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committed to injured people
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committed to injured people

Police injury compensation lawyers

Our specialist lawyers can advise you on legal options available if you have suffered an injury or illness as a result of actions (or lack of action) by the police or prison service. We may be able to help if you are the victim of excessive force or police negligence.

Only specialist police and prison injury compensation lawyers are listed on this page.

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David has recovered over £50M in damages in his career, to date.  David is recognised by the Legal 500 (2018): “David Withers is an up and coming star who is willing to take on and fight the most difficult cases to obtain a result for his client. Despite this difficult case load he is almost always successful, obtaining great outcomes for his client despite the difficulties he faces”. David manages a team of neuro-trauma specialists and is one of the three Partners...
Brain injury lawyer Personal injury legal practice Personal injury - Fellow
Mr Graham McGill of MINSTER LAW SOLICITORS in Wakefield
Personal injury - Senior Litigator
Mr John Hagan of DPP LAW LTD in Bootle
I specialise in claims against the Police and other detaining authorities such as the Court, Prison and National Probation Service, the CPS and NCA. 
Personal injury - Senior Litigator
Mr Ross Whalley of LEIGH DAY in Manchester
Ross is an Associate Solicitor specialising in workplace injury and cycling cases. He has worked exclusively in the field of personal injury for 15 years having qualified in 2006. He joined Leigh Day in 2015 to lead a team dealing with personal injury claims on behalf of Trade Union members and EL / PL cases generally as well as acting for cyclists. Ross manages a team dealing with a caseload from fast track to complex high value multi track cases and fatal workplace accidents. He also...
Personal injury legal practice Personal injury - Senior Litigator
Alan specialises in serious personal injury cases including head and spinal injury claims, but primarily child abuse cases. Alan is part of number of specialist teams at Hugh James which includes serious injury solicitors, asbestos solicitors, abuse solicitors and medical negligence solicitors. He acts for a wide range of individuals in this country and overseas, and these include those who have suffered serious head and spinal injuries, victims of sexual and physical abuse and assaults,...
Personal injury legal practice Personal injury - Fellow
Mr Jonathan Mark Wellington of WATKINS & GUNN in Newport
I am a Partner in Watkins and Gunn. I have practised in Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence work for close to 30 years. I now predominantly deal with Multi track personal injury matters and Medical Negligence. I pride myself on delivering practical , empathetic advice to clients, placing them at the centre of the process.
Personal injury - Fellow
APIL accredited senior litigator. Surrey Law Society's Lawyer of the Year 2023. Ranked in Legal 500 and Chambers. I am a solicitor with over 25 years’ experience of acting for injured and bereaved clients. I set up my own firm in June 2021. My clients are at the heart of everything I do. I provide a personal service which is individually tailored to each client’s needs. Unlike most firms, I do not charge my clients and my fees are limited to what I recover from the Defendant....
Personal injury legal practice Personal injury - Senior Litigator
Richard is Head of Abuse Law and Public Inquiries at Slater & Gordon. He specialises in child abuse and serious injury cases. Richard is ranked as a Band1 "Leader in the Field" of personal injury in Chambers Independent Legal Guide, and as a “Leading Individual” in Legal 500. He has been described in the legal directories as a "pioneering lawyer" with a “phenomenal reputation”.  Richard qualified as a solicitor with...
Personal injury legal practice Personal injury - Fellow
Ben Posford is one of the UK’s leading injury lawyers, acting for injured people who have suffered brain damage, fatalities, paralysis, amputations, complex orthopaedic injuries and all types of neuro-trauma, and routinely recovers multi million pound compensation awards for his clients. Ben is a recommended lawyer in all the key independent legal directories. In the Legal 500 he is recommended as a 'Leading Partner', and is one of only a handful of lawyers listed in...
Brain injury lawyer Fatal accidents lawyer Personal injury legal practice Personal injury - Fellow
Mr Stephen Green of FOSTERS SOLICITORS LLP in Norwich
I am a Partner and Head of the Personal Injury and Group Actions Team at Fosters Solicitors - a large multi office practice in Norfolk and Suffolk.. I am a Member and Senior Litigator of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers and have been on the Law Society Personal Injury Panel since 1995. I specialise in Head Spinal Injury and  Industrial Disease claims ie claims arising from asbestos, industrial deafness and the excessive use of vibrating power...
Personal injury - Senior Litigator
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