Barratts Solicitors

Barratts Solicitors

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Personal Injury (PI) Team

Mike Dodd

Mike Dodd

Associate - PI Team I am an Associate in the Personal Injury Team and specialise in catastrophic injuries such as brain injury, polytrauma, amputation and spinal injuries.  I pride myself on building excellent client relationships through a pragmatic approach to litigation.  I will always aim to provide clear and practical advice and put my clients and their needs at the heart of the process. Many clients seek my advice at a time of great difficulty, trauma and shock and the prospect of speaking to a lawyer can be overwhelming.  I am committed to doing all I can to help my clients through this process and resolve their claims as efficiently as possible. Notable work includes acting for victims of the Croydon Tram Crash and assisting in a spinal injury case of the utmost severity where damages, if capitalised, exceeded £20 million. I have been described as “sensible and straightforward. Effective and good at explaining complex issues to clients”
Bernadine Campbell

Bernadine Campbell

Associate - PI Team. I specialise in claims for clients who have suffered catastrophic and life changing injuries, whether from a road traffic accident, accident at work or assault (both in and out of the workplace).  I have experience in dealing with clients with brain injuries, amputations and spinal chord injuries. I have experience of dealing with cases involving fatalities and cases that are valued in excess of £1 million. I pride myself on taking the time to build a strong relationship with my clients and their families, from the moment they come to Barratts seeking help, and have a client centred approach.  I understand the fears and anxieties of my seriously injured clients and their families, and always try to put their needs at the forefront of any decision-making process.  I strive to deal with claims with compassion and understanding at all times. I use my experience to ensure that I obtain funding at an early stage for access to specialist rehabilitation and support in order that my clients achieve the best recovery possible in the shortest possible time. I take particular pride in seeing cases through from start to finish, which can take a number of years. Over the years I have dealt with a raft of different types of cases including accidents at work, road traffic accidents, employers’ liability, public liability, disease cases (to include industrial deafness, repetitive strain injuries, Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome and manual handling accidents) and animal related injuries (such as dog attacks and horse-riding accidents).
Lesley Edwards

Lesley Edwards

Partner and Head of the Personal Injury Team.  Represents clients who have sustained serious injury including TBI, spinal cord injury and amputations.  She has over 20 years’ experience of acting for Claimants in accidents at work, public and occupier’s liability, road traffic accidents, CICA and MIB Claims. Lesley is recommended for being client focussed and dedicated to resolving the most challenging cases.  She has recently concluded a case where the Claimant suffered a spinal cord injury rendering him tetraplegic and a severe brain injury with a lump sum of nearly £5m plus periodical payments of £675,000 per annum for care and therapy costs for life.  She has also concluded a case against the MIB for damages in excess of £1m for facial and head injuries sustained in a road traffic accident and a lump sum of £14.5m in relation to a young professional who suffered a catastrophic spinal injury in a cycling accident.

Team Services

The Personal Injury team have a proven track record in representing clients injured at work or in an RTA who suffer a traumatic / acquired brain, head and/or spinal injury (along with associated cardiovascular issues, respiratory issues, pressure ulcers, blood clots, urinary and bowel complications, bone fractures, chronic pain etc. that many TBI / spinal injury patients experience); spinal injury claims involving tetraplegia; Criminal Injury Compensation Authority (CICA) claims; Motor Insurer Bureau (MIB) claims; Industrial disease claims;  cross border litigation claims; and fatal claims (including representing bereaved families at inquest).