Chambers Review
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Personal Injury: Mainly Claimant - Midlands
What the Team is Known For
Higgs is a well-known Black Country firm that frequently acts in severe and fatal personal injury cases. The firm is noted for its expert handling of head injury claims, burns and spinal cases, including those arising from RTAs, accidents at work and trips. The team is also recognised for its expertise in clinical negligence.
Strengths
They offer fast communication and explicit instructions. I'm confident in the accuracy and direction of each instruction; this is not always the case with a smaller firm.
Higgs has a highly motivated team who care passionately about their clients. They're a small but perfectly formed personal injury practice. They've always proven to be highly reliable and responsive.
They are tenacious and hard-working.
Being such a long-standing firm, their expertise, knowledge and professionalism is excellent, with the accident victim placed at the centre of importance.
Higgs have the ability to work in partnership collaboratively with other firms. They offer genuine care and interest in their clients.
Notable practitioners
Andy Shaw is head of the department. An experienced practitioner, he advises on significant RTA claims, with notable strength in orthopaedic, brain and spinal injury cases. He also acts in fatal accident and amputation cases.
He's a real leader in catastrophic personal injury work and an absolute joy to deal with.
Andy Shaw is a guy who is definitely willing to take on a tough case.
He is very driven. He's very motivated to get the best results for the client. He is approachable.
Andy Shaw leads from the front for his practice. He is deeply passionate and professional, and this drives him to deliver great outcomes for clients.
Andy is a very experienced PI solicitor. He not only has extensive legal knowledge and expertise but also excellent awareness of the market. He is extremely helpful and conscientious.
Claire Burnell advises on an array of personal injury claims including those involving trips and slips and workplace accidents. She also has a focus on accidents concerning the Motor Insurers' Bureau and claims against drivers who are uninsured and untraced.
Claire is a tenacious and hard-working fee earner. She is an asset to any client.
Claire Burnell offers very clear instructions and direction.
She is an excellent solicitor.
Karl de-Loyde is an experienced solicitor and Legal Director in the department. He acts for claimants who have suffered injuries from road traffic collisions and accidents at home and in the workplace, with severe injuries like brain injuries, amputations and polytrauma.
Karl is a very good operator and always on top of his brief.
Karl de-Loyde is very experienced. He's someone who fights cases hard but is very down to earth and forms a good relationships with clients.
He is well prepared and has good client care skills. He's particularly good when managing clients and putting them at ease; he keeps everyone on the same page.
He really is a result of a great deal of experience and a huge amount of natural ability, coupled with interpersonal skills. His IQ and EQ are impressive.
Karl de-Loyde is an absolute all-rounder. Nothing gets past his gimlet eye.
