EVESHAM-based litigation expert Julie Roberts has joined DF Legal in Tewkesbury, which is expanding and relocating its litigation department.

Mrs Roberts, who has lived in Evesham for more than 15 years, is a fully accredited senior litigator with the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers and is experienced in both personal injury and clinical negligence cases including mismanaged antenatal care, delayed diagnosis of cancer and other conditions, dental negligence and errors in surgery.

She said: "I am delighted to be joining DF legal, an exciting and forward thinking practice, and I am very much looking forward to using my experience as an injury and medical negligence specialist. I will also be seeing family clients in our Cheltenham office to help grow this department.”

With the arrival of Mrs Roberts, DF Legal is expanding and relocating its litigation department to its offices at North Place, Cheltenham. Daljit Bhogal, DF's head of litigation, added: "This appointment is crucial to our expansion plans for the firm, Julie joins us at an exciting time in the firm’s history. We now have a total of five litigators covering Gloucestershire and beyond and we are very excited about this new addition to the team.”