Hugh James

Bringing ‘a wealth of experience and sound judgement to everything they touch’, Hugh James ’adds clear value’ to clients across a wide-range of claims, from the relatively straightforward to those of the highest value and complexity. The team has an appreciation ‘of the benefits to clients of a collaborative approach’, which manifests itself both internally alongside the firm’s broader private client and Court of Protection offering, as well as externally, where the team has very strong ties with a number of charities. Rhian Parsons has vast experience at handling catastrophic claims, including as it relates to brain and spinal injuries. As well as her own vibrant caseload that is particularly centred around orthopaedic, gynaecological, and cardiac claims, Katie McCraith is also responsible for developing and managing key relationships with experts. The ’highly competent’ Elin Davies has a varied caseload, regularly achieving excellent results for clients seeking compensation in relation to birth injuries, spinal injuries and amputations. Rebecca Mather and Gareth Beard are also establishing very strong names for themselves in the market, with Mather overseeing the office’s inquest offering, which forms a key part of a strong and growing national team led from London by Lynda Reynolds. Although much more of his time is spent in a management capacity as head of the firm’s overarching individual client’s division, the ’highly intelligent’ Stephen Webber still handles some residual fee-earning work and is noted as a ‘great tactician’.