Oakwood Solicitors: Female-Led Law Firm Leeds

Oakwood Solicitors, an award-winning multi-service law firm based in the heart of North Leeds, is proud to announce a compassionate partnership with the Foundation for Infant Loss.

Through this collaboration, Oakwood Solicitors becomes the dedicated firm for the Leeds and Bradford region, committed to providing compassionate, expert legal guidance to families navigating the profound devastation of pregnancy and infant loss.

Established in 2001 and led by Managing Director Abbie Keech, Oakwood Solicitors has built its reputation on a people-first approach, combining specialist legal expertise with a supportive, pressure-free environment.

This new collaboration bridges a vital gap in care, uniting rigorous legal advocacy with world-class bereavement education to ensure families do not have to walk their journey alone.

Bridging Legal Expertise with Compassionate Support

While families face the life-shifting emotional trauma of losing a child, the experience is frequently compounded by the complex realities of medical negligence during pregnancy, labour, or delivery.

As a largely female-led firm, Oakwood Solicitors understands that while some complications are unavoidable, others are the direct result of medical negligence, ranging from midwife and maternity negligence to obstetric errors, issues involving forceps, or misdiagnosed pre-existing conditions.

The firm's expert clinical negligence team works closely with clients to alleviate financial pressures and seek accountability during an already difficult time.

Compensation claims help families secure essential futures by covering:

• Justice and Accountability: Addressing the loss of a child or injury resulting from another individual's medical negligence.
• Long-Term Financial Security: Funding for home modifications, specialised medical equipment, schooling, transport, and lost earnings.
• Future Care and Well-Being: Ensuring necessary care infrastructure is permanently in place to enhance a family's quality of life.
• Systemic Prevention: Highlighting healthcare issues to help prevent similar medical errors from happening to other families.

A Unified Message of Support

Carol Cook, Head of the Medical Negligence Department at Oakwood Solicitors, highlights the profound impact of the collaboration:

“Partnering with the Foundation for Infant Loss allows us to ensure that our clients receive more than just legal representation. By combining our clinical negligence expertise with their world-class bereavement training and support, we can offer families a truly holistic network of care during their hardest moments.”

“Oakwood Solicitors ensure that grieving families receive not only the rigorous legal advocacy they deserve, but also the deep emotional understanding, education, and compassionate community support critical to healing.”