Sarah Towler > Russell-Cooke LLP > Kingston upon Thames, England > Lawyer Profile
Russell-Cooke LLP Offices
Riverview House 20 Old Bridge Street Hampton Wick
KINGSTON UPON THAMES
KT1 4BU
England
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Sarah Towler
Work Department
Personal injury and clinical negligence.
Position
Sarah is a partner in the personal injury and clinical negligence team advising clients on a wide range of claims, including cases involving misdiagnosis of symptoms, negligent operations, road traffic accidents, work accidents and tripping accidents.
Particular areas of specialisation are claims against local authorities regarding failure to care for vulnerable adults and children.
Sarah also represents bereaved families at inquests involving deaths in hospital and the workplace, road traffic accidents and suicides. Additionally, she manages four pro-bono personal injury and clinical negligence drop-in clinics at Croydon, Morden, Battersea and Roehampton.
Career
Sarah joined Russell-Cooke in 1996 and was appointed partner in 2011.
Memberships
Member of the APIL (Association of Personal Injury Lawyers); Secretary for APIL Costs and Funding Special Interest Group
Education
Law degree, Oxford Brookes University; Master’s degree in law, University College London.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Insurance > Personal injury: claimant
Sarah Towler and Grant Incles jointly lead the personal injury team at Russell-Cooke LLP
, which is praised for its ‘nerves of steel’ and ‘wonderfully personal touch’. The team has particular expertise regarding brain injuries, an area in which Towler specialises alongside Janice Gardner. Incles has a recognised niche in cycling claims, dealing with maximum severity claims, including those involving tetraplegia and paraplegia. Dominic Fairclough leads the firm’s inquest offering. The team is also noted for its expertise in sexual abuse claims, and has notable experience regarding historic claims in this area. Senior associate Nimmisha Aslam is currently instructed in a number of claims arising from the Grenfell Tower fire.