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Berrymans Lace Mawer LLP is a ‘national firm with a family feel’, and acts for clients including Little Chef and Allianz. The team advises on a diverse range of cases, ranging from claims against the emergency services to occupational illness and disease matters. Mike Dobson ‘gets results’, and specialises in complex motor claims, and the ‘astute’ Henry Bermingham is recommended for his local authority work. Simon Hammond is now a partner.

DAC Beachcroft LLP has ‘excellent strength in depth’, and Rhodri Richards is highly recommended. Recent highlights for the firm include its appointment to the QBE panel across all classes of business, and its reappointment to Aviva and Groupama panels. Notable client wins include MIB. The ‘very knowledgeable’ Lorraine Carolan (director of fraud) and Craig Dickson (director of motor and credit hire) have excellent reputations. The ‘innovative’ Sara May is praised for her work on high-value cases.

DWF LLP has an excellent reputation for complex industrial disease cases and cases involving reputational issues. Clients include major insurers and large corporates such as Jaguar Land Rover. It successfully represented Zurich in the employers’ liability trigger litigation in the Supreme Court. Roger Coates is ‘the font of all knowledge’; Denise Brosnan is ‘thorough and pragmatic’; and Derek Adamson is ‘a very good ally to have on your side when the going gets tough’.

Plexus Law has a ‘very well-run practice’. The ‘very commercial’ Damon Burt ‘gets things done’; Jennifer Bates has ‘excellent people skills’; and London-based Anthony Bushell has a ‘keen eye for detail’. The team successfully defended a client in a case involving an injury sustained on an internal ‘fun sports day’; and assisted a charity in reaching a settlement with a claimant who suffered a catastrophic injury during a trampolining accident.

Weightmans LLP has a strong insurer client base, and is ‘on the up’ under the leadership of the ‘switched-on and efficient’ David Tuck, who is highly rated for his disease work. On the local government side, Andy Griffiths and Penelope Marshall are ‘very knowledgeable and helpful’. The team has considerable expertise in child abuse cases, and its costs team is regularly involved in large injury claims.

Browne Jacobson LLP acts for clients including NFU Mutual and West Midlands Police Service. Paul Cox ‘gets fantastic results’, and was instructed by the defendant in the case of Folgate London Market Limited v Chaucer Insurance plc, in which the team recovered approximately £1m for its client in the Court of Appeal. The team includes Bridget Tatham, who ‘cuts to the chase’, and new arrival Juliette Shaw.

Keoghs LLP’s team is ‘pragmatic and quick to respond’. The practice is divided into three divisions, handling claims management, counter-fraud matters, and technical claims. Lis Shrimpton is ‘unflappable’, and Ken Young’s ‘dedication and knowledge is phenomenal’. The team added Howard Dean to its ranks, formerly of Weightmans LLP. Clients include the Underwriting Agency.

The well-regarded Julia Holden heads the team at Shakespeares, which includes dedicated units dealing with areas such as credit hire and bus/coach claims. Clients include Poundland. Craig Wallace joined from Plexus Law.

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