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Personal injury: claimant
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- Hodge Jones & Allen LLP
- Osbornes
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Pattinson & Brewer
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- Howard Kennedy LLP
- Penningtons Manches LLP
- Prince Evans Solicitors LLP
- Russell-Cooke LLP
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Simpson Millar LLP -
Slater and Gordon - Thompsons Solicitors LLP
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- McMillan Williams
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Seth Lovis & Co
Leading individuals
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- Kevin Bitmead - Clyde & Co LLP
- Mark Burton - Kennedys
- John Cahill - Stewarts Law LLP
- Warren Collins - Penningtons Manches LLP
- Martyn Day - Leigh Day
- Paul Dean - HFW
- Stuart Dench - Stewarts Law LLP
- Alison Eddy - Irwin Mitchell
- Charles Edwards - Stewarts Law LLP
- Colin Ettinger - Irwin Mitchell
- Jill Greenfield - Fieldfisher
- Jenny Kennedy - Anthony Gold
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Slater and Gordon - David Knapp - DAC Beachcroft LLP
- David Marshall - Anthony Gold
- Paul McNeil - Fieldfisher
- Jenny Moates - BLM
- Sally Moore - Leigh Day
- Jennette Newman - BLM
- Andrew Parker - DAC Beachcroft LLP
- Paul Paxton - Stewarts Law LLP
- Michael Pether - BLM
- Tania Sless - DAC Beachcroft LLP
- Howard Watson - Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
- Peter Williams - Fieldfisher
Next generation lawyers
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- Jennifer Buchanan - Fieldfisher
- Yagmur Ekici - Bindmans LLP
- Claire Collins - BLM
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Anthony Gold is βa leading firm with abundant experienceβ in a range of high-value personal injury matters, and is noted for βretaining a personal approach to all its casesβ. The practice has recently handled a number of complex multimillion-pound road traffic accident claims involving catastrophic brain injury, amputation and psychiatric damage. Recent high-profile matters include a multimillion-pound amputation claim relating to the Croydon tram crash in November 2016; Ian Peters acted on behalf of the client. The βexceptionally organised and very experiencedβ team is led by the βbright and experiencedβ David Marshall, who is βa pleasure to work withβ and specialises in claims involving stress at work, brain damage and psychiatric injury. The βcommitted and effectiveβ Jenny Kennedy has expertise in complex brain, spinal and amputation injury, as well as experience in handling cross-jurisdiction claims. The βbrilliantβ Jackie Spinks is βa leader in her fieldβ and βa very good tacticianβ with expertise in child brain injury claims.
Fieldfisherβs βexcellentβ practice is βa leading firm in this fieldβ and βprovides an excellent, bespoke service to clientsβ. The βsolidβ team is among βthe bestβ and has βimpressive industry knowledgeβ and expertise in handling high-value catastrophic injury claims such as brain and spinal injury, as well as asbestos-related cases and matters involving victims of terrorist atrocities while abroad. Recent work includes a Β£2m cross-border claim involving a client suffering from spinal cord damage as a result of a road traffic accident. This case was handled by βstandout litigatorβ Jill Greenfield, who is βvery smart and relentless in her pursuit of her clientsβ interestsβ and has expertise in cases involving neurological damage, serious orthopaedic injuries, psychiatric matters and fatality claims. Also recommended are the βhighly professional and knowledgeableβ Peter Williams, who is βa leading industrial disease litigatorβ and specialises in fatal mesothelioma claims; and Andrew Morgan, βa highly skilled lawyer who puts a great deal of time and effort into casesβ and is experienced in claims involving industrial disease and workplace accidents. βA first-rate performerβ, Keith Barrett joined from Irwin Mitchell and is noted for his βhis unique, personable approachβ.
