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Browne Jacobson LLP

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Browne Jacobson LLP advises insurers and public sector bodies on high-value personal injury litigation involving catastrophic injury, psychiatric harm, and safeguarding issues. Kevin Lawson leads on spinal, brain, and complex liability claims for commercial insurers, while Bridget Tatham handles serious injury, elder abuse, and long-tail disease matters. James Fawcett oversees technical claims with a particular focus on environmental and public authority litigation. Sarah Erwin-Jones and James Arrowsmith co-lead the firm’s social care team, regularly acting in sensitive abuse and safeguarding claims. The group is noted for its depth in public sector defence work and overlap with regulatory proceedings.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘Good resources and experience - fast response to correspondence.'

  • ‘They are a large organisation who do not forget that a personal touch is important to their clients.'

  • ‘Matthew Harpin is an excellent sounding board on a wide variety of liability claims and can be relied upon to provide astute advise.’

  • ‘The team we use at Browne Jacobson are very knowledgeable and personable.’

  • ‘We have a good working relationship with James Fawcett which is built on trust. If James doesn't know the answer to some of weird and wonderful queries he will know someone who does!’

  • 'I have worked with Kevin Lawson and his team at Browne Jacobson LLP for approximately 8 years. Without doubt everyone in the team is a pleasure to work with. Kevin has an incredibly loyal insurer client base and as a result continues to attract the very best work. He is very much sought after for high value and complex personal injury cases and invariably achieves excellent results.'

  • 'Kevin Lawson is extremely astute as a litigator and always works tactically to achieve commercial solutions. He is also a stand out negotiator and an excellent team player.'

  • 'James Arrowsmith is incredibly bright and thorough and is able to break down even the most complicated of legal points into an easily digestible format. He is also incredibly focussed on obtaining cost effective and practical results for insurer clients and is particularly efficient, always being available to handle urgent matters as and when they arise.'

Key clients

  • Hiscox
  • Municipal Mutual Insurance Limited
  • Marble Arch - Lexham Insurance Services
  • NHS Resolution
  • Zurich
  • Gallagher Bassett
  • Markel (UK) Ltd
  • Insurance London Consortium
  • Norfolk County Council
  • EM LawShare

Practice head

Kevin Lawson; James Arrowsmith; Sarah Erwin-Jones; James Fawcett

Other key lawyers

Bridget Tatham; Nicola Paterson; James Fawcett; Naadia Ellis; Matthew Harpin