The Claimant, who was 18 years old at the time of the incident, was involved in a Road Traffic accident which left him with a catastrophic spinal injury. The Claimant spent 6 months at Odstock Spinal Injury Unit at Salisbury Hospital and he underwent major surgery. The claimant, who initially had no voluntary movement, made significant improvements through rehabilitation and his own determination. The…

The Claimant was injured whilst stationary at a mini roundabout as a result of the negligent driving of the Defendant’s vehicle. At the scene, the Claimant and the Defendant both exchanged details however; it later transpired that our client had been provided incorrect details by the driver at the scene.  The registered keeper and owner…

The Claimant in this case was attending an agricultural show. The Claimant was stood at the rear of his parked vehicle in a field closing the boot of his vehicle. The Defendant was parked behind the Claimant. The Defendants vehicle was stuck in a dip in the field, accelerated forward, colliding with the Claimant and pinned him between both vehicles. The Claimant sustained soft tissue injuries…

The accident occurred at Trefula Park in Liverpool.  The Claimant was crossing the road at Trefula Park when the Defendant collidedwith her. The Claimant sustained fractures to her knee cap and wrist and soft tissue injuries about her body. The Claimant also sustained a psychological reaction following the accident.  The accident happened close to the Claimant’s home on a road which she had…

The Claimant was involved in accident when he was cycling home from work on Atherton Road in Hindley. The Defendant who was driving her car in the opposite carriageway, proceeded to turn into a side road and in doing so drove into the path of the Claimant, causing a collision. The Claimant suffered soft tissue injuries to the right side of his body which included soft tissue injuries to his right…

Paul Harrington of our MoD Unit has acted for a member of the Royal Marines who sustained injuries in a road traffic accident whilst deployed with his Unit in Afghanistan in November 2006. He was a passenger in a Land Rover which left the road, travelled down a steep incline, falling some 150ft before coming to rest.  The Claimant was ejected from the vehicle and suffered multiple injuries, including…

Mr B, a member of the Communication Worker Union  was injured in a high speed collision on the M6 Motorway. He was travelling in the 'fast lane' at 70 miles per hour. The Defendant, driving a vehicle owned by his employer, came speeding down the middle lane after having just undertaken another vehicle and manoeuvred his vehicle into the far lane colliding with our client's vehicle forcing it into…

The Claimant sustained soft tissue injuries to his neck and back following the road traffic accident. He also experienced a psychological reaction to the impact which his long term injuries had on his day to day life. The Claimant’s vehicle was stationary at traffic lights when the Defendant failed to stop and drove into collision with the rear of the Claimant’s vehicle. As both parties got…

The Claimant, who was a pedestrian, sustained a ligament injury to her ankle when a car drove into collision with her when she was crossing a road. The driver left the scene without providing his details to the Claimant and he did not report the incident to the Police. An application was submitted to the Motor Insurers’ Bureau for compensation to be awarded under the Untraced Drivers’ Scheme. Liability…

Geraldine McCool of our Personal Injury Department has settled a claim for a young man who sustained injury in 2007 when he was on a quad bike trip in Estonia and the quad bike overturned as it was coming down a steep hill. The claim was brought against the Tour Operators who offered the package in this country. The circumstances…