The team at Brian Barr Solicitors is well-equipped to act for claimants who have been injured as a result of circumstances ranging from RTAs to slips and falls. The group has experience handling such cases wherein chronic pain, exacerbation of pre-existing conditions, and life-altering serious injuries have been sustained. The Manchester team is co-led by fibromyalgia and CRPS specialist Steven Akerman, fibromyalgia and chronic pain expert Phillip Cohen, and ‘particular standout’ Alex Cohen.
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- ‘An excellent team and very efficient. Extremely capable and experienced. Highly experienced. Solid team. Very safe and sensible. Would highly recommend.’
- ‘Very proactive. Extremely friendly. Thorough and knowledgeable. Safe pair of hands. Excellent results.’
- ‘National leaders in claimant pain litigation. I am aware of no firm that knows this field better.'
- 'They understand the various conditions that they deal with very well and know which experts hold which views across a number of controversial medical conditions.’
- ‘Alex Cohen is a particular standout: he runs every case carefully, and on the basis of the individual case rather than trying to fit a case to a mould. He knows the experts in the field well and has excellent litigation judgement. He is good at anticipating the way litigation is likely to go.'
- 'Steven Ackerman and Phillip Cohen deserve a mention. All of the fee earners will fight the corner of their client, whilst appropriately recognising that pain litigation is risky, and advising appropriately.’
Work highlights
Assisted a client with obtaining a £100k settlement after they had suffered life-altering injuries in a car accident, resulting in a diagnosis of fibromyalgia.
Acted for a claimant who had suffered a combination of CRPS, FND, and abdominal symptoms following an accident that had far-reaching physical and mental health consequences.
Represented the claimant who experienced a life-altering injury while at work when she slipped on liquid on the floor; the incident exacerbated her pre-existing conditions.
Practice head
Steven Akerman; Phillip Cohen; Alex Cohen