Irwin Mitchellβs personal injury practice handles serious brain, spinal, amputation, abuse and disease cases and is experienced in dealing with international matters, as well as acting for claimants in multi-jurisdictional claims. Recent examples of the firmβs work include a multimillion-pound group action case arising from a terrorist attack in Tunisia in 2015; the group is representing the families of 18 British citizens who were killed during the attack, as well as many of the injured victims. Department head Colin Ettinger (who is βthe leading personal injury solicitor in the countryβ according to one commentator) and specialises in handling high-value spinal and brain injury claims, as well as representing clients with serious occupational health issues. Also recommended are Alison Eddy, who is βa leader in this fieldβ and is experienced in acting for children and adults who suffer catastrophic injuries resulting in permanent profound disability; Tracey Storey, who heads the child abuse team and has particular expertise in head injury, amputation and fatal claims; and Demetrius Danas, who handles complex and high-value international cases and cross-border matters which involve jurisdictional or choice of law issues. Keith Barrett joined Fieldfisher.
Leigh Dayβs βfirst-classβ team of βextremely committed and able lawyersβ is βa leader in the fieldβ and βdevoted to the interests of its clientsβ. The firm represents a range of clients, including individuals, companies and public bodies, and is experienced in handling cases such as catastrophic spinal and brain injury, amputation and abuse claims. Department head Sally Moore has βbroad experienceβ in brain, spinal and amputation injuries and has handled high-profile fatal and severe injury claims involving cyclists. Other key figures include Martyn Day, who heads the international group claims department; the βcareful and quietly effectiveβ Daniel Easton, who is βvery experienced, organised and understanding of the issues at handβ and specialises in industrial disease and personal injury, including complex high-value asbestos claims; the βfearless and determinedβ Harminder Bains, who is βhighly motivated and a formidable opponentβ and has expertise in asbestos cases and serious injury claims; and the βclever and measuredβ Vijay Ganapathy, who specialises in public accident and child injury cases.
Stewarts Law LLP handles a range of catastrophic cases, including brain and spinal injury, amputation, burns and brachial plexus. It has acted on a number of high-profile matters, including the Alton Towers βSmilerβ roller-coaster accident. βFirst-class lawyerβ Paul Paxton, who is leading on that case, is βa supreme tacticianβ and specialises in handling high-value and high-profile catastrophic and fatal injury claims. Other key figures include brain and spinal injury specialist Charles Edwards, who has a track record of handling high-value and complex personal injury cases; βoutstanding lawyerβ Clare Salmon, who is experienced in catastrophic injury cases and has βgreat attention to detailβ; the βdetermined and innovativeβ Ben Rogers, who handles contentious liability disputes and claims for new assistive aids and technologies; and the βabsolutely dedicatedβ Stephanie Clarke, who is βan impressive solicitorβ and specialises in life-changing injuries and fatality claims arising from accidents on the road and at work.
Bindmans LLPβs βvery highly ratedβ practice is βknown for undertaking cutting-edge litigation, particularly in the field of individual rightsβ. The firm provides βhigh-quality legal adviceβ its βextremely efficientβ solicitors have βexcellent knowledge of civil litigation for people with acquired brain injuryβ. In addition to complex brain injury claims, the practice is also significantly experienced in handling cases involving orthopaedic injury, neuropsychological damage, physical injury and matters relating to road traffic and cycling accidents. Department head Jon Crocker is βpatient and good at identifying key issues earlyβ; he is experienced in acting for clients in overseeing their complex care regimes. Complex injury specialist Siobhan Kelly is βefficient, knowledgeable, with great instinctsβ, and is recommended alongside the βvery knowledgeableβ Yagmur Ekici, who βmanages cases actively and efficientlyβ and specialises in the quantification of complex catastrophic personal injury claims; and Alla Murphy, who has expertise in cases of catastrophic brain and spinal injury, as well as orthopaedic, psychiatric and pain conditions.
