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Sports injury compensation lawyers

Injuries caused to, or by, either participants or spectators in the course of sporting and recreational activities, can if they are caused by negligence, give rise to a claim for damages. From football and rugby to boxing and extreme sports such as kite-surfing, for example, negligent actions may lead to injury.

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Mr Mark Harvey of HUGH JAMES in Cardiff

Partner in charge of the Specialist Claims group at Hugh James in Cardiff and London where he heads up that office. He has obtained compensation for many individual victims of common but defective consumer products as well as victims of accidents overseas and arising out of travel, sport and leisure generally. Lead solicitor in the PIP Breast Implant group litigation order in the High Court in London and successfully pursuing several hundred related cases in the French...

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Mr Julian Chamberlayne of STEWARTS in London

Julian is a Partner, Head of Aviation and International Injury and Head of KM & Compliance at Stewarts. Julian joined Stewarts in 2000 and was appointed a partner in 2002. He founded the International Injury department in 2007 and built it to become No.1 ranked in both Chambers and Legal 500. In 2012 Julian was appointed the firm’s Compliance Officer for Legal Practice. He heads KM & Compliance, which involves developing and implementing improvements to the...

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Mr Chris Deacon of STEWARTS in London

I am is a specialist international injury lawyer and act exclusively for the victims of accidents abroad and in disputes with tour operators, hotels, travel providers and insurers. I am an APIL accredited spinal cord injury specialist, as well as an APIL accidents abroad accredited specialist and assessor. I am proud to be ranked as a leading travel lawyer in both Chambers and The Legal 500. Chambers 2021 commented "He is a very experienced and very clever lawyer" and...

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Mrs Rachel Pearce of COODES LLP in Falmouth

I am a medical negligence specialist with my expertise recognised by accreditations with both the Law Society and APIL. I represent clients in all areas of medical negligence, including surgical error, misdiagnosis and substandard nursing and midwifery cases as well as fatal accidents and preventable suicide cases. I have particular expertise in acting for people who have suffered brain and birth injuries as well as representing families at Inquests. Memberships &...

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Mr Kevin Grealis of HUGH JAMES in Cardiff

Kevin specialises in crossover cases, i.e where a clinical negligence claim is superimposed on a personal injury claim. With more than 30 years of experience, Kevin was ranked in Band 1 of Chambers (2010) and described as an "all round personal injury and clinical negligence specialist" by that publication. Chambers 2013 comment that Kevin is "held in high regard" by fellow practitioners. The 2013 edition of The Legal 500 described Kevin as "meticulous" with a...

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Mr Shane Markham of BENTLEY SOLICITORS LTD in Nantwich

Hi, I'm Shane. I qualified as a Solicitor in 1997 and I work from our Nantwich office in Cheshire although I represent clients throughout England and Wales. I have specialised in personal injury and litigation work my entire career. I deal with claims for those injured in all types of accidents and also anyone affected by industrial disease / occupational illness through no fault of their own. This can include exposure gained over time after being exposed to chemicals, asbestos,...

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Mr Carlos Land of JCP SOLICITORS LTD in Swansea

Carlos Land is a Director in the Catastrophic Injury Team at JCP Solicitors. With over two decades of pursing personal injury claims, Carlos is a highly experienced solicitor specialising in cases where clients have suffered life changing and catastrophic injuries, including, loss of limb, polytrauma, spinal injuries and brain injuries. Carlos adopts a holistic approach ensuring rehabilitation is prioritised together with interim payments in the early stages of the claim. With an...

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Mr Julian Clark of TRUE SOLICITORS LLP in Newcastle-upon-Tyne

I am a Legal Director at True Solicitors LLP in Newcastle upon Tyne. I have handled severe and catastrophic injury claims, including those involving acquired brain injury and severe orthopaedic injuries, for the last decade. Before that, I handled mostly the more serious injury claims as well as representing claimants pursuing compensation for serious and life-threatening asbestos-related conditions. I currently run a sizeable acquired brain injury and catastrophic injury caseload, some...

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Mr Warren Maxwell of STEWARTS in Leeds

Warren represents claimants in high-value and complex personal injury claims arising from road traffic collisions, accidents at work, equine and sporting accidents. Before training as a solicitor, Warren served for five years in the Coldstream Guards and has a particular understanding in relation to claims brought by past and present HM Forces personnel. Warren has significant experience in acting for child and adult claimants who have suffered injuries of the utmost severity, particularly...

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Mr Stephen Nye of IRWIN MITCHELL LLP in Birmingham

Partner at the Birmingham office of Irwin Mitchell. Heads the serious injury team , dealing with head and brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, multiple orthopaedic trauma, amputations and other serious injuries. The team handles cases arising from road traffic collisions, accidents at work as well as public liability and occupier liability claims. We deal with claims on behalf of children and adults. Our team approach to serious injury claims ensures the best possible outcome for our clients....

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