Helen is a highly skilled and tenacious Principal Lawyer for the Nottingham Medical Negligence Team.
She has a reputation for being determined in seeking justice for clients and is highly regarded by clients and peers for her meticulous and empathetic approach in pursuing cases.
Helen is passionate about providing exceptional client care demonstrated by repeated recommendation in Legal Directories.
Helen has experience in pursuing a wide variety of cases including brain injury, cerebral palsy, oncology, surgical negligence, paediatric orthopaedic (e.g. delay in diagnosis of DDH), VTE, stillbirth/neonatal death and fatal cases including inquests.
Helen qualified as a Solicitor in 2010 and joined Thompsons in 2024. She has worked solely in the field of medical negligence since qualification having been drawn to working in an area of the law that seeks to redress the balance of power and stands up for the injustices of individuals. Thompsons 100% commitment to Claimant work and impressive history in fighting against social and legal injustice attracted Helen to join the firm.
Helen works tirelessly to ensure that the people she represents receive the specialist advice needed to pursue a claim through to a successful conclusion. Also, Helen is resolute about ensuring that where possible the work she does impacts society wider by influencing improvements in patient safety.
Outside of work, family is Helen's priority. She has a son who was born in 2015 and a daughter who was born in 2023. She enjoys nothing more than hard earned holidays with family either abroad or in the UK. Her happy place is Trevone Bay, Cornwall. She also has a love of formula 1 having attended grand prixs in Monaco, Spain, Italy and Singapore.
Testimonials
- We are overwhelmed you have secured the formal apology for us. You know it has always been crucial for us as a family, to get them to apologise and acknowledge their failings. To get them to do this after all these years of fighting is quite remarkable. Thank you Helen for going above and beyond as always. To get this outcome clearly shows how much commitment and dedication you have put into ***'s case throughout the years. You never gave up on us, and most importantly gave our wonderful son *** a voice. We cannot thank you enough for being there throughout.
- Always very efficient and always contactable throughout this pandemic. Very efficient, always kept us up to date and didn't have to chase once.
- Very friendly & helpful and would always explain anything we were unsure of.
- I never once felt we'd fail for justice for *** and that was down to all of you. Once again thank you so much for going beyond and listening to me like a person and not just a client.
- Thank you so much Helen for all your efforts and support through this. I really appreciate the time, and advise you have provided. I am also pleased with the outcome.
- Great service, Helen and the team was always happy to help and advice me. Great service from day 1 regarding my wife's negligence claims. Helen and her team was always on the end of the phone to help, support and advise me when needed.
- I highly recommend Helen.. No other solicitor would take on such a complex medical negligence case, especially when they realised the limitation period had already expired. Helen took it all in her stride, and along with our Barrister, was determined on the case, took every detail on board and left no stone unturned. Nothing was ever too much trouble, we were always kept updated and any queries were always answered promptly. The commitment and dedication Helen has put into the case over the past 8 years has been second to none. She is a true professional, she acts in a caring, friendly manor and explains complex things in a clear and concise way. She has been my rock throughout the 8 years and has given us unwavering support. Her wise words and helpful advice always kept me focussed, calm and on track. Helen`s tenacity in the face of adversity has finally made the trust admit their failings 25 years after the tragic event occurred. She has achieved what we thought was the impossible, and has given our late son a voice that has finally been heard. It shows Helen is second to none and we will be eternally grateful to Helen for this amazing achievement.
- I wish to thank you personally, for what you did for her with professionalism, dedication and attention to detail and it has been a pleasure to work with you as well.
- Thank you so very much for all you did for ** and I. You put in so much hard work and never gave up fighting for his case. We both really appreciate all that you did for us.
- We are so relieved that we have the best people we could wish for fighting our corner.
- I just want to add that my family and I feel that no matter the outcome your service has been thorough, supportive, honest and considerate, especially with regards to the psychological effect this event has had on my life. You may merely be doing your job but, it is very clear in your writings to Dr ** that you have not only emphasised on the facts but, you have on a number of occasions referred to the "importance" of the psychological effect that the ITU delirium has had upon my overall "mental state" of mind to this day. Just a thank you for providing a great service so far.
- I know I got some way down the process of getting the truth before I engaged Helen, but if it wasn't for you, we would never have got the full admission and apology we did get. So thank you. My girls and I can now try to use the start of the New Year and end of the legal fight to look forward and rebuild, as much as possible. So once again, thank you for your guidance through this horrible process.
- She is our strength, our voice and an inspiration to us all. We are very lucky to have her on our side.
- Helen Rundle's understanding and grasp of even the most complex brief is most impressive. We engaged Helen after several other firms, in both England and Wales, skimmed through the details of our case before turning us away. We knew we had a case but were about to give up seeking representation when, fortuitously, we stumbled upon Helen.
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Legal Directories:
Chambers and Partners 2020-2025: Associate to Watch
- Helen has encyclopaedic knowledge.
- She's very good and very technical but really fights the corner of her clients. She's passionate about the field of clinical negligence and trying to get justice.
- Helen is an excellent solicitor who I highly respect.
- Helen is very tenacious and has good tactical sense.
- She worked tirelessly on the case, took every detail on board and left no stone unturned. Nothing was ever too much trouble, we were always kept updated, and any queries were always answered promptly.
- She is very approachable and thorough.
- She is down to earth and I found it easy to work with her.
- Highly efficient and responsive.
Legal 500: ranked lawyer
- Helen Rundle is a stand out solicitor, really suberb. She has fought the client's corner with a degree of commitment and enthusiasm that is a rare sight. Her empathy and dedication to her clients is second to none.
- I would like you to know Helen Rundle has gone above and beyond in her efforts to help us get justice.
