Helen Budge

Helen is a Partner in our clinical negligence department. She has nearly 20 years of experience providing legal advice and support to claimants who have suffered serious injuries and has specialised in clinical negligence cases for the last 15. Helen deals with a broad range of medical negligence cases including brain injury cases (both adult and child), amputations, fatal claims and spinal injury cases. She has also represented many children who have cerebral palsy as a result of brain damage at birth.

Education & career

Helen origionally studied Modern History at Durham University, graduating in 1995. She then went on to study for the PGDL and LPC at Manchester Metropolitan University and qualified as a solicitor in 2005. Helen comments:

“My interest in law came from wanting to find a career which I felt would make good use of the skills I’d acquired in the course of my degree. I chose clinical negligence because I enjoy working with people but also find the medicine really interesting, so it was an ideal fit for me.”

In 2018, Helen joined the renowned clinical negligence team here at Potter Rees Dolan - working closely with Helen Dolan, Lesley Herbertson and Gill Edwards. Helen says she is passionate about the work that she does, both because of the difference that a successful claim can make to the life of an individual client, and also because such cases play a fundamental role in improving patient safety.

Professional Accreditations

Helen is recognised as a key lawyer in our highly ranked clinical negligence team by the prestigious Legal 500 guide.

Helen's Latest Blogs

Dozens of babies and mothers died or seriously injured at hospital

Helen's Testimonials

Dealing with solicitors and legal matters can be very daunting. You made the experience very easy and in a friendly manner. Thank you very much.

Mr and Mrs L, Glossop
All explanations were accurate and clear, courteous staff who gave confidence to us as the client. I would definitely recommend Potter Rees Dolan to other people.

Mrs D, Bury

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Our Case Studies

Man suffers head injury and is partially paralysed after attack

Misdiagnosis of blood clot on woman's spinal cord results in paralysis

Delay in CT scan left man with severe brain injury

Routine surgery left active woman no longer able to run

Six figure sum for man left with damaged urethra after catheter surgery

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Latest Testimonials

Thank you. Excellent help and I got an outcome I didn't expect, so a big thank you to Peter Renshaw.

Lisa Hathaway
TRUSTWORTHY FIRM I found Potter Rees Dolan through google search, and while I didn’t have much hope, it all turned out to believe there are still good people who help others. Peter Renshaw assisted me with my appeal. If he wasn’t there I probably never came this far and just lived my difficult life. However with all his professionalism and caring manner he encouraged me to appeal the decision, patiently explained the procedure and advised me all through the way. The appeal was allowed by the judge and this could not happened if Peter Renshaw did not support me with my case. I highly recommend PRD and specifically Peter Renshaw and his team.

Sahar via Yell
Firstly, I would like to extend my gratitude and thanks to you and your team for the support you have given me over the past years to achieve this unexpected outcome. It has been such an emotionally draining process that, were it not for that support, I may have abandoned it... Once again, many thanks to all at Potter Rees Dolan. I couldn't have been in safer hands.

GM, Manchester
I am completely blown away after the success your input has done for me. Now, instead of life not being worth living, I can take time to make a life with a difference. I will forever be grateful to you! I am very grateful to your firm and especially Mr. Renshaw for his simple instructions, patience and understanding. Having him as an advocate was everything and more than I could have ask for. Many thanks for what you do.

Wendy Williams, Shropshire
One aspect which I value highly is that a promise to call will always be honoured. This may seem a small point but it is absolutely critical to peace of mind for the client. Communications, written and verbal, are always timeous, appropriate and well explained. As I develop below, each one of the team is invariably compassionate, understanding and empathic.This is of great importance to clinical negligence clients, who may well be facing life changing events, and not for the better. The Practice has a substantial and impressive array of medico legal contacts whose expertise they can call upon. We have been impressed with their thorough work and pleased with their achievements so far in dealing with our claim.

Jean Whittaker, Walkden