Personal Injury
In the face of a changing personal injury market, dominated by ever restricting legislation and cost recovery constraints led by the Government, the personal injury team at Wake Smith continues to adapt to the requirements of its sector and remain consistent in the volume and value of cases, attracting a nationwide portfolio of clients.
Occupational illness work continues to yield high value, complex and unusual cases while incidents in the workplace and retail environment provide regular instructions.
How do I know if I have a potential claim for a personal injury?
Our team of experienced lawyers will advise you quickly on whether you can make a claim. Most personal injury claims will settle without going to court. However, if you need to take your claim to court we are highly experienced at all levels of the court system, through to the Court of Appeal, Supreme Court and we have also had success with cases in the European Court of Justice.
What type of personal injury incidents and accidents do you have experience of helping with?
Our experience covers all types of accident and illness, including road traffic accidents (pedestrian, car, motorbike, bus, or bicycle); work place accident or illness; accidents in public places and on highways (including trips, slips); accidents on private property; noise induced hearing loss; asbestos related illness; occupational stress, injuries through the use of faulty products; injuries involving children; head, spinal cord and other serious injury claims; sports injuries; accidents caused by animals and fatal accident claims.
Recent instructions included claims involving substantial damages for post-traumatic stress disorder after witnessing a serious accident in the workplace; for injuries sustained following workplace accidents and damages for an assault on a teaching assistant by a pupil.
Why use the Wake Smith personal injury team?
In the current market of online and supermarket-style legal advice and increased marketing, the Personal Injury team prides itself on maintaining a personal 1:1 service with its clients.
Most new cases are acquired through word of mouth, personal recommendations from previous clients and online profiling in a market which has seen many similar departments at other practices go to the wall. Our longstanding and successful accident claims and work related illness division offers a no win, no fee agreement.
Meet the team:
Chartered Legal Executive David Brown has more than 35 years’ experience in civil and commercial litigation and has specialised in personal injury claims for over 25 years. He has extensive experience in a wide range of personal injury claim types and he has dealt with numerous high value/serious injury claims. He is also a member of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers
Paralegal Kevin Bostock brings 13 years of experience of personal injury work to the team including all types of work related illness case including deafness, road traffic accidents, work accidents and public liability claims. Kevin has secured a 100 per cent success record at trial and won cases in Manchester and Leeds courts. He is also a member of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers.
Trainee solicitor Abigail Shortte is currently with the personal injury team as part of her two-year training contract.
Karen Bothamley is the PI secretary for David Brown and Kevin Bostock.
The team can be contacted on 0114 266 6660.
