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The market-leading team at Beachcroft acts for a range of high-profile clients, including Zurich Insurance, Aviva and Fortis. Sally Yuill, with experience in catastrophic injury, ‘sees the bigger picture and takes a pragmatic approach’; Sally Roff is ‘technically extremely capable and really knows her stuff’; James Morris is an ‘excellent people person and has a passion for client service’; and Paul Parke is also recommended.

Bevan Brittan LLP delivers an ‘excellent service at competitive rates’. ‘Robust, intelligent, pragmatic and personable’ head Paul Taverner is an expert in catastrophic head and spinal injury cases, Adrian Neale is ‘up and coming’. Clients include Provident Insurance and Lloyds TSB General Insurance.

Morgan Cole is ‘exceptionally responsive to client needs’. Recommended partners Deborah Bradley (a ‘market leading catastrophic injury lawyer’) and Mark Bailey represent NFU Mutual, Aviva, and new client Cardiff City Council.

Veitch Pennygoes that extra mile and beyond’ for its clients, which include Plymouth City Council and Sandwell MBC. Team head Mark Fowles is an ‘acknowledged expert’ and ‘leading thinker’ in public sector insurance litigation. Joanne Pruden made partner in 2010.

Ashfords LLP’s key clients include the Cornish Mutual Assurance Company. Flora Wood and Stephen Walker are ‘excellent value for money’.

Bond Pearce LLP’s clients include Groupama, Liberty Mutual, Mitsui Sumitomo Europe and Tokio Marine. David Brown is the member of the team in Bristol, which focuses on serious and catastrophic injury cases.

The ‘excellentGreenwoods Solicitors acts for clients including Ageas, Aviva and RBSI. Michael Guy has a ‘good eye for detail, good knowledge and excellent legal expertise’; and Claire Gribben is ‘enthusiastic and confident, and leaves no stone unturned’.

The ‘first-rate’ team at Stones Solicitors LLP has a real niche in travel and tourism-related matters. The ‘outstanding’ Bronwen Courtenay Stamp is a ‘smart operator’ and a ‘formidable opponent’, with significant expertise in skiing and snowboarding claims. Samantha Pucci is also recommended. Key clients include Ageas and RBS Insurance.

Thrings LLP offers advice that is ‘well thought out, logical and explained in detail’. It recently represented a London-based cosmetic surgery clinic. Bryn Hesketh is recommended.

Wansbroughs Robert Hams handles defence work for local authority, police, fire service and other public sector clients. The insurance litigation team acts for a major insurer, and handles all types of civil claims made against local and public authorities throughout the region.

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