked for 18 months in a local hospital's patient experience team during the pandemic; solicitor Esther Redfern, a registered nurse since 2015 and a solicitor since 2026; Amy Hutchinson, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives since 2018 and an APIL approved litigator; graduate apprentices Olivia Grayson and Eloise Newton; and paralegals Helen Wall, with more than thirty years of experience in customer care and in the legal sector, and Vikki Howden, who joined in 2021.

Personalised care and national coverage

The firm presents itself as an accessible and approachable team that personally assigns solicitors to each client, with the aim of maximising the potential compensation of each claim. Although its office is in Capenhurst, its specialisation and reputation allow it to represent clients throughout the United Kingdom. The Capenhurst office has easy access by public transport and its own parking for visitors, and where appropriate, home visits are offered.

Location and contact

Unit 5, Church Farm Court, Capenhurst Lane, Chester, CH1 6HE · Telephone: 0151 645 0055