Carla Duprey
SolicitorCarla is a Solicitor within the Clinical Negligence Department at Been Let Down
Carla has worked as a specialist clinical negligence Solicitor for over 12 years. She is a member of the Law Society’s Clinical Negligence Accreditation Scheme. She is also dually qualified and is an admitted attorney in New York State.
Carla knew that clinical negligence would be her area of specialism from early on in her career. She is aware that people don’t always know what has gone wrong with their medical treatment and feels privileged to be able to help people to understand their situation in more detail. She also tries to support her clients, as much as possible, to help them to move on with their lives after they have received poor medical treatment.
Carla has a keen eye for detail in cases and is focused on achieving the best possible outcome for her clients.
Carla was recognised as a key lawyer in the field of clinical negligence by the 2023 edition of The Legal 500.
‘Carla Duprey and the whole team were amazing.’ – Legal 500, 2023
“Carla Duprey is ‘on the ball and very efficient’.” – Legal 500, 2018
“Carla is ‘very caring and efficient’” – Legal 500, 2017
Career Highlights
- Passing the New York Bar Exam.
- Settling a claim for £27.4 million, which is among the highest settlements in the UK to date.
- Won a 3-day clinical negligence trial in July 2017, obtaining indemnity costs.
- Resolving a long running case for a client who had suffered a brain injury during surgery, settlement was approximately £4 million.
- Resolving a claim for a client who suffered damage to their eye following sinus surgery, settlement was £600,000.