Chambers Review
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Personal Injury: Mainly Defendant - UK-wide
What the Team is Known For
Keoghs has a stellar reputation for defending insurers and self-insured clients in catastrophic injury and occupational disease claims. Clients also rely on the firm's outstanding counter-fraud team for advice in cases of suspected fraud and exaggeration. The team is particularly well established in the motor insurance industry, with further notable experience advising public sector bodies in abuse cases.
Strengths
Keoghs have a bespoke approach, and the partners are extraordinarily experienced and prepared.
Keoghs has excellent practitioners and is user-friendly.
Keoghs provides a client-focused collaborative approach to serious personal injury litigation. It has a consistently high quality of partners, who excel at charting a strategic plan for resolution.
Keoghs are such a proactive firm; they engage with our strategies and deadlines to help us drive the settlements we desire. The team are personable, readily available and nothing is too much for them.
Notable practitioners
Jamie McCabe is a leading catastrophic injury specialist who frequently defends insurers against complex brain, spinal and fatal injury claims. He also advises insurers on market and policy strategy.
Jamie is a leading personal injury lawyer in the North East.
David Pugh has extensive litigation experience, with an emphasis on legacy and industrial disease cases. He represents an impressive roster of clients, including governments, international insurers and multinationals.
David is a very good lawyer and knows what points are going to be instrumental both generally and in individual cases.
Ken Young comes recommended for his experience advising on cases of catastrophic injury arising from motor accidents, including amputations, brain injuries and spinal injuries.
Ken is extraordinary experienced. He has great judgement and sees things very tactically. He recognises strengths and weaknesses.
Ken is a delight to work with. He knows what he is doing, he never loses perspective and he intelligently assesses the advice he is given.
Emma is pragmatic and user-friendly.
Emma is always approachable and gives the time to explain matters. Her reputation in the industry speaks for itself and she never loses focus on the end point.
Emma Spencer brings a practical and pragmatic approach to resolving difficult cases and great tactical nous.