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James Morris’ team at DAC Beachcroft LLP has relationships with prominent national insurers such as Zurich, Ageas and Aviva. Paul Parke enjoys an excellent reputation for catastrophic injury cases, and Tom Baker co-ordinates the firm’s work with local authority clients. Sally Yuill is highly recommended.

Bevan Brittan LLP is at the ‘forefront of the industry’, and is widely recognised for its expertise in injuries of the utmost severity. Paul Taverner, who provides ‘personal and professional service’, is acting in a multi-fatality motorway accident case. Clients include Lloyds TSB Insurance, Provident Insurance and the South West Strategic Health Authority.

Morgan Cole acts for clients such as Aviva, NFU Mutual and Ace Group. Mark Bailey is a key figure in the practice, and recently secured innovative settlements in several catastrophic injury cases. Deborah Bradley is ‘superbly organised’.

Department head Mark Fowles at Veitch Penny, is a ‘leader in the field’. The ‘highly knowledgeable’ team undertakes complex claims for local authorities, police authorities and hospital trusts, and recently added the Isle of Wight Council to its client list.

Ashfords LLP’s ‘excellent’ and ‘tenacious’ Flora Wood acts for clients including Cornish Mutual Assurance and Treasury Solicitors. Stephen Walker is also recommended.

At Berrymans Lace Mawer LLP, Andrew Lawson adopts ‘a very sensible approach’ to road traffic and accident at work cases, and represents a number of local authorities.

Bond Pearce LLP acts for Travelers, HSBC Insurance, Chubb and Liberty Mutual. Plymouth-based team head Nathan Peacey and Bristol-based associate David Brown are recommended.

Greenwoods Solicitors’ Stephen Byass acts for clients including RBS Insurance, and has recently acted in catastrophic brain injury and amputation claims.

Stones Solicitors LLP’s ‘case preparation is excellent’ and ‘client liaison is unusually good’. Bronwen Courtenay-Stamp has niche expertise in skiing and snowboarding claims, and Samantha Pucci is well liked. Clients include Ageas Insurance, Mondial and RBS Insurance.

Andrew Herridge and David Patterson at Thrings LLP defend uninsured and self-insured commercial clients including several multinationals and also the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton.

Robert Hams at Wansbroughs has experience defending local authorities and other public bodies, and has a particular interest in stress-related claims.

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