Bolt Burdon Kemp βprovides exceptional service on a whole range of claims, from minor to catastrophicβ and βgives a premium service to clientsβ. The practice has βa very efficientβ team of βdedicated solicitors with considerable expertise and experienceβ in a range of personal injury case areas including catastrophic brain and spinal injury, military claims and abuse; according to one client, it has βone of the best military personal injury teams aroundβ. In addition, the firm has recently created a dedicated child brain and spinal injury department. The βhard-hitting and determinedβ Rhicha Kapila is acting for 10 claimants in a high-profile case against the Ministry of Defence; the case concerns the Voyager aircraft which plunged 4,400 feet due to human error and caused PTSD in many of the passengers. The βhighly ratedβ Ahmed Al-Nahhas, who has expertise in military claims, is βclassy, knowledgeable, charming and client-focussedβ. Marilene Antoni is βa tenacious litigatorβ and specialises in complex, life-changing injury claims such as brain injury.
Hodge Jones & Allen LLPβs βexcellentβ and βcommittedβ practice is βa growing and impressive force in high-value personal injury workβ and has βa strong team of dedicated performers who work enormously hard and with tremendous diligenceβ. Its solicitors are βwell-known in the field, with many great cases to their creditβ and have βa track record for doing good quality workβ. Managing partner Vidisha Joshi shows βunending commitmentβ to her clients and specialises in high-value cases involving life-changing injuries arising from road traffic accidents and employers liability. The βvery thoroughβ Leticia Williams is βan excellent litigatorβ and has extensive experience in dealing with accidents that have occurred on aeroplanes, package holidays, and in prisons. Also recommended are Isobel Lovett, who is βhighly experienced in the field of asbestos litigationβ and handles a range of other work-related illnesses; and Anne Sanders, who provides βvery thorough and sound judgement when it comes to strategyβ and specialises in catastrophic injury cases such as serious burns, double amputation and head injury.
Osbornes fields a team of βstrong practitionersβ who are βspecialists in the fieldβ and have experience in handling high-value cases involving catastrophic brain and spinal cord injury, neurophysiological damage, abuse, injury arising from road traffic accident and workplace accident claims. The practice has handled a range of multimillion-pound cases, including representing individuals involved in a high-profile tram accident. Head of personal injury Stuart Kightley is βa very strong and able representative for clientsβ interestsβ and specialises in claims involving brain injury, cycling collisions, fatal accidents and construction site/workplace accidents, as well as being experienced in acting for foreign-based clients. The βdynamic and impressiveβ Ben Posford is βa star performerβ and has expertise in severe spinal cord injury cases, including cauda equina claims.
Pattinson & Brewer continues to handle a range of accident and injury claims for individual clients and union members, with experience in cases involving asbestos-related diseases, mesothelioma, occupational stress, noise-induced hearing loss and cancer. Frances McCarthy specialises in handling maximum severity cases involving workplace accidents, occupational disease and fatal accidents. She heads the team, which includes Caroline Phelan, who is a key figure in the accident and industrial department, and Marcus Weatherby who has expertise in catastrophic spinal injury claims.
Howard Kennedy LLPβs solicitors are experienced in handling a range of accident and injury claims including spinal injury, workplace exposure, occupational stress, repetitive strain and manual handling injuries. The team acts for individuals, trade unions, professional associations, businesses and non-profit organisations, with particular experience in representing clients in the healthcare and entertainment industries. βTireless and dynamicβ department head Elizabeth Smith is βhugely well regardedβ and βachieves incredible results for her clientsβ; she is βgritty and tenaciousβ and specialises in work-related stress and upper-limb disorder claims.
Penningtons Manches LLPβs βexcellentβ practice is βhugely experienced and respected in the fieldβ and is experienced in handling cases involving traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, amputation, burns and disfiguring injuries, and complex fatal accident claims. The βformidable teamβ is headed by the βexceptionally goodβ Warren Collins, who is βan outstandingly able solicitorβ and has βa unique level of experienceβ; he is βtactically very astute and commercially-mindedβ and specialises in high-value catastrophic injury cases, as well as being experienced in handling cross-border jurisdictional issues.
