We have very extensive experience acting for clients with catastrophic or fatal injuries, resulting from incidents such as traffic accidents, workplace injuries and medical negligence cases. We care very deeply about our clients and their welfare. We understand that those who have been seriously injured need the right advice, backed by experience, to ensure that their case is ultimately successful and that they are awarded the appropriate level of compensation.

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We focus on a small number of personal injury and medical negligence cases at any one time to ensure our clients receive the level of support, attention to detail, and thorough preparation that is necessary for these type of cases. We pride ourselves on providing an independent, exclusive service to our clients so that they receive the full benefit of our specialised expertise in this area of the law.

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If, as a result of their injuries, a client is no longer able to make decisions for themselves, we are able to assist with Court applications for a family member, or us, to be appointed as receivers to administer the client's affairs. We are also able to advise on the setting up of a trust in connection with the compensation monies. Please select blue text to access the Mental Capacity page and the Applications to the Court of Protection page. 

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Examples of personal injury and medical negligence cases we have resolved:

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1. Our client was wrongly advised to undergo drastic invasive surgery upon his spine due to a period of intermittent back pain. As a result, this hard working young man was left in permanent excruciating pain, disfigured with muscle wastage in his leg, without a livelihood as he could not sit, stand, or be easily mobile, and without a work place pension, and financial security in his senior years. Having obtained a great deal of complex medical advice to include a neurosurgeon, pension and care specialists, we issued proceedings against two uncooperative defendants who disputed liability and the value of the claim. Our client recovered compensation for his injuries, loss of earning, and also to cover future care costs.

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2. Upon our client returning from a family holiday in Spain, he unexpectedly collapsed at the airport and was rushed to hospital. The diagnosis was Legionnaires Disease. He spent a significant period of time in the hospital's critical care unit fighting for his life and subsequently rehabilitating from this nasty illness. This gentleman had approached two other law firms purporting to be personal injury specialists and they had turned him away. The case involved very complex medical evidence and forensic scrutiny of the hotel maintenance records (that were not disclosed without a fight), to demonstrate that the hotel was to blame. How the disease had been contracted had initially appeared inconclusive until we worked with a specialist microbiological expert to prove where and how the client had been exposed to it. The hotel and travel company disputed the case and proceedings were issued. This was a very hard fought Court case that required perseverance but was finally settled in our client's favour, on the eve of the trial.

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3. We acted for a devastated housewife who unfortunately lost her husband in a vehicle collision. Initially, the insurance company of the driver of the other car sought to blame our client's husband for the collision. We reviewed the initial evidence, which was inconclusive regarding who was at fault due to the road conditions. Representing our client, we attended the coroner's inquest and received permission from the Coroner to question the independent witnesses who had stopped to try to save the life of our client's husband. Careful and sensitive questioning of the witnesses drew out all the evidence, and it became clear that our client had worn his seatbelt and was driving carefully on his side of the road. The other driver in the incident had lost control of his vehicle on hoar-frost, skidded onto our client's side of the road, and had collided with our client's car. As a result of the inquest and the evidence facilitated from the questioning, the insurance company of the other driver changed its position to an acceptance of liability, although they continued to dispute the value of the claim. It was necessary for us to issue proceedings with a very detailed claim for compensation, which included loss of future earnings of the husband, and ultimately the insurers were forced into making an acceptable offer of settlement.

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4. On the way to work one morning, our client's car was hit in a three vehicle collision. The impact of the collision knocked our client's vehicle off the road, and damaged her car beyond economical repair. She was lucky to survive the impact but sustained both physical and psychological injuries. Our initial concerns were to make sure our client received the right treatment from specialists for her complicated injuries. It was proved another driver had caused the collision while under the influence of drugs and his insurance company accepted that he was responsible. However, they sought to entice our client to accept a paltry sum in settlement of her case while she was still severely injured and the long term effects were still unknown. Had she accepted the offer, she would not have been able to ask the Court to reconsider the figure at a later date. We represented our client's best interests while she was incredibly vulnerable and advised her that the offer was not sufficient. We negotiated an interim payment from the insurance company so that our client received some compensation at an early stage. We ensured that our client received specialist assistance with her recovery that took place over a long period of time. While she recovered physically she was left extremely traumatised by the collision. Having seen one of the other drivers die at the scene, she was suffering from severe flash backs and nightmares. She was very modest and did not wish to seek expert help regarding her psychological injuries. With a great deal of support, we gently persuaded her to try our suggested expert. Treatment was successful, and she eventually found the courage to get back into a car and drive again. Once our client's injuries had settled, we were able to advise on the value of the claim and negotiate a favourable compensation award on her behalf.