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Penningtons Solicitors LLP

DA VINCI HOUSE, BASING VIEW, BASINGSTOKE, RG21 4EQ, ENGLAND
Tel:
Work 01256 407100
Fax:
Fax 01256 479425
DX:
122362 BASINGSTOKE 8
Web:
www.penningtons.co.uk
Email:
London, Godalming, Basingstoke

Tim Palmer

Tel:
Work +44 1256 407100
Email:
Penningtons Solicitors LLP

Work Department

Head of private individuals division and member of the management board.

Position

Partner in personal injury and clinical negligence unit – a team of solicitors responsible for a caseload of complex/higher value claims, with a particular emphasis on clinical negligence. Specialisms include spinal cord injury, neurological injury, surgical and cerebral palsy cases. Noted for extensive use of conditional fee agreements.

Career

Trained Penningtons; admitted 1995; Foreign and Commonwealth Office, London 1989-91; Penningtons, Godalming 1993-2002; Basingstoke since 2002; partner 2001; head of private individuals division 2010. Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR) accredited mediator.

Member

Action for Victims of Medical Accidents (AVMA) Clinical Negligence Referral Panel; Law Society Clinical Negligence Panel.

Education

Charterhouse, Godalming; University of Durham (1988 BA Hons English Language and Literature); College of Law (1992 CPE commendation; 1993 Law Society Finals – first class honours).

Practice Areas

Clinical negligence - claimant; Personal injury - claimant

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    There are a number of aspects of the rules for tier 1 investors and entrepreneurs that are unclear or unnecessarily restrictive and we have been in extensive dialogue for many months now with the UKBA on a range of issues, both policy and technical.
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