Ipek leads Bolt Burdon Kemp’s Adult Brain Injury team and is widely recognised as a leading specialist in serious and catastrophic brain injury claims. With over 15 years’ experience representing adults who have suffered life‑changing injuries due to negligence, she is known for her determination, expertise and compassionate approach. The Guardian has described her as “a leading brain injury lawyer”, and clients consistently commend her for her warmth, clarity and unwavering support.
Background and professional standing
Educated in Belgium, the Czech Republic and Italy, Ipek completed her undergraduate and postgraduate legal studies in Liverpool and Nottingham before beginning her legal career in London in 2008. She joined Bolt Burdon Kemp in 2012 and has since built a strong national reputation for her work in complex, high‑value brain injury litigation.
The Legal 500 (2023) praised her as “a determined and dogged litigator with a growing reputation [who] manages to bring a smile to even the toughest of negotiations”. In 2024 and 2026, she was recognised as a “key lawyer” for her achievements in representing clients with serious brain injuries.
Ipek is known for her proactive, strategic approach to litigation, ensuring her clients receive clear guidance, emotional support and practical solutions throughout the claims process.
Areas of Expertise
Ipek has acted for both adults and children in high‑value claims against NHS Trusts, private healthcare providers, insurers and employers. Her expertise covers a wide range of catastrophic injury cases, including:
- Road traffic accidents
- Workplace injuries, including falls from height
- Prolonged disorders of consciousness (vegetative or minimally conscious states)
- Strokes caused by negligent medical care
- Hypoxic brain injuries resulting from medical mismanagement
She also supports families through criminal investigations, Coroner investigations and inquests where negligence has resulted in a fatality.
With a diverse international background, Ipek is regularly instructed by clients from around the world. She navigates language and cultural differences with ease, ensuring access to justice for clients living overseas. She has handled cases involving complex cross‑jurisdictional issues and has arranged care and rehabilitation packages for clients based abroad.
Notable Settlements
Ipek has secured several multi‑million‑pound settlements, ensuring her clients receive lifelong financial security, rehabilitation, adapted accommodation and specialist care. Examples include:
- £7.5m+ settlement for a young woman with a severe brain injury following a car accident, including a lifelong care team, vocational rehabilitation and specialist equipment.
- £6m settlement for a cyclist with a catastrophic brain injury, supported by interim payments exceeding £800,000 and a four‑month stay at a world‑leading neurorehabilitation centre. A High Court judge commended Ipek and her team for their exceptional work.
- Multi‑million‑pound settlement for a young woman with traumatic brain and orthopaedic injuries, funding long‑term therapy, private care and home adaptations.
- Seven‑figure settlement for an adult who suffered a hypoxic brain injury due to negligent blood loss management, ensuring lifelong care and financial safeguarding.
- Significant interim damages for a client who suffered multiple strokes after negligent withdrawal of anti‑coagulants, enabling full home adaptations and specialist assistive technology.
Client support and rehabilitation
Ipek works closely with charities, case managers, rehabilitation specialists and independent financial advisers to ensure her clients receive the support they need from the earliest stages of their recovery. She is passionate about helping clients rebuild their lives—whether that means returning to work, retraining, pursuing new hobbies or starting a family.
Advocacy and community work
A committed brain injury campaigner, Ipek has supported Headway East London for over a decade, mentoring survivors, attending fundraising events and providing pro‑bono legal advice. She also volunteers with the Royal London Hospital’s Better Together project, offering guidance to patients at the start of their recovery.
She is a vocal advocate for improving brain injury protocols in sport, particularly football, and is widely published across mainstream media and legal journals through articles, radio interviews and podcasts.
Media Contributions
Rugby urged to improve safety quickly to reduce risk of more lawsuits – The Guardian
Football urged to introduce neutral doctors and warned over ‘dangerous’ concussion protocol – The Telegraph
Delay on introduction of concussion substitutes could leave football’s governing bodies open to legal action – The Telegraph
Lawyer: Sport faces legal crisis unless it adapts to preventing brain injury – Belfast Telegraph
Returning to work after a brain injury – People Management
Coronavirus – catastrophic for brain injured – All Together Now
Brain injury in athletes – scoring legal own goals – The Law Society Gazette
Dementia in sports: an ongoing headache – Solicitors Journal
Legal View: Brain injury findings could be landmark in battle to win compensation for stricken ex-players – The Telegraph
Head strikes in cricket – Cricketworld
Roy Keane’s concussion comments point to a man and a sport still out of touch with the times – The Independent
Professional memberships
- Headway East London – mentor and volunteer
- Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) – Senior Litigator
- Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) – Clinical Negligence Specialist
- Acquired Brain Injury London member (ABIL)
- UK Acquired Brain Injury Forum (UKABIF)
