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Irwin Mitchell’s team, led by Grahame Codd, is renowned for its experience in catastrophic, brain and spinal injury cases and asbestos-related matters, and is supported by public law, Court of Protection and trust teams. Jonathan Betts and Matthew Brown are recommended for brain and spinal cord injury work, while Geraldine Coombs heads the asbestos disease team. Highlights included obtaining a £3.6m award in a brain injury claim.

MPH Solicitors regularly deals with complex cases, and its ‘knowledge of case law and legislation is superb’. Practice head Geraldine McCool specialises in military and commercial aviation claims, while Dominic Hemsi focuses on industrial disease claims, including representing individuals injured by Tone & Amp equipment. The team is valued for its ‘informality and approachability’.

Pannone LLP is an ‘excellent, top-rank firm’, and handles a wide range of work, including catastrophic injury claims, child abuse cases, actions against the police and travel claims. Richard Scorer heads the practice. Catherine Leech, who mainly handles high-severity cases, has a ‘calm head and is hardworking, thorough and detailed, but never misses the big picture’.

Thompsons Solicitors LLP has a sizeable trade union client base, and specialises in handling asbestos claims. It recently obtained £212,500 in compensation for a widow whose husband died from asbestos-related cancer. Matthew Tollitt and Chris Strogen head the departments in Liverpool and Manchester respectively.

The claimant arm of DWF LLP’s practice trades under the ‘Resolution Law’ brand, and receives instructions from legal expenses insurers. The team ‘forms good client relationships’, and is led by Tim Hoy.

Fentons Solicitors LLP has strength in depth, and covers the full range of personal injury matters including serious injury, fatality, and industrial disease claims. Head of serious injury Mark Thomson is recommended.

Chris Sutton and Richard Powell jointly lead the team at JMW Solicitors LLP. It has a strong RTA practice, including cases involving serious and catastrophic injuries.

John Pickering and Partners LLP has longstanding experience in industrial disease claims. Kevin Johnson heads the practice in Liverpool.

At Potter Rees Limited, Hugh Potter is well respected for his work on catastrophic claims.

Russell Jones & Walker, part of Slater & Gordon Lawyers is praised for its levels of client care, and provides ‘strong expertise and commitment, with regular contact and support’. It handles a range of accident and disease cases. Tracey Graham is highly recommended.

John Barstow and Alastair Fernie are recommended at Freeclaim Solicitors.

Senior partner Hilary Meredith at Hilary Meredith Solicitors is noted for military accident matters.

Andrew McBride is recommended at Linder Myers LLP, where the team grew with the firm's merger with Rowlands Field Cunningham LLP.

The team at Shoosmiths has experience including RTAs and cycling accidents.

Sally Raeburn at Silverbeck Rymer is recommended.

Simpson Millar LLP is instructed by a number of trade unions.

Kate Sweeney leads a large team at Stephensons Solicitors LLP.

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