The Millar McCall Wylie LLP personal injury team is particularly adept in advising and representing private clients in accident claims, medical negligence, hearing loss, and industrial disease. Caroline Prunty heads the firm’s litigation practice. Prunty’s practice involves a wide variety of personal injury cases, including a matter where she advised an athlete in claims against the clerk of a competition. A key figure in the litigation team, William McSorley often works on asbestos, and work-related hearing loss and injury claims. Associate Ashley Black leads a variety of cases, including insurer indemnity matters at the High Court level.
Personal injury and clinical negligence: claimant in Northern Ireland
Millar McCall Wylie LLP
Practice head(s):
Caroline Prunty
Other key lawyers:
William McSorley; Ashley Black; Sean Hayes
Testimonials
‘The Practice works efficiently and effectively, processing high volumes of cases across the County Court and High Court. The service is slick and turnaround time is efficient to the benefit of their clients. The expertise of the solicitors working in the disease team is second to none.’
‘The partners and associates with whom I work, including William McSorley and Ashley Black, stand out from their competitors in their level of professionalism and expertise that they bring to their cases. ’
‘This practice is very efficient in how they progress cases from beginning to settlement. They are willing to engage with the opponents in order to progress matters.’
‘The individuals are straight-forward and efficient and are very professional in any of the encounters I have had with them. ’
‘The team at Millar McCall Wylie always strive to obtain the best results for their clients and are specialists in the practice areas they provide. My experience is working with the dedicated hearing loss team, who have developed detailed knowledge of this area and are known as experts in this field among their legal colleagues.’
‘My main contact is William McSorley. William is a skilled litigator. He always secures the best outcome for his clients whilst appreciating the importance of a pragmatic approach and maintaining good professional working relationships with defence firms, which sets him apart from his competitors.’
‘As a defendant practitioner who negotiates with this firm, I find them professional and collegiate in their approach. They will negotiate on their case’s strengths, but they are alive to the commercial issues in a case and take a common sense, pragmatic approach without selling their client short.’
‘William McSorley as director leads his team well, and he quickly provides the evidence required to make a decision quickly on how to deal with a claim. Ashley Black takes the same approach and they are approachable and keen to assist in progressing cases. They make themselves available to progress litigation and do not delay cases.’
Work highlights
- Obtained £45,000.in compensation for accident at work claimant.
- Obtained £32,000 compensation in noise induced hearing loss claim.
- Instructed by family of fatal road accident victim as trusted legal advisor.
Thompsons NI Solicitors
Thompsons NI Solicitors is a personal injury claims boutique firm which specializes in serious injury, asbestos, road traffic accidents, medical negligence, and matters surrounding mesh surgery. Oonagh McClure leads the firm with abundant experience in asbestos claims, as well as various workplace-related personal injuries. One of McClure’s notable works includes a complex High Court level matter involving a client sustaining psychiatric injury due to their employer’s failure to accommodate for their Asperger’s Syndrome. Laura Henderson supports McClure on many of her cases, including teachers who sustained injuries in the workplace.
Practice head(s):
Oonagh McClure
Other key lawyers:
Laura Henderson
Testimonials
‘Professional firm with very good communication.’
‘The client comes first from beginning to end; being that client, injured while employed in the public sector, I have first-hand experience of the team’s professionalism in displaying this. This was especially evident during Covid, which interrupted my case proceedings.’
Work highlights
- Obtained a £250,000 settlement for a paramedic who sustained injuries to his back, neck and shoulders while on call.
- Obtained a £100,000 settlement for the client, who experienced incontinence difficulties following TVTO mesh surgery.
- Obtained a £65,000 settlement for a client who tripped and sustained injuries to her shoulder while at work.