Gavin Lane > Trethowans LLP > Southampton, England > Lawyer Profile
Trethowans LLP Offices
THE PAVILION, BOTLEIGH GRANGE BUSINESS PARK
HEDGE END
SOUTHAMPTON
SO30 2AF
England
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Gavin Lane
Work Department
Personal injury team.
Position
Since qualifying as a Solicitor in 1991, Gavin has specialised in personal injury and clinical negligence cases and brings experience, knowledge and enthusiasm to his work. Having first joined Trethowans in 1997 and rejoined (after a brief spell away) in 2003, he became a Partner in 2007.
Gavin specialises in a wide variety of complex employers’ liability cases and clinical negligence claims, but particularly catastrophic injury cases including brain injury, spinal injury, amputee cases and Claimants suffering multiple fractures. He has a reputation as somebody who will go the extra mile and fight the hard fight on behalf of his clients.
A large proportion of Gavin’s cases are referred to him by solicitors from other firms, which is testament to his knowledge and expertise. Gavin is committed to ensuring maximum compensation and the best rehabilitation possible for his clients, to ensure a good quality of life.
Gavin has been appointed by the Court of Protection to act as a Professional Deputy to manage the property and financial affairs of vulnerable adults.
Career
Trained University of East Anglia, Norwich, College of Law, Guildford, Blake Lapthorn, Portsmouth and Southampton; qualified 1991; partner Trethowans 2007.
Memberships
Law Society’s Personal Injury Panel Accreditation Scheme
Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL)
APIL accredited Senior Litigator
Lawyer Rankings
South East > Insurance > Personal injury: claimant
Trethowans LLP is praised as a ‘powerhouse south coast firm that maintains the feel of a local firm whilst providing services of an exceptional quality’ meaning it is well placed to provide ‘high quality, reliable regional service in personal injury’. John Hall heads up the practice group; he is well known for his expertise in complex asbestos disease cases – acting for the victims of mesothelioma, asbestos lung cancer, asbestosis, and pleural thickening. Chris Whiteley and Gavin Lane are key names at partner level for catastrophic injury cases, particularly head and spinal.
South East > Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant
The ‘stand-out clinical negligence team’ at Trethowans LLP represents claimants across a full suite of clinical negligence cases including cerebral palsy, birth injury cases, misdiagnosis and other complex surgical injuries. The practice is jointly headed up by two lawyers: John Hall in Salisbury and Southampton-based Clare Carter, who is an expert in birth injury and cerebral palsy cases. Gavin Lane is a go-to name for catastrophic injury cases including head injury, spinal injury, amputee, and multiple fractures.
Lawyer Rankings
- Clinical negligence: claimant South East > Insurance
- Personal injury: claimant South East > Insurance
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Hampshire
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Insurance > Personal injury: claimant
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: Hampshire
Firm Rankings
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Hampshire
- Real estate > Commercial property: Hampshire
- Employment > Employment: Hampshire
- Private client > Family: Hampshire
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Licensing
- Insurance > Personal injury: defendant
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Dispute resolution > Debt recovery
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms