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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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Dawn is a partner and is head of the personal injury department. She specialises in catastrophic accidents claims, including brain injury compensation and spinal injury claims. She joined Lanyon Bowdler in 1997 but has acted for claimants in respect of personal injury for over 30 years. Her particular specialism is brain and spinal injured clients, together with those that have sustained serious multiple injuries achieving significant multi-million pound settlements. Dawn also has a specialist...
Personal injury legal practice Personal injury - Senior Litigator
Mrs Emma Melia of MINSTER LAW SOLICITORS in Wakefield
I am an Associate Solicitor in the Serious Injury (Neuro trauma) department at Irwin Mitchell Solicitors in Leeds. I specialise in Brain and Spinal injury for adults and children.   My aim is to obtain early interim payments, rehabilitation and care as soon as possible and ultimately to maximise the final award of compensation to enable the injured person and their family to be as independent as possible and achieve the best quality of life possible.   I...
Personal injury - Senior Litigator
Mr Ewan Bain of SINTONS LLP in York
Ewan is a Senior Associate at Sintons, specialising in Brain Injury claims. Ewan began his career in Serious Injury claims with Irwin Mitchell, joining their Serious Injury Team as a Paralegal in 2015. He qualified as a Solicitor in September 2017. In February 2019, Ewan joined Switalskis’ specialist Brain Injury and Serious Injury team, where he worked until June 2024. He joined Sintons in July 2024 as a Senior Associate in their Neurotrauma team. As a Brain Injury Solicitor,...
Brain injury lawyer Personal injury - Senior Litigator
Ms Frances Pierce of DEAN WILSON SOLICITORS LLP in Brighton
Frances Pierce is a solicitor and Head of Department in Dean Wilson LLP Solicitors Personal & Medical Injury Team. She is known for her sympathetic and ethical approach and leaves no stone unturned to achieve maximum damages for her clients. Her work involves fatal accidents, severe brain and spinal injury, amputees and multiple injuries as well as severe post traumatic stress disorder. Frances has extensive experience of obtaining large awards for compensation through negotiation, court...
Personal injury - Fellow
Mr Ian Burns of SINTONS LLP in Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Over 25 years’ experience in serious injury cases including accidents at work, road traffic accidents, public liability and occupiers liability claims.
Personal injury legal practice Personal injury - Senior Litigator
I have specialised in claimant Personal Injury and Medical Negligence litigation for more than 25 years, particularly in birth injury and neonatal claims.  My main expertise is in Cerebral and Erb’s palsy claims and neonatal claims including hypoglycaemia; hyperbilirubinaemia; kernicterus and retinopathy of prematurity cases.  I have run several high-profile multiparty actions, including representing families whose...
Personal injury legal practice Personal injury - Fellow
Mr Jack Lloyd of IRWIN MITCHELL LLP in Southampton
I am a Chartered Legal Executive lawyer in the Serious Injury team at Irwin Mitchell's Southampton office, acting for clients from all walks of life who have suffered life-changing injuries. These injuries can result from road traffic accidents, accidents at work, accidents in a public place, defective products and more. My practice includes acting for clients with a number of different injuries including orthopaedic injuries, internal trauma, brain injury and spinal injury, along with...
Personal injury legal practice Personal injury - Senior Litigator
Mr James Walsh of GA SOLICITORS in Plymouth
Telephone: 01752 203536 or 07391 400123 Email: [email protected] James is a Partner and Head of the Asbestos and Occupational Disease Litigation Team at GA Solicitors in Plymouth. He is a Fellow of APIL and past President of Plymouth Law Society.  James is one of the South West's leading asbestos and industrial/occupational disease litigators, renowned particularly for his expertise and success in high value asbestos claims which he has dealt with since the...
Occupational disease lawyer Asbestos disease lawyer Personal injury legal practice Personal injury - Fellow
I specialise in catastrophic injury work; brain injury, spinal injury, amputation and complex orthopaedic injuries. I also have a particular interest in assisting cyclists who have been injured.  I also regularly act for people who have been injured in road traffic accidents and accidents at work. . I am accredited as a Senior Litigator by APIL.  
Personal injury legal practice Personal injury - Senior Litigator
Mrs Maud Lepez of RWK GOODMAN LLP in London
I am a bilingual and dually qualified lawyer (English/French) specialising in cross-border personal injury litigation. I act mostly for British victims of accidents abroad (France, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Germany etc...) or for foreigners injured in the UK. I have an in-depth knowledge and experience of specific issues that arise in cross-border claims, such as: determining which court has jurisdiction, which law is applicable, which experts are required etc... I hold two APIL...
Accidents abroad lawyer Personal injury - Senior Litigator
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