Injury lawyer details for Rachel Seddon

About Rachel Seddon

Rachel is a Solicitor and APIL Accredited Senior Litigator. She led the Military Team at another national law firm for 4 years before joining Hugh James in mid-2023 as a Senior Associate in their new Manchester office. She was elected Joint Coordinator for APIL's Military Special Interest Group in December 2023. 

She has experience in catastrophic injury and clinical negligence and throughout her career has acted for public sector employees and servers of the Crown, including NHS hospital clinicians, prison healthcare staff and members of the armed forces and emergency services.

She has a particular interest in cases involving the Ministry of Defence, predominantly representing serving military personnel, veterans, and their families in civil court proceedings.

Rachel acted for a former soldier following a traumatic amputation and resultant medical discharge from service and negotiated a seven-figure out of court settlement package which included a range of prosthetics, access to rehabilitation, and a substantial award to compensate for future loss of earnings and pension.

She also represented the family and dependants of a soldier tragically killed when the Snatch Land Rover in which he was travelling did not withstand an IED blast in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Whilst the Defendant, Ministry of Defence, maintained it had a complete defence to the civil breach of duty and human rights claims presented, settlement was favourably negotiated and approved by the High Court.

• Military/Ministry of Defence cases
• Catastrophic injury - limb loss and spinal injury
• Fatal injury
• Psychiatric injury/mental health including PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder)
• Assault, bullying and harassment
• Delays in diagnosis and treatment