Prince Evans Solicitors LLP βstands out as a firm that really knows what itβs doingβ and has a team of βexcellentβ solicitors who βhave the experience, legal knowledge and tactical ability to bring cases to successful conclusionβ and βachieve fantastic outcomes for their clientsβ. The practice handles a range of complex, high-value personal injury cases and has expertise in claims involving acquired brain injury, spinal cord and brachial plexus injury, and amputation and advanced prostheses. Recommended solicitors include the βmeticulousβ Gary Smith, who is βa successful negotiatorβ, and Debra Harling, who βcombines a methodical and diligent approach to litigation with a sensitive and practical touchβ.
Russell-Cooke LLPβs βhighly regardedβ practice has βa terrific reputationβ and βa fantastically high-quality teamβ experienced in cases involving amputation, psychological damage, workplace accidents and road traffic accident claims. The firm recently acted on a Β£1.3m liability claim in which the client had to undergo a leg amputation as a result of a road traffic accident; the case was led by βsupreme performerβ Janice Gardner, who is βincredibly client-focusedβ and βa practitioner of very high calibreβ. Department head Deborah Blythe is βhugely experienced and completely unflappableβ and specialises in catastrophic complex injury claims. The βtough, dependable and collaborativeβ Dominic Fairclough is experienced in handling workplace accident claims and high-profile inquest cases.
Simpson Millar LLPβs βexcellentβ practice has βan excellent team of lawyersβ who βgo the extra mile on behalf of clients and routinely obtain excellent results for themβ. The firm handles a range of cases and is known for working on behalf of trade union members and migrant workers and has expertise in catastrophic and maximum severity injury claims. The βparticularly goodβ Adrian Fawden βhas sound judgement and many yearsβ experience behind himβ and is βnot afraid to take on difficult claimsβ. Gary Tierney βprovides a high level of serviceβ and is experienced in handling group action claims for trade union members injured in severe weather conditions.
Slater and Gordon βmaintains a powerful presence in the personal injury market, particularly with regards to abuse workβ. The practice specialises in representing adult and child victims of sexual abuse, and handles cases involving catastrophic spinal cord and brain injury, amputation and complex, high-value fatal accident claims. Recent work includes acting on behalf of 168 clients involved in the high-profile Jimmy Savile sexual abuse case. Department head Alicia Alinia is experienced in handling multimillion-pound claims and cases involving amputation, occupational stress and deafness. Nick Godwin is βvery clever, conscientious and extremely committedβ and has particular expertise in cases involving life-changing injuries as a result of brain and spinal trauma.
Thompsons Solicitors LLP continues to handle the full range of accident and injury claims for major trade unions, as well as clients involved in road traffic or other accidents. Key figures include national head of serious injury Samantha Hemsley, who has handled a number of multimillion-pound claims and specialises in maximum severity cases, including brain injury, spinal cord injury, severe burns and amputation; and serious injury specialist Henrietta Phillips, who has expertise in catastrophic and life-changing injuries caused by accidents and work or road accidents.
McMillan Williamsβs personal injury department is led by Helen Clifford, who has extensive experience in handling complex, high-value claims involving brain and spinal injury, fatal accidents, amputation and orthopaedic conditions; Clifford also specialises in claims arising from accidents in the construction industry. Justina Molloy is experienced in a range of health and injury claims involving serious life-changing injuries, and has particular experience in injuries arising from cycling accidents, road traffic accidents and accidents at work; she recently acted on a number of high-value employersβ liability and motor claims involving brain injury and tetraplegia.
Seth Lovis & Coβs βvery goodβ practice provides βa very high standard of advice and industry knowledgeβ and specialises in cases involving asbestos-related disease such as mesothelioma, lung cancer, asbestosis and pleural thickening. For example, the firm recently concluded a Β£236,000 settlement on behalf of a client in an asbestos-related disease claim for compensation after being diagnosed with peritoneal mesothelioma. Heading the department is the βexcellentβ John Jackiewicz, who provides βa very high standard of advice and industry knowledgeβ and is experienced in handling industrial disease and asbestos-related injury claims. Ingrid Esien is βa high-quality lawyer in this fieldβ and specialises in technical fatal mesothelioma cases.