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Natalie Truman

Irwin Mitchell
I am an Associate Solicitor in the Group Actions and Product Liability Department at Irwin Mitchell. I have particular experience of group litigation on behalf of claimants including cases involving defective medical and non medical products, medical negligence, environmental exposure cases, pharmaceutical claims and abuse claims.
 
I have been involved in some of the most high-profile group action cases, including:
  • The trans-vaginal mesh litigation
  • Sorin 3T heater/cooler cases
  • Anti-Malarial (Lariam - Mefloquine) group action against the Ministry of Defence
  • Various group actions against rogue surgeons/individuals Mr Irvine, Mr Paterson, Mr Arunkalaivanan, David Fuller
  • Teva Levothyroxine
  • Metal on Metal hip litigation
 
I also investigate singleton cases where there is an allegation of a defective product. I am currently involved in investigating the NexGen knee cases. 

Practice Area

Panel

  • Contributing Author

Qualified Year

  • 2017

Experience

  • APIL – joint co-ordinator for Product Liability SIG (2022 - Present)

Membership

  • APIL

Qualifications

  • LLB – First Class (2011)
  • LPC – Distinction (2012)

Education

  • University of Lincoln (LLB) (2011)
  • Nottingham Trent University (LPC) (2012 )

1 Contributions by Natalie Truman

Template letter of claim: contaminated drink product liability and personal injury against drinks manufacturer (CPA 1987/negligence) for third-party claimant – England and Wales
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Template letter of claim: contaminated drink product liability and personal injury against drinks manufacturer (CPA 1987/negligence) for third-party claimant – England and Wales
[ ON THE CLAIMANT’S SOLICITORS’ LETTERHEAD ] For the attention of [ RELEVANT NAME ] [ NAME OF DEFENDANT OR, IF KNOWN, DEFENDANT’S SOLICITOR ] [ ADDRESS LINE 1 ] [ ADDRESS LINE 2 ] [ POSTCODE ] [ INDICATE IF SERVED BY FIRST CLASS POST / EMAIL / HAND DELIVERY, ETC ] [ DATE ] Dear [ insert organisation name ] [ PROSPECTIVE CLAIMANT’S NAME ] AND [ PROSPECTIVE DEFENDANT’S NAME ] Letter of Claim Introduction We refer to our earlier correspondence dated [ insert date of prior correspondence sent, if any ]. As you will be aware, we act for [ insert client’s full name ], of [ insert full address ]. This correspondence constitutes our client’s letter of claim, issued in line with the Pre-Action Protocol for Personal Injury Claims (the ‘Protocol’) within the Civil Procedure Rules, and a copy is enclosed for ease of reference. Please turn to the final section of this letter, which specifies the timeframe for your response and explains the implications of not providing a compliant reply within that period...
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