Hugh James

Partner

Philip Edwards is a serious injury lawyer with more than 30 years’ experience handling some of the UK’s highest-value and most complex catastrophic injury claims. He represents adults and children affected by brain and spinal cord injuries, limb loss, polytrauma through serious workplace or road traffic accidents. He also advises bereaved families in fatal accident claims and coronial proceedings.

Philip has acted in claims valued at more than £20 million and recovered substantial compensation for clients with lifelong care, treatment and accommodation needs. His work is distinguished by a strong focus on early rehabilitation. He builds multidisciplinary teams around each client, working closely with case managers, therapists, psychologists, prosthetists, medical experts and specialist counsel.

Representative experience includes:

• Concluding multimillion-pound claims involving traumatic brain injury, limb loss and polytrauma.

• Acting in complex claims requiring lifetime care, specialist treatment, rehabilitation and adapted accommodation.

• Taking cases to the Court of Appeal on issues including the assessment of future care costs, apportionment of liability and the approach to claimants who may lack litigation capacity.

• Representing families following fatal accidents and guiding them through inquests and related compensation claims.

• Handling claims arising from road traffic collisions, workplace accidents and incidents in public places.

Philip is acknowledged for his expertise in head injury, amputation and catastrophic injury litigation. Researchers commend his knowledge, communication and commitment to rehabilitation where he is described him as one of the country’s foremost personal injury litigators and praises his ability to find creative solutions while maintaining a firmly client-centred approach.

Philip is an APIL-accredited Senior Litigator and Brain Injury Specialist and was among the first UK lawyers to secure the organisation’s specialist brain injury accreditation. He is also a panel solicitor for Headway UK, UKABIF and the Limbless Association.

Clients and professional peers consistently highlight the trust Philip inspires. Feedback describes him as highly experienced, empathetic and approachable, with the ability to be robust when required while giving injured people and their families clear, dependable support.