Tiffany Bucknall
Associate solicitor
Tiffany is an associate solicitor in Leigh Day's human rights department
Tiffany is an associate solicitor in the human rights department, working with Emma Jones and Beatrice Morgan.
She works across a wide variety of matters, focussing primarily on cases involving the treatment and care provided to vulnerable children and adults in health and social care settings, and representing bereaved families in Inquest proceedings.
Tiffany has experience in Human Rights Act and negligence claims arising from failures of local authorities and health care providers, and in Court of Protection proceedings in relation to issues such as residence, contact and care.
Legal expertise
Recently, Tiffany has been working on negligence claims concerning the care and treatment provided to elderly residents in care homes, as well as claims in relation to the treatment of adults in mental health hospitals and supported living placements.
Tiffany has previously worked on claims under the Human Rights Act and in negligence on behalf of families of children with learning disabilities and mental health problems, in relation to alleged failures in the care and support provided to them by local authorities and NHS providers.
Further experience
Tiffany joined Leigh Day in 2022 as a paralegal in the Personal Injury department, working on claims in negligence on behalf of cyclists and other vulnerable road users. She has since gained experience in the Human Rights department, both as a paralegal and an associate solicitor, working on cases involving failures of local authorities, care homes, and health care providers.
Outside of her work at Leigh Day, Tiffany volunteers with the charity, Kalayaan, providing support to migrant domestic workers and victims of modern slavery and trafficking.
Tiffany is actively involved in the firm’s social mobility committee.
Education
Tiffany studied Classics at the University of Exeter, where she obtained a first-class degree. She then completed a Graduate Diploma in Law, where she completed a research project critically evaluating the impact of the Modern Slavery Act 2015.
Inquest into the death of Charlotte Lindsay, aged 29
The death of 29-year-old Charlotte Lindsay, in hotel accommodation arranged by the London Borough of Wandsworth was contributed to by premature discharge from St George’s Hospital, a coroner has concluded.