A specialist clinical negligence solicitor and head of the clinical negligence team at JMW, Eddie Jones is widely regarded as a leading practitioner in the field.
As well as leading the clinical negligence practice at JMW, Eddie specialises in brain and spinal injury cases and has secured many multi-million-pound compensation settlements for children and adults. This includes obtaining £25 million in 2024 for a child who suffered severe brain damage due to maternity failures and £5 million in compensation the same year for a woman with permanent disabilities due to negligent cauda equina syndrome care. Clients frequently comment on his kind and compassionate nature and say he is a trusted source of support at one of the most challenging times of their life.
Eddie's department is one of just two firms in the North West awarded a Tier 1 ranking in independent legal industry guides Chambers and Partners and the Legal 500.
In recognition of his personal contribution to his clients and his expertise, Eddie was added to the Legal 500’s 2025 Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame is reserved for lawyers at the top of the profession, who are known and respected by peers and clients for their market-leading work. Contacts interviewed by the Legal 500 had this to say about Eddie:
"Eddie Jones was extremely helpful in explaining the process, risks and potential outcomes and also in understanding the position I was in. He was compassionate yet professional, building a high level of trust and reassurance."
"Eddie Jones is an excellent solicitor. He pays meticulous attention to detail in the preparation of witness evidence, and he is creative and proactive in the prosecution of his cases; the success of his cases rests upon the solid evidential groundwork he puts in."
Eddie was also ranked as a band 1 solicitor in the 2025 edition of Chambers and Partners. The guide commented that “Eddie has extensive experience acting on high-value birth, brain and spinal injury claims, including cauda equina syndrome cases.”
A member of the Law Society’s Clinical Negligence Panel Eddie was the winner of the Partner of the Year award at the 2019 Manchester Legal Awards.
Eddie is frequently interviewed by the national and regional media. Articles Eddie has featured in include one about the human and financial cost of maternity failures with The Independent in April 2021. In the same year Eddie was quoted by the Telegraph in an article about the rise of amputations due to medical negligence.
