Neil Richards > Thompsons Solicitors LLP > Manchester, England > Lawyer Profile
Thompsons Solicitors LLP Offices
8th Floor, 10 Chapel Walks
Manchester
M2 1HL
England
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Neil Richards
Work Department
Personal Injury
Position
Senior Personal Injury Lawyer
Career
Neil is part of Thompsons Solicitors’ personal injury claims team and has 20 years experience in all areas of civil litigation.
Based from Thompsons’ Manchester office and covering cases nationwide, Neil supervises other team members and handles a caseload of multi-track and serious injury claims involving cross border litigation.
Neil specialises in claims for overseas workplace accidents and against tour operators and hotels, as well as claims pertaining to the Montreal and Athens conventions.
Neil’s caseload involves claims for a range of injuries and conditions, including catastrophic orthopaedic injuries, brain and head injuries, cognitive impairment, fibromyalgia, vestibular injuries, PTSD, infectious diseases and illnesses and chronic pain.
Handling complex cross border cases means Neil considers a range of issues – such as applicable jurisdiction and law, limitation, local standards, case management and rehabilitation – to provide the best representation possible for clients.
Neil enjoys working at Thompsons because the firm stands up for working people, shares his commitment to justice and has a friendly and committed workforce.
Memberships
Neil is a Law Society Panel member.
Leisure
Outside of work hours, Neil is an aviation fan who pilots small aircraft as well as also being a keen photographer, tennis player and walker.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Transport > Travel
The personal injury travel practice at Thompsons Solicitors LLP, which is based in Manchester, has Martyn Gwyther at its head, who is noted for his ‘encyclopaedic knowledge of travel law’. The team has expertise handling serious injury and multi-track cross-border claims, which are senior associate Neil Richards‘ exclusive areas of focus. The team advises claimants on a broad range of issues which have resulted from an array of circumstances, including RTAs, workplace incidents ranging from accidents to modern slavery-related issues, and unsatisfactory medical procedures.